Roma Maffia, an accomplished American actress, embarked on her acting journey in the Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway scenes, gradually making her mark on the film industry. Her breakthrough role arrived in 1994 when she played Carmen in Ron Howard's film, The Paper, marking the beginning of her successful cinematic career.
Subsequently, Maffia secured a role on the popular television series, Chicago Hope, which was followed by her stint as 'Grace Alvarez,' a forensic pathologist for the Violent Crimes Task Force, on NBC's Profiler, a position she held for four seasons. Her impressive television career continued with guest-star and recurring roles on renowned shows such as ER, The West Wing, Law & Order, and The Sopranos.
Maffia's most notable performances include her portrayal of Seattle attorney Catherine Alvarez in the film Disclosure, alongside Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, as well as her role on the show Nip/Tuck. Building upon this success, she went on to appear as Vanessa Galiano in the TV series, Law & Order, and as Judge Victoria Peyton on ABC's Boston Legal.
Since 2003, Maffia has been a prominent figure on the FX Network series Nip/Tuck, where she played the role of Liz Cruz, an anesthesiologist and colleague of two dysfunctional plastic surgeons. Interestingly, Maffia and Julian McMahon, her Nip/Tuck co-star, also worked together on the TV show Profiler.
