:Ada Maris

{{short description|American actress (born 1957)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ada Maris

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| birth_name = Ada Marentes

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|13}}

| birth_place = East Los Angeles, California, US

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| death_place =

| known_for = {{hlist|Nurses|The Brothers Garcia}}

| occupation = Actress

| spouse = {{marriage|Tony Plana|1988}}{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=M.F. |title=With An Eye On... : Ada Maris nurses her character with care--and a lot of pride |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-06-tv-19559-story.html |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 6, 1994}}

| children = 2

| years_active = 1983-present

}}

Ada Maris (born Ada Marentes, June 13, 1957){{cite web |title=Ada Maris |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ada-maris/ |website=tvinsider.com |publisher=NTVB Media, Inc |access-date=18 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Ada Maris |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=886745808 |website=filmaffinity.com |publisher=Filmaffinity - Movieaffinity |access-date=18 September 2024}} is an American actress known for her starring roles in the sitcoms Nurses{{Cite news|url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4072725.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160505112212/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4072725.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 5 May 2016|title = 'Nurses' Has Easy Yuks On Call|last = Grahnke|first = Lon|date = 13 September 1991|work = Chicago Sun-Times|access-date = 18 February 2016|via = HighBeam Research }} and The Brothers Garcia.{{Cite news|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Tony-Plana-Ada-Maris-to-Perform-Music-of-Paul-Cozby-at-Laurie-Beechman-Theatre-127-20131226|title = Tony Plana & Ada Maris to Perform Music of Paul Cozby at Laurie Beechman Theatre, 1/27|date = 26 December 2013|work = Broadway World|access-date = 18 February 2016}}

Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there. She attended Boston University and UCLA.{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Bettelou |title=Who sang Frank? It was a committee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21226114/arizona_republic/ |work=Arizona Republic |agency=Knight-Ridder Tribune |date=February 21, 1993 |location=Arizona, Phoenix |page=207|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 23, 2018}} {{Open access}}

In 1986–1987, Maris portrayed Maria Conchita Lopez in the syndicated television comedy What a Country!.{{cite news |last1=Pace |first1=Constance |title=Ada Maris enjoys giving advice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21225963/ada_maris/ |work=The Town Talk |date=January 17, 1987 |location=Louisiana, Alexandria |page=53|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 23, 2018}} {{Open access}} 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."{{Cite news|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-06-tv-19559-story.html|title = Ada Maris Nurses Her Character With Care -- And a Lot of Pride|last = Mendoza|first = N.F.|date = 6 February 1994|work = Los Angeles Times|access-date = 18 February 2016}} 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.{{cite web |title=Ada Maris |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Ada-Maris/#credits |website=broadwayworld.com |publisher=BroadwayWorld |access-date=29 August 2024}}