
Roma Maffia
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1958-05-31 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- روما مافیا
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.
Known For
TV Shows (30)

Law & Order
1990
as Vanessa Galiano

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Roberta Thompson

NCIS
2003
as Vera Strickland

Criminal Minds
2005
as Det. Reese Evans

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Adelle Cross

Dexter
2006
as Marriage Therapist

The Sopranos
1999
as Professor Longo-Murphy

ER
1994
as Ms. Prager

The West Wing
1999
as Officer Rhonda Sachs

Billions
2016
as Mary Ann Gramm

Medium
2005
as Victoria Gossett

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Dr. Hillary Sloan

Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Victoria Peyton

Chicago Hope
1994
as Angela Giandamenicio

Pretty Little Liars
2010
as Lieutenant Linda Tanner

Strong Medicine
2000
as Rafael's mother

The Equalizer
1985
as Sindee

Nip/Tuck
2003
as Liz Cruz / Dr. Liz Cruz

Wings
1990
as Claire Barnett

The Division
2001
as Sandra

The Equalizer
2021
as Dr. Willa Roszak

Profiler
1996
as Grace Alvarez

Ally McBeal
1997
as Attorney Beckerwith

Harry's Law
2011
as Ohio Western University Attorney

Bookie
2023
as Nancy

Eastwick
2009
as Mme. Aleksandra

High Maintenance
2016

Taina
2001
as Gladys Goldfinger
For the People
2002
as Sophia
Courthouse
1995
as Ms. Marino
Movies (33)

Eraser
1996
as Claire Isaacs

Disclosure
1994
as Catherine Alvarez

Double Jeopardy
1999
as Margaret Skolowski

The Call
2013
as Maddy

Holes
2003
as Carla Morengo

Kiss the Girls
1997
as Dr. Ruocco

Tow
2026
as Judge Smith

Nick of Time
1995
as Ms. Jones

The Curse of the Necklace
2024
as Beatrice Villalobos

Married to the Mob
1988
as Angie's First Customer!

The Paper
1994
as Carmen

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")

Internal Affairs
1988
as Diane

Mistrial
1996
as Laurie Meisinger

Safelight
2015
as Rose

Charlotte
2017
as Karen (segment "Dollface")

Smithereens
1982
as Prostitute

Measure of Revenge
2022
as Mona

The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Julie Bishop

That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
2015
as Self

Her Costly Affair
1996
as Sally Canter

Yonkers Joe
2008
as Irene Santini

Route 9
1998
as Agent Ellen Marks
Kingshighway
2010
as Rosa

The Heidi Chronicles
1995
as Andrea

Her Deadly Rival
1995
as Officer Caldwell

As High as the Sky
2013
as Client

The Real St. Nick
2012
as Tanya

Ghost Image
2007
as Detective Amos

The New Women
2001
as Virginia VanUpp

The David Cassidy Story
2000
as Ruth Aarons

The Blue Tooth Virgin
2008
as Dr. Christopher

Greta's Girls
1978
as Sarah
About 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 W… With 63 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, Roma Maffia has appeared in 33 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roma Maffia Movies
- Eraser (1996) — as Claire Isaacs
- Disclosure (1994) — as Catherine Alvarez
- Double Jeopardy (1999) — as Margaret Skolowski
- The Call (2013) — as Maddy
- Holes (2003) — as Carla Morengo
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