Roma Maffia
Maffia in 2006, photo by s_bukley/www.bigstockphoto.com
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 31, 1955
Ethnicity: German, Spanish, English, African-Caribbean, possibly other
Roma Maffia is an American actress.
Her background is usually described as German and Spanish on her father’s side, and African-Caribbean on her mother’s side. She has also been said to have English ancestry.
Maffia is the surname of her Italian-American stepfather. Her first name was picked out by her mother from a map.
Roma’s brother, Joseph Maffia, has worked as accountant for boxing promoter Don King.
Correction: Her background has also been described as being part English. Here’s a quote from an interview: “she’s English, German and West Indian.”
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Her look never did compute with an ethnic Italian, so the above info makes more sense. Still bit surprising, though.
It’s funny, she has stated that she never gets play any black roles, which she wants to do