Roma Maffia
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
All Movies (33)
- Tow2026 · as Judge Smith
- The Curse of the Necklace2024 · as Beatrice Villalobos
- Measure of Revenge2022 · as Mona
- Charlotte2017 · as Karen (segment "Dollface")
- Safelight2015 · as Rose
- That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 22015 · as Self
- The Call2013 · as Maddy
- As High as the Sky2013 · as Client
- The Real St. Nick2012 · as Tanya
- Kingshighway2010 · as Rosa
- The Blue Tooth Virgin2008 · as Dr. Christopher
- Yonkers Joe2008 · as Irene Santini
- Ghost Image2007 · as Detective Amos
- Holes2003 · as Carla Morengo
- The New Women2001 · as Virginia VanUpp
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her2000 · as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
- The David Cassidy Story2000 · as Ruth Aarons
- Double Jeopardy1999 · as Margaret Skolowski
- Route 91998 · as Agent Ellen Marks
- The Defenders: Payback1997 · as Julie Bishop
- Kiss the Girls1997 · as Dr. Ruocco
- Mistrial1996 · as Laurie Meisinger
- Her Costly Affair1996 · as Sally Canter
- Eraser1996 · as Claire Isaacs
- Nick of Time1995 · as Ms. Jones
- The Heidi Chronicles1995 · as Andrea
- Her Deadly Rival1995 · as Officer Caldwell
- Disclosure1994 · as Catherine Alvarez
- The Paper1994 · as Carmen
- Internal Affairs1988 · as Diane
- Married to the Mob1988 · as Angie's First Customer!
- Smithereens1982 · as Prostitute
- Greta's Girls1978 · as Sarah
All TV Shows (32)
- Bookie2023 · as Nancy
- The Equalizer2021 · as Dr. Willa Roszak
- The Equalizer2021
- High Maintenance2016
- Billions2016 · as Mary Ann Gramm
- Harry's Law2011 · as Ohio Western University Attorney
- Pretty Little Liars2010 · as Lieutenant Linda Tanner
- Eastwick2009 · as Mme. Aleksandra
- Dexter2006 · as Marriage Therapist
- Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Dr. Hillary Sloan
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Det. Reese Evans
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Roberta Thompson
- Medium2005 · as Victoria Gossett
- Boston Legal2004 · as Judge Victoria Peyton
- Century City2004 · as Janice Cahn
- NCIS2003 · as Vera Strickland
- Nip/Tuck2003 · as Liz Cruz
- Nip/Tuck2003 · as Dr. Liz Cruz
- For the People2002 · as Sophia
- Taina2001 · as Gladys Goldfinger
- The Division2001 · as Sandra
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Adelle Cross
- Strong Medicine2000 · as Rafael's mother
- The West Wing1999 · as Officer Rhonda Sachs
- The Sopranos1999 · as Professor Longo-Murphy
- Ally McBeal1997 · as Attorney Beckerwith
- Profiler1996 · as Grace Alvarez
- ER1994 · as Ms. Prager
- Chicago Hope1994 · as Angela Giandamenicio
- Law & Order1990 · as Vanessa Galiano
- Wings1990 · as Claire Barnett
- The Equalizer1985 · as Sindee