Ada Maris

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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.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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

Television[edit]

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 Minor recurring role
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[6]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "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. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b 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. Open access icon
  6. ^ Cynthia Littleton (April 30, 2021). "'The Brothers Garcia' Reboot Lands Series Order From HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

External links[edit]

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