Roma Maffia
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Roma Maffia (born May 31, 1958) is an American actress. Maffia began her acting career in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions. In 1994 she made her film debut playing the minor role of Carmen in director Ron Howard's film The Paper. Soon after, she landed a role on the television series Chicago Hope. Maffia's television career continued as she played 'Grace Alvarez,' the forensic pathologist for the Violent Crimes Task Force for four seasons on NBC's Profiler. She has had guest-star and recurring roles on shows such as ER, The West Wing, Law & Order and The Sopranos. Her most widely seen performances may be playing Seattle attorney Catherine Alvarez in the film Disclosure (1994), also starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, and her role on the show Nip/Tuck. She followed this up with a series of performances as Vanessa Galiano in the TV series, Law & Order and as Judge Victoria Peyton on ABC's Boston Legal. Since 2003 Maffia has appeared as Liz Cruz on the FX Network series Nip/Tuck, the anesthesiologist colleague of two dysfunctional plastic surgeons. Coincidentally, Maffia and Julian McMahon also worked on the TV show Profiler together.
Known For
Filmography
Tow
Movie · as Judge Smith
One Night Only
Movie · as Miranda Skyler
The Curse of the Necklace
Movie · as Beatrice Villalobos
NCIS: Origins
TV · as Older Vera Strickland · 1 ep
Bookie
TV · as Nancy · 1 ep
Measure of Revenge
Movie · as Mona
The Equalizer
TV · as Dr. Willa Roszak · 1 ep
Charlotte
Movie · as Karen (segment "Dollface")
High Maintenance
TV · 1 ep
Billions
TV · as Mary Ann Gramm · 7 eps
Safelight
Movie · as Rose
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
Movie · as Self
The Call
Movie · as Maddy
As High as the Sky
Movie · as Client
The Real St. Nick
Movie · as Tanya
Harry's Law
TV · as Ohio Western University Attorney · 1 ep
Kingshighway
Movie · as Rosa
Pretty Little Liars
TV · as Lieutenant Linda Tanner · 19 eps
Eastwick
TV · as Mme. Aleksandra · 1 ep
The Blue Tooth Virgin
Movie · as Dr. Christopher
Yonkers Joe
Movie · as Irene Santini
Ghost Image
Movie · as Detective Amos
Dexter
TV · as Marriage Therapist · 1 ep
Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Dr. Hillary Sloan · 1 ep
Medium
TV · as Victoria Gossett · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Det. Reese Evans · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Roberta Thompson · 4 eps
Boston Legal
TV · as Judge Victoria Peyton · 9 eps
Century City
TV · as Janice Cahn · 1 ep
Holes
Movie · as Carla Morengo
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Liz Cruz, Dr. Liz Cruz · 88 eps
NCIS
TV · as Vera Strickland · 2 eps
For the People
TV · as Sophia · 1 ep
The New Women
Movie · as Virginia VanUpp
The Division
TV · as Sandra · 1 ep
Taina
TV · as Gladys Goldfinger · 1 ep
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Movie · as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
The David Cassidy Story
Movie · as Ruth Aarons
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Adelle Cross · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
TV · as Rafael's mother · 1 ep
Double Jeopardy
Movie · as Margaret Skolowski
The West Wing
TV · as Officer Rhonda Sachs · 1 ep
The Sopranos
TV · as Professor Longo-Murphy · 1 ep
Route 9
Movie · as Agent Ellen Marks
Kiss the Girls
Movie · as Dr. Ruocco
The Defenders: Payback
Movie · as Julie Bishop
Ally McBeal
TV · as Attorney Beckerwith · 1 ep
Eraser
Movie · as Claire
Mistrial
Movie · as Laurie Meisinger
Her Costly Affair
Movie · as Sally Canter
Profiler
TV · as Grace Alvarez · 84 eps
Nick of Time
Movie · as Ms. Jones
The Heidi Chronicles
Movie · as Andrea
Her Deadly Rival
Movie · as Officer Caldwell
Disclosure
Movie · as Catherine Alvarez
The Paper
Movie · as Carmen
Chicago Hope
TV · as Angela Giandamenicio · 22 eps
ER
TV · as Ms. Prager · 3 eps
Wings
TV · as Claire Barnett · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Vanessa Galiano · 3 eps
Married to the Mob
Movie · as Angie's First Customer!
Internal Affairs
Movie · as Diane
The Equalizer
TV · as Sindee · 2 eps
Smithereens
Movie · as Prostitute
Greta's Girls
Movie · as Sarah