Floriana Lima Explained

Floriana Lima
Birth Date:26 March 1981
Birth Place: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.[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 at Ohio State University.[2]

After college, she worked as a production assistant at NBC affiliate WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio.[5] She then decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[2] [6]

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).[7] 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.[8]

In 2018, Lima played the character of psychiatrist Krista Dumont in the second season of Netflix's The Punisher.[9]

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 (2014).

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 FrannyEpisode: "The Turk"
2008How I Met Your MotherHaleyEpisode: "Rebound Bro"
2008PrivilegedBartender Pilot episode
2008My Own Worst EnemyFemale Janus TechEpisode: "Henry and the Terrible... Day"
2009Ghost Whisperer Female Co-EdEpisode: "Body of Water"
2009The Alyson Stoner ProjectFlori Direct-to-video project
2009Melrose Place Carla Episode: "Nightingale"
2008–2009Poor PaulElizabethWeb series; main role
2010Kings by NightAmandaTV film
2010House M.D. Gabriella Episode: "Black Hole"
2010In Plain SightRobin CusatoEpisode: "Death Becomes Her"
2010Glory DazeMayaEpisodes: "Hungry Like Teen Wolf" and "Why Shant This Be Love?"
2011The Nine Lives of Chloe King Lilah Montiero Episode: "Girls Night Out"
2011Franklin & BashAmeliaEpisode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
2012–2013The Mob DoctorNurse Rosa "Ro" QuinteroMain role
2013Hawaii Five-0Allison HutchinsEpisode: "Ua Nalohia"
2014PsychLoveEpisode: "The Breakup"
2014Keri TorresEpisode: “The Twin Paradox”
2014Cloudy with a Chance of LoveFranHallmark Film
2015AllegianceMichelle PradoRecurring role
2016The FamilyBridey CruzMain role
2016–2018Lethal WeaponMiranda RiggsRecurring role
2016–2017SupergirlMaggie SawyerMain role (season 2)
Recurring role (season 3)
2019The PunisherKrista DumontMain role (season 2)
2019–2021A Million Little ThingsDarcy CooperRecurring role (seasons 2 and 4)Main role (season 3)
2023Quantum LeapSimoneEpisode "Secret History"

Notes and References

  1. News: 'The Mob Doctor's' Floriana Lima: Her 'Downton Abbey' obsession and 13 other revelations . . September 17, 2012 . November 29, 2012 . Rick . Porter . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918171433/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/the-mob-doctors-floriana-lima-her-downton-abbey-obsession-and-13-other-revelations.html . 18 September 2012 . Tribune Media Services, Inc..
  2. News: Angelique River and Floriana Lima . 25 January 2016 . 2 December 2019 . Gladys Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910175008/http://gladysmagazine.com/current-issue/gladys-featured-people/item/795-angelique-rivera-and-floriana-lima . 10 September 2016.
  3. florianalima . Floriana Lima . 837055886422069248 . 1 March 2017 . @otpkaramel Italian, Irish, English, Spanish, Portuguese. I'm a mutt . 2 December 2019.
  4. News: Fairfield Grad on 'Mob Doctor' . . Cincinnati, Ohio . July 1, 2012 . D2 . . January 31, 2017.
  5. News: Floriana Lima Talks about Getting her Start . April 21, 2016 . November 29, 2017 . Doug . Kolk . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184726/https://ktla.com/2016/04/21/floriana-lima-talks-about-getting-her-start/ . 22 July 2018 . Tribune Broadcasting Station.
  6. Regard Magazine . February 2016 . 220 . Floriana Lima . 2 December 2019.
  7. Web site: FOX Broadcasting Company - The Mob Doctor - Floriana Lima as Nurse Rosa "Ro" Quintero. 29 November 2017. 4 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130104233150/http://http/. dead.
  8. Web site: 'Supergirl' Adds 'The Family' Grad as Gay DC Character Maggie Sawyer (Exclusive). Stanhope. Kate. The Hollywood Reporter. July 13, 2016. July 21, 2018.
  9. Web site: 'Marvel's The Punisher': Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima & Giorgia Whigham Join Cast Of Netflix Series For Season 2. Andreeva. Nellie. Petski. Denise. February 26, 2018. Deadline. February 26, 2018.