Roma Maffia

Roma Maffia (born May 31, 1958) is an American actress. He plays Linda Tanner on Pretty Little Liars.

Life and career
Maffia was born in Manhattan, New York, of Spanish, German, and Afro-Caribbean descent; her Italian surname derives from her stepfather. Maffia began her acting career in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions. In 1994 she made her film debut playing the minor role of 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-star and recurring roles on shows such as ER, The West Wing, Law & Order and The Sopranos. Her most widely seen performances may be playing Seattle attorney Catherine Alvarez in the film Disclosure (1994), also starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, and her role on the show Nip/Tuck. 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. Since 2003 Maffia has appeared as Liz Cruz on the FX Network series Nip/Tuck, the anesthesiologist colleague of two dysfunctional plastic surgeons. Coincidentally, Maffia and Julian McMahon also worked on the TV show Profiler together. Maffia is a 1973 graduate of St. Michael Academy (New York City). In April 2013, Entertainment Weekley announced that Maffia will join Pretty Little Liars in season four. Her character, Linda Tanner, is a state investigator and the co-worker of Gabriel Holbrook (Sean Faris).

Filmography

 * Films
 * 1982 Smithereens as Prostitute
 * 1983 Stuck on You! As Attila's Sister
 * 1988 Married to the Mob as Angie's First Customer
 * 1991 American Blue Note as Marie
 * 1994 The Paper as Carmen
 * 1994 Disclosure as Catherine Alvarez
 * 1995 Nick of Time as Ms. Jones
 * 1996 Eraser as Claire Isaacs
 * 1997 Kiss the Girls as Dr. Ruocco
 * 1999 Double Jeopardy as Margaret
 * 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Debbie
 * 2001 ''The New Women as Virginia VanUpp
 * 2001 I Am Sam as First Family Court Judge
 * 2002 Treading Water as The Agent
 * 2003 Holes as Atty. Carla Morengo
 * 2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours as Voice
 * 2007 Totally Baked: A Pot-U-Mentary as Dr. Willa Peterson
 * 2007 Ghost ImageI as Detective Amos
 * 2008 Yonkers Joe as Santini
 * 2008 The Blue Tooth Virgin as Dr. Christopher
 * 2009 Kingshighway as Rosa
 * 2013 The Call as Maddy