Person Details

Birthday: 1958-05-31 10:45:16

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Manhattan - New York City - New York - USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

Biography

Roma Maffia (born May 31, 1958) is an American actress. Maffia was born in Manhattan, New York of West Indian, English and German descent; her Italian surname derives from her stepfather. 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. Maffia is a 1973 graduate of Saint Michael Academy in New York City.

Most Famous Work

NCIS
Average
8

NCIS

(2003) Vera Strickland
Law & Order
Average
7

Law & Order

(1990) Vanessa Galiano
Criminal Minds
Average
8

Criminal Minds

(2005) Det. Reese Evans
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Average
8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) Adelle Cross
The Sopranos
Average
9

The Sopranos

(1999) Professor Longo-Murphy
Ghost Whisperer
Average
8

Ghost Whisperer

(2005) Dr. Hillary Sloan
Dexter
Average
8

Dexter

(2006) Marriage Therapist
Medium
Average
8

Medium

(2005) Victoria Gossett

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Mona
2021 Dr. Willa Roszak
2017 Karen (segment "Dollface")
2016 N/A
Mary Ann Gramm
2015 Rose
Self
2013 Maddy
2012 Tanya
2010 Lieutenant Linda Tanner
Rosa
2008 Dr. Christopher
Irene Santini
2007 Detective Amos
2006 Marriage Therapist
2005 Dr. Hillary Sloan
Det. Reese Evans
Victoria Gossett
2003 Vera Strickland
Liz Cruz
Carla Morengo
2001 Virginia VanUpp
2000 Adelle Cross
Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
Ruth Aarons
1999 Margaret Skolowski
Officer Rhonda Sachs
Professor Longo-Murphy
1998 Agent Ellen Marks
1997 Julie Bishop
Dr. Ruocco
1996 Laurie Meisinger
Sally Canter
Grace Alvarez
Claire Isaacs
1995 Ms. Jones
Andrea
Officer Caldwell
Ms. Marino
1994 Angela Giandamenicio
Carmen
Catherine Alvarez
1990 Vanessa Galiano
N/A
1988 Diane
Angie's First Customer!
1985 Sindee
1982 Prostitute
Year Character Movie/Tv

Join the discussion

Please Log in to comment