Ada Maris

Ada Maris
Born
Ada Marentes

(1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 67)
East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materBoston University
University of California, Los Angeles
OccupationActress
Years active1983-present
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​
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Children2[1]

Ada Maris (born Ada Marentes; June 13, 1957)[3] is an American actress known for her starring roles in the sitcoms Nurses[4] and The Brothers Garcia.[2]

Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there. Her college education came at Boston University and UCLA.[5]

In 1986–1987, Maris portrayed Maria Conchita Lopez in the syndicated television comedy What a Country!.[6] From 1991-1994, she became well-known for her role in the NBC sitcom Nurses. Maris was proud of the development of her character, Gina, because she said that Gina "evolved into a real person."[7] She has also appeared in many other shows including The Cosby Show, Hill Street Blues, Hunter, Home Improvement, and The District. Maris has also acted on stage.[7]

From 2000-2004, Maris starred in the Nickelodeon show The Brothers Garcia. In 2004–2005, she appeared as Starfleet Captain Erika Hernandez on several episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise. Maris was in the NBC series, Deception in 2013.[2] Maris has also been in the cast of many theater performances.[8]

  1. ^ a b Mendoza, M.F. (February 6, 1994). "With An Eye On... : Ada Maris nurses her character with care--and a lot of pride". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Tony Plana & Ada Maris to Perform Music of Paul Cozby at Laurie Beechman Theatre, 1/27". Broadway World. December 26, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ada Maris - Biography". wallofcelebrities.com. Wall of Celebrities. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Grahnke, Lon (September 13, 1991). "'Nurses' Has Easy Yuks On Call". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ^ Peterson, Bettelou (February 21, 1993). "Who sang Frank? It was a committee". Arizona Republic. Arizona, Phoenix. Knight-Ridder Tribune. p. 207. Retrieved June 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Pace, Constance (January 17, 1987). "Ada Maris enjoys giving advice". The Town Talk. Louisiana, Alexandria. p. 53. Retrieved June 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b Mendoza, N.F. (February 6, 1994). "Ada Maris Nurses Her Character With Care -- And a Lot of Pride". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ada Maris". broadwayworld.com. BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 29, 2024.