Ada Maris (born Ada Marentes; June 13, 1957) is an American actress known for her starring roles in the sitcoms Nurses and The Brothers Garcia.
Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there. Her college education came at Boston University and UCLA.
In 1986–1987, Maris portrayed Maria Conchita Lopez in the syndicated television comedy What a Country!. 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." 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.
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. Maris has also been in the cast of many theater performances.
2022
as Sonia García
2018
as Dita Galindo
2001
as Captain Erika Hernandez
2001
as Laura Vecino
2000
as Sonia Garcia
1999
as Celia Sánchez Manduley
1996
as Detective Carla Valenzuela
1993
as Petra Beruman
1991
as Mary Ellen
1991
as Gina Cuevas
1989
as Customer #1
1988
as Marielena Juarez
1986
as Maria Conchita Lopez
1986
as Carmen
1984
as Selena Cruz
1984
as Angie Chavira
1982
as Anna-Lucia Cortez