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

• 2026One Night Only — Miranda Skyler
• 2026Tow — Judge Smith
• 2024The Curse of the Necklace — Beatrice Villalobos
• Bookie — Nancy
• 2022Measure of Revenge — Mona
• The Equalizer — Dr. Willa Roszak
• 2017Charlotte — Karen (segment "Dollface")
• Billions — Mary Ann Gramm
• High Maintenance
• 2015Safelight — Rose
• 2013As High as the Sky — Client
• 2013The Call — Maddy
• 2012The Real St. Nick — Tanya
• Harry's Law — Ohio Western University Attorney
• 2010Kingshighway — Rosa
• Pretty Little Liars — Lieutenant Linda Tanner
• Eastwick — Mme. Aleksandra
• 2008The Blue Tooth Virgin — Dr. Christopher
• 2008Yonkers Joe — Irene Santini
• 2007Ghost Image — Detective Amos
• Dexter — Marriage Therapist
• Criminal Minds — Det. Reese Evans
• Ghost Whisperer — Dr. Hillary Sloan
• Grey's Anatomy — Roberta Thompson
• Medium — Victoria Gossett
• Boston Legal — Judge Victoria Peyton
• Century City — Janice Cahn
• 2003Holes — Carla Morengo
• NCIS — Vera Strickland
• Nip/Tuck — Liz Cruz, Dr. Liz Cruz
• For the People — Sophia
• Taina — Gladys Goldfinger
• The Division — Sandra
• 2001The New Women — Virginia VanUpp
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Adelle Cross
• Strong Medicine — Rafael's mother
• 2000The David Cassidy Story — Ruth Aarons
• 2000Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her — Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
• 1999Double Jeopardy — Margaret Skolowski
• The Sopranos — Professor Longo-Murphy
• The West Wing — Officer Rhonda Sachs
• 1998Route 9 — Agent Ellen Marks
• Ally McBeal — Attorney Beckerwith
• 1997Kiss the Girls — Dr. Ruocco
• 1997The Defenders: Payback — Julie Bishop
• 1996Eraser — Claire
• 1996Her Costly Affair — Sally Canter
• 1996Mistrial — Laurie Meisinger
• Profiler — Grace Alvarez
• 1995Her Deadly Rival — Officer Caldwell
• 1995Nick of Time — Ms. Jones
• 1995The Heidi Chronicles — Andrea
• Chicago Hope — Angela Giandamenicio
• 1994Disclosure — Catherine Alvarez
• ER — Ms. Prager
• 1994The Paper — Carmen
• Law & Order — Vanessa Galiano
• Wings — Claire Barnett
• 1988Internal Affairs — Diane
• 1988Married to the Mob — Angie's First Customer!
• The Equalizer — Sindee
• 1982Smithereens — Prostitute
• 1978Greta's Girls — Sarah

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2015That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2 — Self