Roma Maffia
ActingAlso Known As
روما مافیا
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.
Movies
(32 total)
The Call
as Maddy
Eraser
as Claire Isaacs
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Ruocco
Holes
as Carla Morengo
Double Jeopardy
as Margaret Skolowski
Disclosure
as Catherine Alvarez
Nick of Time
as Ms. Jones
Married to the Mob
as Angie's First Customer!
The Paper
as Carmen
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
Safelight
as Rose
The Curse of the Necklace
as Beatrice Villalobos
Smithereens
as Prostitute
The Real St. Nick
as Tanya
Measure of Revenge
as Mona
Mistrial
as Laurie Meisinger
Yonkers Joe
as Irene Santini
Ghost Image
as Detective Amos
Route 9
as Agent Ellen Marks
TV Shows
(32 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as Roberta Thompson
Dexter
as Marriage Therapist
Criminal Minds
as Det. Reese Evans
The Sopranos
as Professor Longo-Murphy
Pretty Little Liars
as Lieutenant Linda Tanner
NCIS
as Vera Strickland
Ghost Whisperer
as Dr. Hillary Sloan
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Adelle Cross
Billions
as Mary Ann Gramm
ER
as Ms. Prager
Law & Order
as Vanessa Galiano
Medium
as Victoria Gossett
The West Wing
as Officer Rhonda Sachs
Nip/Tuck
as Liz Cruz
Nip/Tuck
as Dr. Liz Cruz
Boston Legal
as Judge Victoria Peyton
Ally McBeal
as Attorney Beckerwith
The Equalizer
as Dr. Willa Roszak
