Roma Maffia
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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
Credits
One Night Only (2026)
as Miranda Skyler
Kiss the Girls (1997)
as Dr. Ruocco
Eraser (1996)
as Claire Isaacs
Double Jeopardy (1999)
as Margaret Skolowski
Holes (2003)
as Carla Morengo
Disclosure (1994)
as Catherine Alvarez
The Call (2013)
as Maddy
Tow (2026)
as Judge Smith
Nick of Time (1995)
as Ms. Jones
Married to the Mob (1988)
as Angie's First Customer!
The Paper (1994)
as Carmen
The Curse of the Necklace (2024)
as Beatrice Villalobos
Measure of Revenge (2022)
as Mona
Mistrial (1996)
as Laurie Meisinger
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
Ghost Image (2007)
as Detective Amos
Safelight (2015)
as Rose
Charlotte (2017)
as Karen (segment "Dollface")
Route 9 (1998)
as Agent Ellen Marks
Her Costly Affair (1996)
as Sally Canter
Smithereens (1982)
as Prostitute
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2 (2015)
as Self
The Heidi Chronicles (1995)
as Andrea
Internal Affairs (1988)
as Diane
Yonkers Joe (2008)
as Irene Santini
Kingshighway (2010)
as Rosa
The Defenders: Payback (1997)
as Julie Bishop
Her Deadly Rival (1995)
as Officer Caldwell
The Real St. Nick (2012)
as Tanya
The David Cassidy Story (2000)
as Ruth Aarons
As High as the Sky (2013)
as Client
The New Women (2001)
as Virginia VanUpp
Greta's Girls (1978)
as Sarah
The Blue Tooth Virgin (2008)
as Dr. Christopher