Roma Maffia
Acting • Born 1958-05-31
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
64 credits
Nick of Time
Movie • 1995
Ms. Jones
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Movie • 2000
Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
Disclosure
Movie • 1994
Catherine Alvarez
Kiss the Girls
Movie • 1997
Dr. Ruocco
Eraser
Movie • 1996
Claire Isaacs
Ghost Image
Movie • 2007
Detective Amos
The Heidi Chronicles
Movie • 1995
Andrea
Safelight
Movie • 2015
Rose
Measure of Revenge
Movie • 2022
Mona
The Real St. Nick
Movie • 2012
Tanya
The Blue Tooth Virgin
Movie • 2008
Dr. Christopher
The Call
Movie • 2013
Maddy
The Defenders: Payback
Movie • 1997
Julie Bishop
Married to the Mob
Movie • 1988
Angie's First Customer!
Route 9
Movie • 1998
Agent Ellen Marks
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
Movie • 2015
Self
Her Deadly Rival
Movie • 1995
Officer Caldwell
Internal Affairs
Movie • 1988
Diane
Mistrial
Movie • 1996
Laurie Meisinger
The David Cassidy Story
Movie • 2000
Ruth Aarons
Smithereens
Movie • 1982
Prostitute
Holes
Movie • 2003
Carla Morengo
Yonkers Joe
Movie • 2008
Irene Santini
The Curse of the Necklace
Movie • 2024
Beatrice Villalobos
The New Women
Movie • 2001
Virginia VanUpp
The Paper
Movie • 1994
Carmen
Her Costly Affair
Movie • 1996
Sally Canter
Double Jeopardy
Movie • 1999
Margaret Skolowski
Charlotte
Movie • 2017
Karen (segment "Dollface")
Kingshighway
Movie • 2010
Rosa
Greta's Girls
Movie • 1978
Sarah
As High as the Sky
Movie • 2013
Client
Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Dr. Hillary Sloan
Wings
TV • 1990
Claire Barnett
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Liz Cruz
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Adelle Cross
Profiler
TV • 1996
Grace Alvarez
Medium
TV • 2005
Victoria Gossett
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Angela Giandamenicio
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Vanessa Galiano
Courthouse
TV • 1995
Ms. Marino
NCIS
TV • 2003
Vera Strickland
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Officer Rhonda Sachs
Pretty Little Liars
TV • 2010
Lieutenant Linda Tanner
Bookie
TV • 2023
Nancy
The Sopranos
TV • 1999
Professor Longo-Murphy
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Det. Reese Evans
ER
TV • 1994
Ms. Prager
The Equalizer
TV • 2021
Dr. Willa Roszak
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Roberta Thompson
Dexter
TV • 2006
Marriage Therapist
High Maintenance
TV • 2016
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Rafael's mother
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Sindee
Billions
TV • 2016
Mary Ann Gramm
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Attorney Beckerwith
Harry's Law
TV • 2011
Ohio Western University Attorney
The Division
TV • 2001
Sandra
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Dr. Liz Cruz
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Judge Victoria Peyton
The Equalizer
TV • 2021
Eastwick
TV • 2009
Mme. Aleksandra
Taina
TV • 2001
Gladys Goldfinger
For the People
TV • 2002
Sophia