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.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ 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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- 1957 births
- American television actresses
- American people 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