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 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.
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ActingBirthday
May 31, 1958Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
30Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/oEfa2NUJJNo4zg74eB5oY86tyip.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A1FJwUVg84sQSjHVz5jVMXQvifJ.jpg)
Nick of Time
Ms. Jones![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vTeEzAj0Uv8ySwdh894tEGvSh4s.jpg)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1DcDAJ5vM5XKKONmTaadq5GHpfk.jpg)
Disclosure
Catherine Alvarez![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1FUV5ZmEkbxvqwQW0az4tFFOSmo.jpg)
Eraser
Claire Isaacs![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/25h5I3E3ydhazsPDnscWHivq5pn.jpg)
Kiss the Girls
Dr. Ruocco![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/naRLgnmTb0IJqG7565Dns0Dj7t4.jpg)
Ghost Image
Detective Amos![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5kT6brrtzpj2LTM642z0czbm91C.jpg)
The Real St. Nick
Tanya![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ygKFopMuD2kcfZjq6A10DTW0ca7.jpg)
The Blue Tooth Virgin
Dr. Christopher![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bpYVSeoaQ8MURmmqnojoMJEUmQj.jpg)
The Call
Maddy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gkOsxv1RvV5smRnm6wrmn2wDXyZ.jpg)
Married to the Mob
Angie's First Customer!![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x4COKYODbCCaLMwCrRLn357Tj1j.jpg)
Route 9
Agent Ellen Marks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1SlPtV8C4OvdWaXEkOpVQSC2XVA.jpg)
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/muIv5KvDWMcX1uHKRn84Nj9hxe0.jpg)
Mistrial
Laurie Meisinger![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ufAV1WomW05qIhVUEkoqNDB1CRc.jpg)
The David Cassidy Story
Ruth Aarons![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o2Dm2mcE1qW8vT0bpsJO5OMBbqa.jpg)
Holes
Carla Morengo![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5CHuYdMEcEMmv4OMESkglymey4e.jpg)
Yonkers Joe
Irene Santini![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/m8B8bfdZ1WubMV2h5HL98a12C5C.jpg)
The New Women
Virginia VanUpp![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pGPrFbucRLwVtCKCeinwAklAl0l.jpg)
The Paper
Carmen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9CwvX15WucnxUnZBeUX6h5zvB0w.jpg)
Her Costly Affair
Sally Canter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lSYMeHoUh9uWX2kXi9Fqe4BX2Ml.jpg)
Double Jeopardy
Margaret Skolowski