Floriana Lima Bio
Floriana Lima is an American actress best known for her work on network and streaming television, including the roles of Maggie Sawyer on The CW series Supergirl and Darcy Cooper on the ABC drama A Million Little Things. She has built a steady career across drama and action series since her screen debut in 2008, appearing as a regular and recurring performer on a range of ensemble and genre shows.
Early Life and Background
Floriana Lima was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the daughter of Dennis Lima and Angela Maynard. She graduated from Fairfield Senior High School and went on to study communications at Ohio State University, where she prepared for a career in media and performance.
After college, Lima worked as a production assistant at WCMH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio. She subsequently relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time, transitioning from production work into on-camera opportunities.
Path to Celebrity
Lima began her professional screen career with series regular work on the internet comedy Poor Paul from 2008 to 2009, and she later joined the cast of Fox’s medical drama The Mob Doctor as a series regular in 2012. Those early steady roles established her as a capable ensemble player on serialized television.
Throughout the mid-2010s Lima expanded into recurring and regular parts across broadcast dramas, including roles on NBC’s Allegiance, ABC’s The Family, and Fox’s Lethal Weapon. Her work in these series positioned her for higher-visibility parts on genre and streaming productions that followed.
Floriana Lima Career
Early Career (2008–2013)
Floriana Lima made frequent one-off and guest appearances in the late 2000s and early 2010s on shows such as How I Met Your Mother, Ghost Whisperer, Melrose Place and House, gaining experience in a variety of television formats. Those appearances supplemented her early steady employment and provided casting exposure across networks.
She was a series regular on Poor Paul (2008–2009) and later secured a regular role on Fox’s The Mob Doctor (2012–2013), marking her move from guest spots to sustained ensemble work. These early series regular credits helped establish her résumé for later recurring and principal roles.
Breakthrough (2015–2019)
In 2015 and 2016 Lima landed recurring and regular parts on multiple network dramas, including a recurring role on Allegiance and a regular role on The Family. Her casting as Detective Maggie Sawyer on The CW’s Supergirl in 2016 brought notable attention, as the character became a memorable supporting presence across the show’s second and third seasons.
Following Supergirl, Lima joined the second season of Netflix’s The Punisher in 2018 as psychiatrist Krista Dumont, a role that expanded her presence on streaming drama. In 2019 she began appearing in season two of ABC’s A Million Little Things as military veteran and physical therapist Darcy Cooper, a part she was promoted to series regular for season three in 2021, solidifying her continued prominence on network television.
Notable Works and Milestones
Key credits in Floriana Lima’s career include her series regular work on The Mob Doctor, her recurring performance as Maggie Sawyer on Supergirl, and her series role as Darcy Cooper on A Million Little Things. Her transition from guest roles to recurring and regular parts across broadcast and streaming platforms marks a steady ascent and demonstrates versatility in drama and action-oriented material.
Floriana Lima Family
Floriana Lima is the daughter of Dennis Lima and Angela Maynard, who are publicly cited as her parents. Public biographical records indicate her roots in Cincinnati, Ohio, and list a mixed European heritage that has been noted in published profiles on her background.