Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1958-05-31 (Age: 68)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Roma Maffia
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 (33)
Tow
2026
The Curse of the Necklace
2024
Measure of Revenge
2022
Charlotte
2017
Safelight
2015
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
2015
The Call
2013
As High as the Sky
2013
The Real St. Nick
2012Kingshighway
2010
The Blue Tooth Virgin
2008
Yonkers Joe
2008
Ghost Image
2007
Holes
2003
