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 Howards film The Paper. Soon after, she landed a role on the television series Chicago Hope. Maffias television career continued as she played Grace Alvarez, the forensic pathologist for the Violent Crimes Task Force for four seasons on NBCs 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 ABCs 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.

Movies unavailable from Roma Maffia

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")

Movie 2000

Disclosure

Catherine Alvarez

Movie 1994

Ghost Image

Detective Amos

Movie 2007

The Heidi Chronicles

Andrea

Movie 1995

Measure of Revenge

Mona

Movie 2022

The Blue Tooth Virgin

Dr. Christopher

Movie 2008

The Defenders: Payback

Julie Bishop

Movie 1997

Route 9

Agent Ellen Marks

Movie 1998

That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2

Self

Movie 2015

Her Deadly Rival

Officer Caldwell

Movie 1995

Internal Affairs

Diane

Movie 1988

The David Cassidy Story

Ruth Aarons

Movie 2000

Smithereens

Prostitute

Movie 1982

The New Women

Virginia VanUpp

Movie 2001

Her Costly Affair

Sally Canter

Movie 1996

Charlotte

Karen (segment "Dollface")

Movie 2017

Kingshighway

Rosa

Movie 2010

Greta's Girls

Sarah

Movie 1978