| Floriana Lima | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1981-03-26) March 26, 1981 (age 43) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Floriana Lima is an American actress. She played Maggie Sawyer on The CW's Supergirl. She began playing recurring character Darcy Cooper in season 2 of the ABC drama A Million Little Things, and was promoted to the main cast for season 3.
Early life
Floriana was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Dennis Lima and Angela Maynard. She is of Italian, Irish, English, Spanish and Portuguese descent. She graduated from Fairfield Senior High School in 1999 and went on to study Communications at Ohio State University.
After college, she worked as a production assistant at NBC affiliate WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio. She then decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
Career
Lima was a series regular in the internet comedy Poor Paul (2008-2009) and later became a series regular in Fox's medical drama The Mob Doctor (2012-2013). She had a recurring role in NBC's spy series Allegiance (2015), was a series regular in ABC's thriller The Family (2016) and had a recurring role in Fox's action drama Lethal Weapon from 2016 to 2018. From 2016-2017, Lima played lesbian Detective Maggie Sawyer in season two & three of The CW's Supergirl.
In 2018, Lima played the character of psychiatrist Krista Dumont in the second season of Netflix's The Punisher.
In 2019, Lima joined the second season of ABC's A Million Little Things as military veteran and physical therapist Darcy Cooper. She became a series regular in season 3 (2021).
Lima made one-off appearances in episodes of How I Met Your Mother (2008), Ghost Whisperer (2009), Melrose Place (2009), House (2010), In Plain Sight (2010), Franklin & Bash (2011), Psych (2014), and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014).
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Franny | Episode: "The Turk" |
| How I Met Your Mother | Haley | Episode: "Rebound Bro" | |
| Privileged | Bartender | Pilot episode | |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Female Janus Tech | Episode: "Henry and the Terrible... Day" | |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Female Co-Ed | Episode: "Body of Water" |
| The Alyson Stoner Project | Flori | Direct-to-video project | |
| Melrose Place | Carla | Episode: "Nightingale" | |
| 2008–2009 | Poor Paul | Elizabeth | Web series; main role |
| 2010 | Kings by Night | Amanda | TV film |
| House M.D. | Gabriella | Episode: "Black Hole" | |
| In Plain Sight | Robin Cusato | Episode: "Death Becomes Her" | |
| Glory Daze | Maya | Episodes: "Hungry Like Teen Wolf" and "Why Shant This Be Love?" | |
| 2011 | The Nine Lives of Chloe King | Lilah Montiero | Episode: "Girls Night Out" |
| Franklin & Bash | Amelia | Episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | |
| 2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | Nurse Rosa "Ro" Quintero | Main role |
| 2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Allison Hutchins | Episode: "Ua Nalohia" |
| 2014 | Psych | Love | Episode: "The Breakup" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Keri Torres | Episode: “The Twin Paradox” | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Love | Fran | Hallmark Film | |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Michelle Prado | Recurring role |
| 2016 | The Family | Bridey Cruz | Main role |
| 2016–2018 | Lethal Weapon | Miranda Riggs | Recurring role |
| 2016–2017 | Supergirl | Maggie Sawyer | Main role (season 2) Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2019 | The Punisher | Krista Dumont | Main role (season 2) |
| 2019–2021 | A Million Little Things | Darcy Cooper | Recurring role (seasons 2 and 4)
Main role (season 3) |
| 2023 | Quantum Leap | Simone | Episode "Secret History" |
| 2024 | Grey's Anatomy | Nora Young | Recurring role (season 21) |
| Tracker | Camille Picket | Recurring role (season 2) |
References
- Porter, Rick (September 17, 2012). "'The Mob Doctor's' Floriana Lima: Her 'Downton Abbey' obsession and 13 other revelations". Zap2it.com. Tribune Media Services, Inc. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ "Angelique River and Floriana Lima". Gladys Magazine. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Floriana Lima (1 March 2017). "@otpkaramel Italian, Irish, English, Spanish, Portuguese. I'm a mutt 😘" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Fairfield Grad on 'Mob Doctor'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. July 1, 2012. p. D2. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kolk, Doug (April 21, 2016). "Floriana Lima Talks about Getting her Start". KTLA. Tribune Broadcasting Station. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- "Floriana Lima". Regard Magazine: 220. February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "FOX Broadcasting Company - The Mob Doctor - Floriana Lima as Nurse Rosa "Ro" Quintero". Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Stanhope, Kate (July 13, 2016). "'Supergirl' Adds 'The Family' Grad as Gay DC Character Maggie Sawyer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (February 26, 2018). "'Marvel's The Punisher': Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima & Giorgia Whigham Join Cast Of Netflix Series For Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
