Roma Maffia (born May 31, 1958) is an American actress.Roma Maffia was
born in Manhattan, New York of Afro-Caribbean descent; she got her
Italian surname from her stepfather.Maffia 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
film Disclosure (1994), 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.
born in Manhattan, New York of Afro-Caribbean descent; she got her
Italian surname from her stepfather.Maffia 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
film Disclosure (1994), 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.
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