Roma Maffia

Roma Maffia (born May 31, 1958) is an American actress, best known for playing Grace Alvarez on Profiler (1996-2000) and Liz Cruz on Nip/Tuck (2003–2010).

Life and career Roma Maffia grew up in Brooklyn, New York and is of mixed English, German and West Indian descent. Her Italian surname reportedly comes from her stepfather.

Maffia is a 1973 graduate of St. Michael Academy. She began her official acting career in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions. In 1994, she played 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 Profiler. She has had guest-starring and recurring roles on shows such as ER, The West Wing, and Law & Order.

Her most widely seen performances may be playing Seattle attorney Catherine Alvarez in the 1994 film Disclosure, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. She followed this with a series of performances as Vanessa Galiano in the TV series Law & Order and as Judge Victoria Peyton on Boston Legal.

From 2003 until 2010, Maffia appeared as Liz Cruz on the FX Network series Nip/Tuck, the anesthesiologist colleague of two dysfunctional plastic surgeons. Maffia and Julian McMahon also worked together on the TV show Profiler. She had a supporting role on Pretty Little Liars from seasons 4 to 7. Her character, Linda Tanner, is a savvy, no-nonsense state investigator working on unsolved murder cases in the fictional town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania.

In 2012, Roma appeared in several episodes of Grey's Anatomy. She appeared in Season 4 of In the Dark as Paula Romano, a drug dealer who deals a drug called "Bolt" both in and out of prison.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Smithereens Prostitute 1983 Stuck on You! Attila's Sister 1988 Married to the Mob Angie's First Customer 1990 Internal Affairs Diane 1991 American Blue Note Marie 1994 The Paper Carmen Disclosure Catherine Alvarez 1995 Nick of Time Ms. Jones 1996 Eraser Claire Isaacs 1997 Kiss the Girls Dr. Ruocco 1999 Double Jeopardy Margaret Skolowski 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Debbie Segment: "Love Waits For Kathy" 2001 The New Women Virginia VanUpp I Am Sam First Family Court Judge uncredited 2002Treading Water The Agent 2003 Holes Atty. Carla Morengo 2007 Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary Dr. Willa Peterson Ghost ImageI Detective Amos 2008 Yonkers Joe Santini 2009 The Blue Tooth Virgin Dr. Christopher Kingshighway Rosa 2013 The Call Maddy 2022 Measure of Revenge Mona Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 The Equalizer Sindee Episode: "Desperately" 1986 The Equalizer Sindee Episode: "Dead Drop" 1993 The X-Files Uncredited Episode: "Born Again" The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles New York Cabbie Episode: "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920" 1994–1995 Chicago Hope Angela Giandamenicio 1995 Her Deadly Rival Officer Caldwell TV film The Heidi Chronicles TV film Courthouse Ms. Marino 1996 Wings Claire Barnett Episode: "Porno for Pyros"Her Costly Affair Sally Canter NBC TV film Mistrial Laurie Meisinger TV film 1996–2000 Profiler Grace Alvarez 82 episodes 1997 The Defenders: Payback Julie Bishop TV film 1998 The Daily Show Herself Episode dated 06-23-98 Welcome to Paradox Barbara Cloak Episode: "Research Alpha" Route 9 Agent Ellen Marks TV film 2000 The David Cassidy Story Ruth Aarons TV film 2001 The West Wing Officer Rhonda Sachs Episode: "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" Gideon's Crossing Valerie Thomlinson Episode: "Freak Shows" The Division Sandra Episode: "Intervention" Ally McBeal Werner's Attorney Episode: "Fear of Flirting" ER Ms. Prager 2002 Judging Amy Amanda York Episode: "Tidal Wave"Taina Gladys Episode: "The Fear Factors" For the People Sophia Episode: "Lonely Hearts" Endgame: Ethics and Values in America Julia TV film The Sopranos Professor Longo-Murphy Episode: "Christopher" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Adelle Cross Episode: "Fight Night" 2003 Boomtown Sally Jacobson Episode: "Inadmissible" 2003–2006 Law & Order Vanessa Galliano 2003–2010 Nip/Tuck Dr. Elizabeth "Liz" Troy Cruz Series Regular 2004 Century City Janice Cahn Episode: "To Know Her" 2005 Strong Medicine Rafael's mother Episode: "Dying Inside" 2006 Ghost Whisperer Dr. Hillary Sloan Episode: "The Ghost Within" 2007–2008 Boston Legal Judge Victoria Peyton 9 episodes 2009 Dexter Marriage Therapist Episode: "If I Had a Hammer" Criminal Minds Det. Reese Evans Episode: "Conflicted" Eastwick Mme. Aleksandra Episode: "Madams and Madames" 2011 Off the Map Matilda Episode: "Everything's as It Should Be" 2012 Grey's Anatomy Roberta Thompson 4 episodes 2013–2017 Pretty Little Liars Linda Tanner 17 episodes 2013, 2025 NCIS NCIS Special Agent Vera Strickland Episodes: "Under the Radar" & "Now & Then" 2016 Queen Sugar Estelle Peterson 2 episodes 2018 Bull Hazel Diaz Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution" 2020 High Maintenance Chick 2 episodes Billions Mary Ann Gramm 2 episodes 2022 In the Dark Paula Romano 5 episodes2022-2025 The EqualizerDr Willa Roszak5 Episodes 2023 Bookie Nancy Episode: "Nepo Bookies"