Roma Maffia
Acting
1958-05-31 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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
TheatersOne Night Only
2026 · Movie
Tow
2026 · Movie
The Curse of the Necklace
2024 · Movie
Bookie
2023 · Series
Measure of Revenge
2022 · Movie
The Equalizer
2021 · Series
Charlotte
2017 · Movie
High Maintenance
2016 · Series
Billions
2016 · Series
Safelight
2015 · Movie
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
2015 · Movie
The Call
2013 · Movie
As High as the Sky
2013 · Movie
The Real St. Nick
2012 · Movie
Harry's Law
2011 · Series
Pretty Little Liars
2010 · Series
Kingshighway
2010 · Movie
Eastwick
2009 · Series
The Blue Tooth Virgin
2008 · Movie
Yonkers Joe
2008 · Movie
Ghost Image
2007 · Movie
Dexter
2006 · Series
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · Series
Criminal Minds
2005 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Medium
2005 · Series
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
Century City
2004 · Series
NCIS
2003 · Series
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Series
Holes
2003 · Movie
For the People
2002 · Series
The New Women
2001 · Movie
Taina
2001 · Series
The Division
2001 · Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
Strong Medicine
2000 · Series
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000 · Movie
The David Cassidy Story
2000 · Movie
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Movie
The West Wing
1999 · Series
The Sopranos
1999 · Series
Route 9
1998 · Movie
The Defenders: Payback
1997 · Movie
Kiss the Girls
1997 · Movie
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
Mistrial
1996 · Movie
Her Costly Affair
1996 · Movie
Profiler
1996 · Series
Eraser
1996 · Movie
Nick of Time
1995 · Movie
The Heidi Chronicles
1995 · Movie
Her Deadly Rival
1995 · Movie
Disclosure
1994 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Chicago Hope
1994 · Series
The Paper
1994 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Wings
1990 · Series
Internal Affairs
1988 · Movie
Married to the Mob
1988 · Movie
The Equalizer
1985 · Series
Smithereens
1982 · Movie
Greta's Girls
1978 · Movie