- Roma Maffia
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birthdate =May 31 ,1958
birthplace =Manhattan ,New York City, New York Roma Maffia (born
May 31 ,1958 ) is an American actress.Maffia was born in
Manhattan ,New York City, New York ofWest Indian , English, and German descent; her Italian surname comes from her stepfather. [ [http://www.curvemag.com/Detailed/647.html Curve: ] ] [ [http://lavender.fortunecity.com/banzai/416/mag/maffianew.html Roma Maffia Article ] ]Maffia began her acting career in
Off-Broadway andOff-Off-Broadway productions. In 1994 she made her film debut playing the minor role of Carmen in directorRon 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 onNBC 's "Profiler". She has had guest-starring and recurring roles on shows such as "ER", "The West Wing", and "The Sopranos ".Her most widely seen performance may be playing Seattle attorney Catherine Alvarez in the film "Disclosure" (1994), also starring
Michael Douglas andDemi Moore . She followed this up with a series of performances as Vanessa Galiano in the TV series, "Law & Order ". She has also performed in the TV series "Profiler" and in "Nip/Tuck ".Since 2003 Maffia has appeared as
Liz Cruz on theFX Network series "Nip/Tuck ", theanesthesiologist colleague of two dysfunctional plastic surgeons. Coincidentally, Roma Maffia and Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) also worked on the TV show "Profiler" together.Filmography
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Boston Legal " (2007)
*"Nip Tuck " (2003)
*"Holes" (2003)
*"I Am Sam " (2001)
*"Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" (2001)
*"Double Jeopardy" (1999)
*"The Defenders - Taking the First" (1998)
*"Route 9" (1998)
*"The Profiler{TV}(1996) 1996-2000
*"The Defenders - Payback" (1997)
*"Kiss the Girls" (1997)
*"Eraser" (1996)
*"Nick of Time" (1995)
*"Disclosure" (1994)
*"The Paper" (1994)
*"American Blue Note" (1991)
*"Married to the Mob " (1988)References
External links
*imdb name|0005173
* [http://www.curvemag.com/Detailed/647.html Curve interview with Roma Maffia]
* [http://desires.com/1.1/Features/maffia.html Interview with Roma Maffia]
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