We were the laughingstock of that first season... It was with great relish several years later that I received a TV Guide award for favorite actress on television.

Growing up in Ireland, when my family received important news, good or bad, we would boil water and make tea. It was the first thing I did when my father died in 1984. This ritual allowed me a moment to take in the enormity of what had happened.

What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.

I think that 'Little Angels' provides the gateway into that conversation about faith and about the Lord and about God's love for us. Remembering that the angels are just the messengers and the message is the message of love.

If I were to look back at my career, I think my greatest achievement is very simple. I've been able to make choices where I could glorify God.

We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show.