Quick Facts
Biography
Floriana Elizabeth Lima is an American actress. She's known for playing detective Maggie Sawyer on The CW's Supergirl.
Early life
Lima was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is of Italian descent. She graduated from high school in 1999 and went on to study Communications at Ohio State University. After college graduation, she worked as a production assistant at NBC4 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 has a recurring role in Fox's action drama Lethal Weapon (2016). Also in 2016, Lima was cast as Maggie Sawyer in season two of The CW's Supergirl.
Lima has also 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) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014).
Personal life
Lima began dating actor Casey Affleck in 2016.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Franny | Episode: "The Turk" |
| 2008 | How I Met Your Mother | Haley | Episode: "Rebound Bro" |
| 2008 | Privileged | Pretty Bartender | Pilot episode |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Female Janus Tech | Episode: "Henry and the Terrible... Day" |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Female Co-Ed | Episode: "Body of Water" |
| 2009 | The Alyson Stoner Project | Flori | Direct-to-video project |
| 2009 | Melrose Place | Carla | Episode: "Nightingale" |
| 2008–2009 | Poor Paul | Elizabeth | Series regular |
| 2010 | Kings by Night | Amanda | TV film |
| 2010 | House M.D. | Gabriella | Episode: "Black Hole" |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Robin Cusato | Episode: "Death Becomes Her" |
| 2010 | 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" |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash | Amelia | Episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" |
| 2012–2013 | The Mob Doctor | Nurse Rosa 'Ro' Quintero | Series regular |
| 2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Allison Hutchins | Episode: "Ua Nalohia" |
| 2014 | Psych | Love | Episode: "The Breakup" |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Michelle Prado | Recurring role |
| 2016 | The Family | Bridey Cruz | Series regular |
| 2016 | Supergirl | Maggie Sawyer | Series regular |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon | Miranda Riggs | Recurring role |