Ada Maris

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Ada Maris
Born
Ada Marentes

(1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 67)
OccupationActress
Years active1983-present
Known for
Spouse
(m. 1988)
[1] [2]
Children2 [1]

Ada Maris (born Ada Marentes, June 13, 1957) [3] [4] is an American actress known for her starring roles in the sitcoms Nurses [5] and The Brothers Garcia . [2]

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Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there. She attended Boston University and UCLA. [6]

In 1986–1987, Maris portrayed Maria Conchita Lopez in the syndicated television comedy What a Country! . [7] 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." [8] 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. [8]

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. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 About Last Night CarmenFilm debut
1989 Out Cold Customer #1
1993Miracle on Interstate 880Petra Beruman
1996 2 Days in the Valley Detective Carla Valenzuela
2000The Egg Plant LadyLaura Vecino

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick Desk clerk1 episode: "Flying Down to Rio"
1984a.k.a Pablo1 episode: "The Woman Who Came to Dinner"
1985 The Cosby Show Selena Cruz1 episode: "Mr. Quiet"
1985 Hill Street Blues Purnell1 episode: "Oh, You Kid"
1985 Hunter Angie Chavira1 episode: "Waiting for Mr. Wrong"
1986 Knight Rider Anna-Lucia Cortez / Lieutenant Estrallita Ramirez1 episode: "Knight of a Thousand Devils"
1986-1987 What a Country! Maria Conchita LopezMain role
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Princess Isaine1 episode: "Further Adventures"
1988JuarezMarielena JuarezTV movie
1989 Superboy Natasha1 episode: "Black Flamingo"
1990 Broken Badges Tina CardenasTV mini series
1 episode: "Pilot"
1990 Wiseguy Celia Burns2 episodes
1991-1994 Nurses Gina CuevasMain role
1996 Home Improvement Mary Ellen1 episode: "Workshop 'Til You Drop"
1997 Nash Bridges Denise Sanchez1 episode: "Inside Out"
1999My Little AssassinCelia Sánchez ManduleyTV movie
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger Theresa Estrella1 episode: "Lost Boys"
2000 Resurrection Blvd. Therese Santiago1 episode: "Pilot: Part 1"
2000The Princess & the Barrio BoySirena's MotherTV movie
2000-2004 The Brothers Garcia Sonia GarciaMain role
2002-2010 One Life to Live Aurelia River Recurring role
2003The Brothers Garcia: Mysteries of the Maya Sonia GarciaTV movie
Main role
2004 The District Sonya Ruberio-Bukantz1 episode: "On Guard"
2004-2005 Star Trek: Enterprise Capt. Erika Hernandez Recurring role - 52nd most important character within the Star Trek science fiction universe [10]
2005 Mystery Woman MelindaTV film series
"Mystery Woman: Game time"
2013 Deception Sue Rodriguez1 episode: "Tell Me"
2018-2021 Mayans M.C. Dita Galindo Recurring seasons 1–2; guest season 3
2022 The Garcias Sonia GarciaMain Role
HBO Max series [11]

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