(March 2 to April 6, 2003) She played Lydia in Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros and Theresa Rebeck's play, "Omnium-Gatherum," in a Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Kristin Nielsen (Suzie); Phillip Clark (Roger); Melanna Gray (Julia); Edward A. Hajj (Khalid); Dean Nolen (Terence); Richard Furlong (Jeff) and Jay Charan (Mohammed) in the cast. Will Frears was director.
Despite her name, Roma is not of Italian descent, but rather of West Indian (Caribbean), English, and German ancestry. "Maffia" is the surname of her Italian stepfather, who adopted her. Her mother named her after Rome, Italy, after picking the city on a map.
