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Roma Maffia

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Roma Maffia
Born (1958-05-31) May 31, 1958 (age 66)
New York, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present

Roma Maffia (born May 31, 1958)[1][2] is an American actress. Best known for Grace Alvarez on Profiler (1996-2000) and Liz Cruz on Nip/Tuck (2003–2010).

Life and career

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Roma Maffia grew up in Brooklyn, New York and is of mixed English, German and West Indian descent.[3] Her Italian surname reportedly comes from her stepfather.[3][4]

Maffia is a 1973 graduate of St. Michael Academy. She began her official acting career in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions. In 1994, she played 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 Profiler. She has had guest-starring and recurring roles on shows such as ER, The West Wing, and Law & Order.

Her most widely seen performances may be playing Seattle attorney Catherine Alvarez in the 1994 film Disclosure, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. She followed this with a series of performances as Vanessa Galiano in the TV series Law & Order and as Judge Victoria Peyton on Boston Legal.

From 2003 until 2010, Maffia appeared as Liz Cruz on the FX Network series Nip/Tuck, the anesthesiologist colleague of two dysfunctional plastic surgeons. Maffia and Julian McMahon also worked together on the TV show Profiler. She had a supporting role on Pretty Little Liars from seasons 4 to 7. Her character, Linda Tanner, is a savvy, no-nonsense state investigator working on unsolved murder cases in the fictional town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania.[5]

In 2012, Roma appeared in several episodes of Grey's Anatomy. She appeared in Season 4 of In the Dark as Paula Romano, a drug dealer who deals a drug called "Bolt" both in and out of prison.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Smithereens Prostitute
1983 Stuck on You! Attila's Sister
1988 Married to the Mob Angie's First Customer
1990 Internal Affairs Diane
1991 American Blue Note Marie
1994 The Paper Carmen
1994 Disclosure Catherine Alvarez
1995 Nick of Time Ms. Jones
1996 Eraser Claire Isaacs
1997 Kiss the Girls Dr. Ruocco
1999 Double Jeopardy Margaret
2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Debbie Segment: "Love Waits For Kathy"
2001 The New Women Virginia VanUpp
2001 I Am Sam First Family Court Judge uncredited
2002 Treading Water The Agent
2003 Holes Atty. Carla Morengo
2007 Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary Dr. Willa Peterson
2007 Ghost ImageI Detective Amos
2008 Yonkers Joe Santini
2008 The Blue Tooth Virgin Dr. Christopher
2009 Kingshighway Rosa
2013 The Call Maddy
2022 Measure of Revenge Mona Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985–86 The Equalizer Sindee Episode: "Desperately"
Episode: "Dead Drop"
1993 The X-Files Uncredited Episode: "Born Again"
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles New York Cabbie Episode: "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920"
1994–95 Chicago Hope Angela Giandamenicio Episodes: "Pilot"
"Over the Rainbow"
"Food Chains"
"With the Greatest of Ease"
"You Gotta Have Heart"
"Great White Hope"
1995 Her Deadly Rival Officer Caldwell TV film
1995 The Heidi Chronicles TV film
1995 Courthouse Ms. Marino Episodes: "Order on the Court"
"One Strike and You're Out"
"Injustice for All"
1996 Wings Claire Barnett Episode: "Porno for Pyros"
1996 Her Costly Affair Sally Canter NBC TV film
1996 Mistrial Laurie Meisinger TV film
1996–2000 Profiler Grace Alvarez 82 episodes
1997 The Defenders: Payback Julie Bishop TV film
1998 The Daily Show Herself Episode dated 06-23-98
1998 Welcome to Paradox Barbara Cloak Episode: "Research Alpha"
1998 Route 9 Agent Ellen Marks TV film
2000 The David Cassidy Story Ruth Aarons TV film
2001 The West Wing Officer Rhonda Sachs Episode: "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail"
2001 Gideon's Crossing Valerie Thomlinson Episode: "Freak Shows"
2001 The Division Sandra Episode: "Intervention"
2001 Ally McBeal Werner's Attorney Episode: "Fear of Flirting"
2001 ER Ms. Prager Episodes: "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain"
"Quo Vadis?"
"I'll be Home for Christmas"
2002 Judging Amy Amanda York Episode: "Tidal Wave"
2002 Taina Gladys Episode: "The Fear Factors"
2002 For the People Sophia Episode: "Lonely Hearts"
2002 Endgame: Ethics and Values in America Julia TV film
2002 The Sopranos Professor Longo-Murphy Episode: "Christopher"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Adelle Cross Episode: "Fight Night"
2003 Boomtown Sally Jacobson Episode: "Inadmissible"
2003–06 Law & Order Vanessa Galliano Episodes: "Ill-Conceived"
"The Dead Wives Club"
"Cost of Capital"
2003–10 Nip/Tuck Dr. Elizabeth "Liz" Troy Cruz Series Regular
2004 Century City Janice Cahn Episode: "To Know Her"
2005 Strong Medicine Rafael's mother Episode: "Dying Inside"
2006 Ghost Whisperer Dr. Hillary Sloan Episode: "The Ghost Within"
2007–08 Boston Legal Judge Victoria Peyton 9 episodes
2009 Dexter Marriage Therapist Episode: "If I Had a Hammer"
2009 Criminal Minds Det. Reese Evans Episode: "Conflicted"
2009 Eastwick Mme. Aleksandra Episode: "Madams and Madames"
2011 Off the Map Matilda Episode: "Everything's as It Should Be"
2012 Grey's Anatomy Roberta Thompson 4 episodes
2013–2017 Pretty Little Liars Linda Tanner 17 episodes
2013 NCIS NCIS Special Agent Vera Strickland Episode: "Under the Radar"
2016 Queen Sugar Estelle Peterson 2 episodes
2018 Bull Hazel Diaz Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution"
2020 High Maintenance Chick 2 episodes
2020 Billions Mary Ann Gramm 2 episodes
2022 In the Dark Paula Romano 5 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Birthdays". Houston Chronicle. May 31, 2006. p. 2. ProQuest 396238230. Actor-director Clint Eastwood is 76. Former Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite is 67. Singer-musician Augie Meyers is 66. Actress Sharon Gless is 63. Football Hall-of-Famer Joe Namath is 63. Actor Tom Berenger is 56. Actor Gregory Harrison is 56. Actress Roma Maffia is 48.
  2. ^ Editors of Chase's (2021). Chase's Calendar of Events 2022: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-64143-503-1.
  3. ^ a b Gemelli, Zoë (January 26, 2008). "Nip/Tuck's Roma Maffia". Curve. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Jan (January 8, 1995). "UP AND COMING: Roma Maffia; Ask Her Anything, but Don't Ask, 'What Is She?'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "'Pretty Little Liars': Roma Maffia cast!".
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