Roma Maffia

Biography

Roma Maffia is an American actress who grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and entered the profession through off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theater. In 1994 she appeared as Carmen in Ron Howard's film The Paper (1994) and as Seattle attorney Catherine Alvarez in Disclosure (1994), which starred Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. On television she took a role on Chicago Hope, then played Grace Alvarez, a forensic pathologist, across four seasons of Profiler. From 2003 to 2010 she portrayed Liz Cruz, an anesthesiologist, on Nip/Tuck. She also had guest or recurring parts on ER and The West Wing, played Vanessa Galiano on Law & Order, and took the role of Judge Victoria Peyton on Boston Legal. Later credits include Linda Tanner on Pretty Little Liars and appearances on Grey's Anatomy and In the Dark.

68years old

Turns 69 on May 31in 202 days

Born May 31, 1958Manhattan
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 32 years1994 to 2026

Genres

Drama71%, 10 films
Crime36%, 5 films
Thriller36%, 5 films
Mystery29%, 4 films
Action21%, 3 films

First and latest

Roma Maffia movies on Netflix

Tow2026IMDb rating 6.4as Judge Smith
The Curse of the Necklace2024IMDb rating 4.4as Beatrice Villalobos
Safelight2015IMDb rating 5.9as Rose
The Call2013IMDb rating 6.7as Maddy
The Real St. Nick2012IMDb rating 5.7as Tanya
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her2000IMDb rating 6.4as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
Double Jeopardy1999IMDb rating 6.6as Margaret Skolowski
Kiss the Girls1997IMDb rating 6.6as Dr. Ruocco
The Defenders: Payback1997IMDb rating 5.8as Julie Bishop
Eraser1996IMDb rating 6.2as Claire Isaacs
Mistrial1996IMDb rating 5.6as Laurie Meisinger
Nick of Time1995IMDb rating 6.3as Ms. Jones
Disclosure1994IMDb rating 6.2as Catherine Alvarez
The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7as Carmen

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Nick of Time1995 Action, Crime, Dramaas Ms. Jones
IMDb rating 6.348K votes
Disclosure1994 Drama, Thrilleras Catherine Alvarez
IMDb rating 6.259K votes
The Call2013as Maddy
IMDb rating 6.7136K votes
Kiss the Girls1997as Dr. Ruocco
IMDb rating 6.6102K votes
Eraser1996as Claire Isaacs
IMDb rating 6.2125K votes
Double Jeopardy1999as Margaret Skolowski
IMDb rating 6.6107K votes
The Curse of the Necklace2024as Beatrice Villalobos
IMDb rating 4.42.2K votes
The Paper1994as Carmen
IMDb rating 6.718K votes

Worked with

Roma Maffia shares two films with Glenn Close, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Glenn Close

Ashley Judd

Donald Sutherland

Morgan Freeman

Christopher Walken

Brian CoxBrad AndersonDirector, 1 film

Chuck RussellDirector, 1 film

Bruce BeresfordDirector, 1 film

Films together

Glenn Close2 films together, 1994 to 2000
Glenn Close's page
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her2000IMDb rating 6.4Maffia as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")Close as Dr. Elaine Keener (segments "This is Dr. Keener" and "Fantasies about Rebecca")
- The Paper1994IMDb rating 6.7Maffia as CarmenClose as Alicia Clark
Ashley Judd2 films together, 1997 to 1999
Ashley Judd's page
- Double Jeopardy1999IMDb rating 6.6Maffia as Margaret SkolowskiJudd as Libby
- Kiss the Girls1997IMDb rating 6.6Maffia as Dr. RuoccoJudd as Dr. Kate McTiernan
Donald Sutherland1 film together, 1994
Donald Sutherland's page
- Disclosure1994IMDb rating 6.2Maffia as Catherine AlvarezSutherland as Bob Garvin
Morgan Freeman1 film together, 1997
Morgan Freeman's page
- Kiss the Girls1997IMDb rating 6.6Maffia as Dr. RuoccoFreeman as Dr. Alex Cross
Christopher Walken1 film together, 1995
Christopher Walken's page
- Nick of Time1995IMDb rating 6.3Maffia as Ms. JonesWalken as Mr. Smith
Brian Cox1 film together, 1997
Brian Cox's page
- Kiss the Girls1997IMDb rating 6.6Maffia as Dr. RuoccoCox as Chief Hatfield, Durham P.D.
Brad AndersonDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Brad Anderson
- The Call2013IMDb rating 6.7Maffia as Maddy
Chuck RussellDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Chuck Russell
- Eraser1996IMDb rating 6.2Maffia as Claire Isaacs
Bruce BeresfordDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Bruce Beresford
- Double Jeopardy1999IMDb rating 6.6Maffia as Margaret Skolowski

Box office

What Roma Maffia's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$821 million

8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
1US gross only
3Never in cinemas
1Streaming, short cinema run
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Eraser1996Claire Isaacs$242 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Eraser1996as Claire Isaacs
$242M29.5% of the total
2
Disclosure1994as Catherine Alvarez
$214M26.1% of the total
3
Double Jeopardy1999as Margaret Skolowski
$178M21.7% of the total
4
The Call2013as Maddy
$69M8.3% of the total
5
Kiss the Girls1997as Dr. Ruocco
$61M7.4% of the total
6
The Paper1994as Carmen
$48M5.9% of the total
7
Nick of Time1995as Ms. Jones
$8.2M1.0% of the total
8
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her2000as Debbie (segments "Fantasies About Rebecca" and "Love Waits For Kathy")
$1.4M0.2% of the total