Roma Maffia
Acting
Born: May 31, 1958 (age 68) · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Dexter
2006
Criminal Minds
2005
The Sopranos
1999
The Call
2013
Pretty Little Liars
2010
NCIS
2003
Eraser
1996
Kiss the Girls
1997
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Holes
2003
Double Jeopardy
1999
Photos (1)
Movies (32)
One Night Only
Miranda Skyler
Kiss the Girls
Dr. Ruocco
Double Jeopardy
Margaret Skolowski
Married to the Mob
Angie's First Customer!
The Call
Maddy
Eraser
Claire
Holes
Carla Morengo
Tow
Judge Smith
Disclosure
Catherine Alvarez
The Paper
Carmen
Nick of Time
Ms. Jones
The Curse of the Necklace
Beatrice Villalobos
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
Mistrial
Laurie Meisinger
Measure of Revenge
Mona
Route 9
Agent Ellen Marks
Safelight
Rose
Smithereens
Prostitute
Charlotte
Karen (segment "Dollface")
Her Costly Affair
Sally Canter
Ghost Image
Detective Amos
The Real St. Nick
Tanya
Her Deadly Rival
Officer Caldwell
The Blue Tooth Virgin
Dr. Christopher
Internal Affairs
Diane
Yonkers Joe
Irene Santini
The David Cassidy Story
Ruth Aarons
As High as the Sky
Client
The Heidi Chronicles
Andrea
The Defenders: Payback
Julie Bishop
The New Women
Virginia VanUpp
Greta's Girls
Sarah
TV Shows (31)
Law & Order
Vanessa Galiano · 3 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Roberta Thompson · 4 eps
NCIS
Vera Strickland · 2 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Adelle Cross · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Det. Reese Evans · 1 eps
Dexter
Marriage Therapist · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Professor Longo-Murphy · 1 eps
The West Wing
Officer Rhonda Sachs · 1 eps
ER
Ms. Prager · 3 eps
Medium
Victoria Gossett · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Angela Giandamenicio · 22 eps
Boston Legal
Judge Victoria Peyton · 9 eps
Pretty Little Liars
Lieutenant Linda Tanner · 19 eps
Strong Medicine
Rafael's mother · 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Dr. Hillary Sloan · 1 eps
Billions
Mary Ann Gramm · 7 eps
Nip/Tuck
Liz Cruz · 88 eps
Nip/Tuck
Dr. Liz Cruz · 8 eps
The Equalizer
Sindee · 2 eps
The Equalizer
Dr. Willa Roszak · 1 eps
The Equalizer
1 eps
Wings
Claire Barnett · 1 eps
The Division
Sandra · 1 eps
Profiler
Grace Alvarez · 83 eps
Ally McBeal
Attorney Beckerwith · 1 eps
Harry's Law
Ohio Western University Attorney · 1 eps
Bookie
Nancy · 1 eps
Eastwick
Mme. Aleksandra · 1 eps
High Maintenance
1 eps
Century City
Janice Cahn · 1 eps
Taina
Gladys Goldfinger · 1 eps
