Ada Maris

Ada Maris (born June 13, 1957) is an American actress known for her starring roles in the sitcoms Nurses[1] and The Brothers Garcia.[2]

Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there. Her college education came at Boston University and UCLA.[3]

Maris has also been in the NBC series, Deception.[2] Maris was proud of the development of her character, Gina, on Nurses, because she said that Gina "evolved into a real person."[4] Maris has also acted on stage.[4] In 1986–1987, Maris portrayed Maria Conchita Lopez in the syndicated television comedy What a Country!.[5] In 2004–2005, she appeared as Starfleet Captain Erika Hernandez on several episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Since 1988, Maris has been married to fellow actor Tony Plana.

References

  1. Grahnke, Lon (13 September 1991). "'Nurses' Has Easy Yuks On Call". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016 via HighBeam Research.
  2. "Tony Plana & Ada Maris to Perform Music of Paul Cozby at Laurie Beechman Theatre, 1/27". Broadway World. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. Peterson, Bettelou (February 21, 1993). "Who sang Frank? It was a committee". Arizona Republic. Arizona, Phoenix. Knight-Ridder Tribune. p. 207. Retrieved June 23, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mendoza, N.F. (6 February 1994). "Ada Maris Nurses Her Character With Care -- And a Lot of Pride". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. Pace, Constance (January 17, 1987). "Ada Maris enjoys giving advice". The Town Talk. Louisiana, Alexandria. p. 53. Retrieved June 23, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
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