Ada Maris (born Ada Marentes, June 13, 1957)[3][4] is an American actress known for her starring roles in the sitcoms Nurses[5] and The Brothers Garcia.
[2] Maris was born in East Los Angeles and grew up there.
[6] In 1986–1987, Maris portrayed Maria Conchita Lopez in the syndicated television comedy What a Country!.
[8] 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.