Floriana Lima | |
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Born | (1981-03-26)March 26, 1981 (age 44) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma mater | Ohio State University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Floriana Lima is an American actress. She playedMaggie Sawyer onThe CW'sSupergirl. She began playing recurring character Darcy Cooper in season 2 of theABC dramaA Million Little Things, and was promoted to the main cast for season 3.
Floriana was born inCincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Dennis Lima and Angela Maynard.[1][2] She is of Italian, Irish, English, Spanish and Portuguese descent.[3] She graduated from Fairfield Senior High School in 1999[4] and went on to study Communications atOhio State University.[2]
After college, she worked as aproduction assistant atNBC affiliateWCMH-TV inColumbus, Ohio.[5] She then decided to move toLos Angeles to pursue an acting career.[2][6]
Lima was a series regular in the internet comedyPoor Paul (2008-2009) and later became a series regular inFox's medical dramaThe Mob Doctor (2012-2013).[7] She had a recurring role inNBC's spy seriesAllegiance (2015), was a series regular inABC's thrillerThe Family (2016) and had a recurring role in Fox's action dramaLethal Weapon from 2016 to 2018. From 2016-2017, Lima played Detective Maggie Sawyer in season two & three ofThe CW'sSupergirl.[8]
In 2018, Lima played the character of psychiatrist Krista Dumont in the second season ofNetflix'sThe Punisher.[9]
In 2019, Lima joined the second season ofABC'sA 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 ofHow I Met Your Mother (2008),Ghost Whisperer (2009),Melrose Place (2009),House (2010),In Plain Sight (2010),Franklin & Bash (2011),Psych (2014), andCSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014).[citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |
TheAlyson 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) |