Ada Maris

ABOUT ADA MARIS

Television actress who broke ground for Hispanic women on television by appearing on the series Star Trek.

Her big break came with the Cosby Show.

When she got her role in Nurses in the early 1990s, she was the only Hispanic actress with a regular, leading role.

She has two children with Ugly Betty actor Tony Plana .

She was a starfleet captain in the TV show Star Trek, which starred Patrick Stewart .