Ada Maris

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title: "Ada Maris" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1957-births", "20th-century-american-actresses", "21st-century-american-actresses", "american-film-actresses", "american-television-actresses", "american-actresses-of-mexican-descent", "boston-university-alumni", "hispanic-and-latino-american-actors", "hispanic-and-latino-american-women", "living-people", "people-from-east-los-angeles,-california", "university-of-california,-los-angeles-alumni", "actresses-from-montebello,-california"] description: "American actress (born 1957)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Maris" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actress (born 1957) ::

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Field	Value
name	Ada Maris
birth_name	Ada Marentes
birth_date
birth_place	East Los Angeles, California, US
known_for
occupation	Actress
spouse
children	2
years_active	1983-present
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| name = Ada Maris | image = | birth_name = Ada Marentes | birth_date = | birth_place = East Los Angeles, California, US | death_date = | death_place = | known_for = | occupation = Actress | spouse = | children = 2 | years_active = 1983-present

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. She attended Boston University and UCLA.

In 1986–1987, Maris portrayed Maria Conchita Lopez in the syndicated television comedy What a Country!. From 1991 to 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 to 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.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	About Last Night	Carmen	Film debut
1989	Out Cold	Customer #1
1993	Miracle on Interstate 880	Petra Beruman
1996	2 Days in the Valley	Detective Carla Valenzuela
2000	The Egg Plant Lady	Laura Vecino
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Hardcastle and McCormick	Desk clerk	1 episode: "Flying Down to Rio"
1984	a.k.a Pablo		1 episode: "The Woman Who Came to Dinner"
1985	The Cosby Show	Selena Cruz	1 episode: "Mr. Quiet"
1985	Hill Street Blues	Purnell	1 episode: "Oh, You Kid"
1985	Hunter	Angie Chavira	1 episode: "Waiting for Mr. Wrong"
1986	Knight Rider	Anna-Lucia Cortez / Lieutenant Estrallita Ramirez	1 episode: "Knight of a Thousand Devils"
1986-1987	What a Country!	Maria Conchita Lopez	Main role
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	Princess Isaine	1 episode: "Further Adventures"
1988	Juarez	Marielena Juarez	TV movie
1989	Superboy	Natasha	1 episode: "Black Flamingo"
1990	Broken Badges	Tina Cardenas	TV mini series
1 episode: "Pilot"
1990	Wiseguy	Celia Burns	2 episodes
1991-1994	Nurses	Gina Cuevas	Main role
1996	Home Improvement	Mary Ellen	1 episode: "Workshop 'Til You Drop"
1997	Nash Bridges	Denise Sanchez	1 episode: "Inside Out"
1999	My Little Assassin	Celia Sánchez Manduley	TV movie
1999	Walker, Texas Ranger	Theresa Estrella	1 episode: "Lost Boys"
2000	Resurrection Blvd.	Therese Santiago	1 episode: "Pilot: Part 1"
2000	The Princess & the Barrio Boy	Sirena's Mother	TV movie
2000-2004	The Brothers Garcia	Sonia Garcia	Main role
2002-2010	One Life to Live	Aurelia River	Recurring role
2003	*The Brothers Garcia: Mysteries of the Maya *	Sonia Garcia	TV movie
Main role
2004	The District	Sonya Ruberio-Bukantz	1 episode: "On Guard"
2004-2005	Star Trek: Enterprise	Capt. Erika Hernandez	Recurring role - 52nd most important character within the Star Trek science fiction universe
2005	Mystery Woman	Melinda	TV film series
"Mystery Woman: Game time"
2013	Deception	Sue Rodriguez	1 episode: "Tell Me"
2018-2021	Mayans M.C.	Dita Galindo	Recurring seasons 1–2; guest season 3
2022	The Garcias	Sonia Garcia	Main Role
HBO Max series
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References

References

1. (February 6, 1994). "With An Eye On... : Ada Maris nurses her character with care--and a lot of pride". [[Los Angeles Times]].
2. "Ada Maris". NTVB Media, Inc.
3. "Ada Maris". Filmaffinity - Movieaffinity.
4. Grahnke, Lon. (13 September 1991). "'Nurses' Has Easy Yuks On Call". Chicago Sun-Times.
5. (26 December 2013). "Tony Plana & Ada Maris to Perform Music of Paul Cozby at Laurie Beechman Theatre, 1/27". Broadway World.
6. (February 21, 1993). "Who sang Frank? It was a committee". Arizona Republic.
7. (January 17, 1987). "Ada Maris enjoys giving advice". The Town Talk.
8. Mendoza, N.F.. (6 February 1994). "Ada Maris Nurses Her Character With Care -- And a Lot of Pride". Los Angeles Times.
9. "Ada Maris". [[BroadwayWorld]].
10. McMillan, Graeme. (September 5, 2016). "Star Trek's 100 Most Important Crew Members, Ranked".
11. Cynthia Littleton. (April 30, 2021). "'The Brothers Garcia' Reboot Lands Series Order From HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE)".

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