Roma Maffia
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 31, 1955
Ethnicity: German, Spanish, 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 Afro-Caribbean on her mother’s side.
Maffia is the surname of her Italian-American stepfather. Her name was picked out by her mother after a glance at the map.
Roma’s brother, Joseph Maffia, has worked as accountant for boxing promoter Don King.
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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