Roma Maffia was born in Manhattan, New York, of Afro-Caribbean descent; she got her Italian surname from her stepfather.\n', 'Ever since Maffia was small, she was interested in television, and celebrities. She did her first play in high school, playing one of the Von Trapp family members in The Sound of Music.\n', '

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 NBC\'s Profiler. She has had guest-starring and recurring roles on shows such as ER, The West Wing, and Law & Order.\n', '

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 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.\n', '

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