Roma Maffia
Actor
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
Eraser
as Claire Isaacs 1996
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Ruocco 1997
Holes
as Carla Morengo 2003
Double Jeopardy
as Margaret Skolowski 1999
Disclosure
as Catherine Alvarez 1994
Nick of Time
as Ms. Jones 1995
Married to the Mob
as Angie's First Customer! 1988
The Paper
as Carmen 1994
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy") 2000
Safelight
as Rose 2015
The Curse of the Necklace
as Beatrice Villalobos 2024
Smithereens
as Prostitute 1982
The Real St. Nick
as Tanya 2012
Measure of Revenge
as Mona 2022
Mistrial
as Laurie Meisinger 1996
Yonkers Joe
as Irene Santini 2008