Roma Maffia
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order
Vanessa Galiano
1990
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Roberta Thompson
2005
Series
NCIS
Vera Strickland
2003
Series
Criminal Minds
Det. Reese Evans
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Adelle Cross
2000
Series
Dexter
Marriage Therapist
2006
Series
The Sopranos
Professor Longo-Murphy
1999
Series
ER
Ms. Prager
1994
Series
The West Wing
Officer Rhonda Sachs
1999
Series
Billions
Mary Ann Gramm
2016
Series
Medium
Victoria Gossett
2005
Series
Boston Legal
Judge Victoria Peyton
2004
Series
Pretty Little Liars
Lieutenant Linda Tanner
2010
Series
Ghost Whisperer
Dr. Hillary Sloan
2005
Series
Chicago Hope
Angela Giandamenicio
1994
Series
Nip/Tuck
Liz Cruz
2003
Series
Nip/Tuck
Dr. Liz Cruz
2003
Series
Strong Medicine
Rafael's mother
2000
Series
The Equalizer
Sindee
1985
Series
Wings
Claire Barnett
1990
Series
The Division
Sandra
2001
Series
The Equalizer
Dr. Willa Roszak
2021
Series
The Equalizer
2021
Series
Profiler
Grace Alvarez
1996
Series
Ally McBeal
Attorney Beckerwith
1997
Series
Harry's Law
Ohio Western University Attorney
2011
Series
Bookie
Nancy
2023
Series
Eastwick
Mme. Aleksandra
2009
Film
Eraser
Claire Isaacs
1996
Film
Disclosure
Catherine Alvarez
1994
Film
The Call
Maddy
2013
Series
High Maintenance
2016
Film
Double Jeopardy
Margaret Skolowski
1999
Film
Holes
Carla Morengo
2003
For the People
Sophia
2002
Series
Taina
Gladys Goldfinger
2001
Film
Kiss the Girls
Dr. Ruocco
1997
Film
The Paper
Carmen
1994
Film
Tow
Judge Smith
2026
Film
Nick of Time
Ms. Jones
1995
Film
Married to the Mob
Angie's First Customer!
1988
Film
The Curse of the Necklace
Beatrice Villalobos
2024
Film
Internal Affairs
Diane
1988
Film
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
2000
Film
Smithereens
Prostitute
1982
Film
Mistrial
Laurie Meisinger
1996
Film
Safelight
Rose
2015
Film
Charlotte
Karen (segment "Dollface")
2017
Film
Measure of Revenge
Mona
2022
Film
The Defenders: Payback
Julie Bishop
1997
Film
Ghost Image
Detective Amos
2007
Kingshighway
Rosa
2010
Film
Her Costly Affair
Sally Canter
1996
Film
Route 9
Agent Ellen Marks
1998
Film
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
Self
2015
Film
The Heidi Chronicles
Andrea
1995
Film
Yonkers Joe
Irene Santini
2008
Film
Her Deadly Rival
Officer Caldwell
1995
Film
The Real St. Nick
Tanya
2012
Film
As High as the Sky
Client
2013
Film
The David Cassidy Story
Ruth Aarons
2000
Film
The New Women
Virginia VanUpp
2001
Film
The Blue Tooth Virgin
Dr. Christopher
2008
Film
Greta's Girls
Sarah
1978