Perhaps his most famous appearances are the role of Seattle lawyer Catherine Alvarez in the film Disclosure (1994) with Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. This was followed by a series of appearances as Vanessa Galiano in the television series Law & Order and as Judge Victoria Peyton in Boston Legal. A spin-off edition with the season 1 poster and the logo of the first novel in the Pretty Little Liars series, published in 2006,[78] as well as the last book of the original series “Wanted”. “Wanted” later became the eighth book in the series, as Shepard later confirmed that she would renew the series.[79] A TV tie-in of the second book “Flawless” with a modified Season 3 poster was released on December 28, 2012. Another book, titled The Amateurs (2016), written by Shepard, is featured in a local bookstore scene from the seventh season episode “The Talented Mr. Rollins” aired on July 5, 2016. [80] In 2012, Roma appeared in several episodes of Grey`s Anatomy. Her theatrical performances include Off-Broadway, in The Vagina Monologues (Westside Theatre); and regionally, as Lydia in Omnium Gatherum (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Maffia began her official acting career in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions.
In 1994, she played Carmen in Ron Howard`s film The Paper. Soon after, she landed a role in the television series Chicago Hope. Maffia`s television career continued when she played Grace Alvarez, the forensic pathologist on the Violent Crime Task Force for four seasons on Profiler. She has had guest and recurring roles on shows such as ER, The West Wing and Law & Order. Entertainment Weekly had a less positive review, giving the show a “D-” rating and saying, “Imagine the pitch for liars: I know what you did last summer, meet Gossip Girl, but not so subtly.” He goes on to say that the plot “hits all brands of racy teen entertainment so hard (everyone`s hair is so full – full of secrets!) that it seems that the only thing missing is a visit from the ghosts of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr. [94] The Hollywood Reporter compared the series to those of The CW, noting, “Sure, there`s a lot here that keeps more eye rolls than interested looks in order, but a little patience might be in order.” [95]. Set in the suburbs of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, the series follows the lives of five high school girls: Spencer Hastings, Alison DiLaurentis, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin and Emily Fields, whose clique collapses after the disappearance of the group`s leader, Alison. The remaining separated friends are reunited when, a year later, they receive news of a mysterious identity named “A” (and later “A.D.), who threatens and tortures them for the mistakes and lies they committed and told before and after Alison`s death. The music was composed by Michael Suby, known for his work in Kyle XY and The Vampire Diaries. The theme song of The Pierces` series “Secret”, suggested by one of the stars of the series, Ashley Benson. An album titled Pretty Little Liars: Television Soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on February 15, 2011.[32] The soundtrack features songs by artists such as The Fray, Ben`s Brother, MoZella, Katie Herzig and Colbie Caillat.
ZZ Ward performed the songs “Til the Casket Drops” and “Last Love Song” from their debut album Til the Casket Drops (2012) to promote the third and fifth seasons of the series, respectively.[33] [34] [35] Pretty Little Liars is an American crime thriller television series developed by I. Marlene King. Loosely based on Sara Shepard`s novel series of the same name, the series follows the lives of five best friends whose clique collapses after the disappearance of their leader, Alison. A year later, separated friends Spencer, Hanna, Aria and Emily are reunited when they receive news of a mysterious character named “A” who threatens to reveal their deepest secrets. The series features an ensemble starring Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings, Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery, Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin, Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields, Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis and Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal. Since its premiere, Pretty Little Liars has remained popular. In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook likes found that “the show`s popularity is more targeted than any other show in women`s data — more than 94% of `likes` come from women.” [96] The series received its highest-rated episode with 4.20 million viewers in total and ranked in the top 5 ABC Family television shows among adult viewers aged 18-34, total viewers and female viewers. [97] Among the highest-rated episodes are the first season finale with 3.64 million viewers and the first and season finale with nearly 3.7 million viewers each. [98] [99] [100] The show is the most-watched series on ABC Family, holds a consistent audience of over 2.5 million viewers and is currently the only show with an average of over 2 million viewers.
Jenna Marshall is played by Tammin Sursok. [24] The second episode retained 100% of its premiere audience of 2.48 million viewers, despite the usual downward trend after the premiere of a show, and relied on its first-rate audience. It was the dominant number one in its time slot among adults aged 18 to 49 and number one among teenage girls. [59] Subsequent episodes fluctuated between 2.09 and 2.74 million viewers. [60] [61] The August 10, 2010 episode “Summer Finale” attracted an impressive 3.07 million viewers. Pretty Little Liars was dubbed one of the most spectacular new shows of summer 2010, thanks to heavy ABC Family publicity, including “spicy promos and hot posters.” [73] ABC Family encouraged fans to host a “Pretty Little Premiere Party” for the show by sending a fan kit to first responders,[74] and selected contestants to be part of an interactive “Secret Keeper Game” played with network-provided iPhones. [75] The show`s official Facebook and Twitter accounts also promoted special features for fans, including a “fairly small lie detector.” [76] The Kitson department store in Los Angeles presented the show in its window. On November 29, 2011, ABC Family renewed the series for a third season, consisting of 24 episodes.[77] On October 4, 2012, ABC Family announced that the series had been renewed for a fourth season, which in turn consisted of 24 episodes.[66] [68] The second half of the third season began on January 8, 2013 and ended on March 19, 2013. Pretty Little Liars returned for season 4 on June 11, 2013. On March 26, 2013, it was again announced that Pretty Little Liars had been renewed for a fifth season, scheduled to air in 2014, and a new spin-off show titled Ravenswood would air after the annual Halloween special of the fourth season in October 2013. The second half of the fourth season premiered on January 7, 2014.[69] It was announced on June 10, 2014 that Pretty Little Liars had been renewed for two seasons, making the series ABC Family`s longest-running hit original series. On August 29, 2016, I.
Marlene King announced that Pretty Little Liars would end after the seventh season aired.[71] The second half of the seventh season began in April compared to January of the previous season. [72] Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists is a crime drama series based on the novel The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard, which serves as a sequel to the original series. In a city of Beacon Heights, Washington, where everything seems perfect, from its high-end college to its above-average residents, and the stress of having to be perfect leads to the city`s first murder. Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish returned for their roles as Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal. It also stars Sofia Carson, Sydney Park, Eli Brown, Hayley Erin, Graeme Thomas King and Kelly Rutherford. [150] From 2003 to 2010, Maffia appeared as Liz Cruz on FX Network`s Nip/Tuck series, the anesthesiologist colleague of two dysfunctional plastic surgeons.