Roma Maffia
Born: 1958-05-31 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- The Curse of the Necklace as Beatrice Villalobos
2023
- Bookie as Nancy
2022
- Measure of Revenge as Mona
2021
- The Equalizer as Dr. Willa Roszak
2017
- Charlotte as Karen (segment "Dollface")
2016
- Billions as Mary Ann Gramm
- High Maintenance
2015
- Safelight as Rose
- That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2 as Self
2013
- As High as the Sky as Client
- The Call as Maddy
2012
- The Real St. Nick as Tanya
2011
- Harry's Law as Ohio Western University Attorney
2010
- Pretty Little Liars as Lieutenant Linda Tanner
- Kingshighway as Rosa
2009
- Eastwick as Mme. Aleksandra
2008
- Yonkers Joe as Irene Santini
- The Blue Tooth Virgin as Dr. Christopher
2007
- Ghost Image as Detective Amos
2006
- Dexter as Marriage Therapist
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Roberta Thompson
- Criminal Minds as Det. Reese Evans
- Medium as Victoria Gossett
- Ghost Whisperer as Dr. Hillary Sloan
2004
- Boston Legal as Judge Victoria Peyton
2001
- The Division as Sandra
- The New Women as Virginia VanUpp
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Adelle Cross
- Strong Medicine as Rafael's mother
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
- The David Cassidy Story as Ruth Aarons
1999
- The Sopranos as Professor Longo-Murphy
- The West Wing as Officer Rhonda Sachs
- Double Jeopardy as Margaret Skolowski
1998
- Route 9 as Agent Ellen Marks
1997
- Ally McBeal as Attorney Beckerwith
- Kiss the Girls as Dr. Ruocco
- The Defenders: Payback as Julie Bishop
1996
- Profiler as Grace Alvarez
- Eraser as Claire Isaacs
- Mistrial as Laurie Meisinger
- Her Costly Affair as Sally Canter
1995
- Nick of Time as Ms. Jones
- Her Deadly Rival as Officer Caldwell
- The Heidi Chronicles as Andrea
- Courthouse as Ms. Marino
1994
- ER as Ms. Prager
- Chicago Hope as Angela Giandamenicio
- Disclosure as Catherine Alvarez
- The Paper as Carmen
1990
- Law & Order as Vanessa Galiano
- Wings as Claire Barnett
1988
- Internal Affairs as Diane
- Married to the Mob as Angie's First Customer!
1985
- The Equalizer as Sindee
1982
- Smithereens as Prostitute
1978
- Greta's Girls as Sarah