Roma Maffia
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
One Night Only
as Miranda Skyler
One Night Only
as Miranda Skyler
Tow
as Judge Smith
Tow
as Judge Smith
The Curse of the Necklace
as Beatrice Villalobos
The Curse of the Necklace
as Beatrice Villalobos
Measure of Revenge
as Mona
Measure of Revenge
as Mona
Charlotte
as Karen (segment "Dollface")
Charlotte
as Karen (segment "Dollface")
Safelight
as Rose
Safelight
as Rose
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
as Self
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
as Self
The Call
as Maddy
The Call
as Maddy
As High as the Sky
as Client
As High as the Sky
as Client
The Real St. Nick
as Tanya
The Real St. Nick
as Tanya
Kingshighway
as Rosa
Kingshighway
as Rosa
The Blue Tooth Virgin
as Dr. Christopher
The Blue Tooth Virgin
as Dr. Christopher
Yonkers Joe
as Irene Santini
Yonkers Joe
as Irene Santini
Ghost Image
as Detective Amos
Ghost Image
as Detective Amos
Holes
as Carla Morengo
Holes
as Carla Morengo
The New Women
as Virginia VanUpp
The New Women
as Virginia VanUpp
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
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
The David Cassidy Story
as Ruth Aarons
Double Jeopardy
as Margaret Skolowski
Double Jeopardy
as Margaret Skolowski
Route 9
as Agent Ellen Marks
Route 9
as Agent Ellen Marks
The Defenders: Payback
as Julie Bishop
The Defenders: Payback
as Julie Bishop
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Ruocco
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Ruocco
Mistrial
as Laurie Meisinger
Mistrial
as Laurie Meisinger
Her Costly Affair
as Sally Canter
Her Costly Affair
as Sally Canter
Eraser
as Claire Isaacs
Eraser
as Claire Isaacs
Nick of Time
as Ms. Jones
Nick of Time
as Ms. Jones
The Heidi Chronicles
as Andrea
The Heidi Chronicles
as Andrea
Her Deadly Rival
as Officer Caldwell
Her Deadly Rival
as Officer Caldwell
Disclosure
as Catherine Alvarez
Disclosure
as Catherine Alvarez
The Paper
as Carmen
The Paper
as Carmen
Internal Affairs
as Diane
Internal Affairs
as Diane
Married to the Mob
as Angie's First Customer!
Married to the Mob
as Angie's First Customer!
Smithereens
as Prostitute
Smithereens
as Prostitute
Greta's Girls
as Sarah
Greta's Girls
as Sarah