Cast & creator
Roma Maffia
Best known for Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: روما مافیا
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film credits
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television credits
66
1978–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (66)
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Law & Order
Vanessa Galiano
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Roberta Thompson
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Adelle Cross
2000
Criminal Minds
Det. Reese Evans
2005
NCIS
Vera Strickland
2003
Dexter
Marriage Therapist
2006
The Sopranos
Professor Longo-Murphy
1999
The West Wing
Officer Rhonda Sachs
1999
Chicago Hope
Angela Giandamenicio
1994
Medium
Victoria Gossett
2005
Nip/Tuck
Liz Cruz
2003Nip/Tuck
Dr. Liz Cruz
2003
Ghost Whisperer
Dr. Hillary Sloan
2005
ER
Ms. Prager
1994
Pretty Little Liars
Lieutenant Linda Tanner
2010
Billions
Mary Ann Gramm
2016
Strong Medicine
Rafael's mother
2000
Boston Legal
Judge Victoria Peyton
2004
Wings
Claire Barnett
1990
The Equalizer
Dr. Willa Roszak
2021The Equalizer
2021
The Division
Sandra
2001
The Equalizer
Sindee
1985
Profiler
Grace Alvarez
1996
One Night Only
Miranda Skyler
2026
Ally McBeal
Attorney Beckerwith
1997
Harry's Law
Ohio Western University Attorney
2011
Bookie
Nancy
2023
Eastwick
Mme. Aleksandra
2009
Double Jeopardy
Margaret Skolowski
1999
High Maintenance
2016
Kiss the Girls
Dr. Ruocco
1997
Century City
Janice Cahn
2004
The Call
Maddy
2013For the People
Sophia
2002
Holes
Carla Morengo
2003
Eraser
Claire
1996
Married to the Mob
Angie's First Customer!
1988
Taina
Gladys Goldfinger
2001
Disclosure
Catherine Alvarez
1994
Tow
Judge Smith
2026
The Paper
Carmen
1994
Nick of Time
Ms. Jones
1995
The Curse of the Necklace
Beatrice Villalobos
2024
Route 9
Agent Ellen Marks
1998
Safelight
Rose
2015
Measure of Revenge
Mona
2022
Ghost Image
Detective Amos
2007
Mistrial
Laurie Meisinger
1996
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
2000
Her Costly Affair
Sally Canter
1996
The Real St. Nick
Tanya
2012
Charlotte
Karen (segment "Dollface")
2017
Smithereens
Prostitute
1982
The Heidi Chronicles
Andrea
1995
Her Deadly Rival
Officer Caldwell
1995
That Gal...Who Was in That Thing: That Guy 2
Self
2015
The David Cassidy Story
Ruth Aarons
2000
The Defenders: Payback
Julie Bishop
1997
As High as the Sky
Client
2013
The Blue Tooth Virgin
Dr. Christopher
2008Kingshighway
Rosa
2010
Internal Affairs
Diane
1988
Yonkers Joe
Irene Santini
2008
The New Women
Virginia VanUpp
2001
Greta's Girls
Sarah
1978