Ada Maris

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

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| 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 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."{{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 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.{{cite web |title=Ada Maris |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Ada-Maris/#credits |website=broadwayworld.com |publisher=BroadwayWorld |access-date=29 August 2024}}