Английская Википедия:Daniela Ruah

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Portuguese name Шаблон:Infobox person Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles.

Early life

Ruah was born in Boston, U.S., to Jewish parents from Portugal, where her mother is an otologist and her father is an ENT surgeon. When Ruah was 5, the family moved back to Portugal, where she attended St Julian's School and, at 16, began acting in telenovelas. She won a Portuguese-television dance competition.

Ruah moved to the UK at the age of 18 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts from London Metropolitan University. She returned to Portugal where she continued acting, and in 2007 moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Ruah stated that she grew up in an environment that was both Sephardic and Ashkenazi; her father is of Portuguese-Jewish ancestry, and her mother's Jewish roots are in Russia, Ukraine and Portugal. She holds both Portuguese and American citizenship.

Career

Ruah started acting in Portuguese soap operas when she was a teen. She made her acting debut at 16, when she played Sara on the soap opera Jardins Proibidos ("Forbidden Gardens").

At 18, Ruah moved to London to attend college. After graduation, she returned to Portugal to pursue her acting career. She was the winner of the celebrity dancing competition Dança Comigo (the Portuguese version of Dancing with the Stars) and got main roles in television series, short films, and theatre. In 2007, she moved to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Ruah starred as Special Agent Kensi Blye in NCIS: Los Angeles, which first aired on September 22, 2009. In 2011, she portrayed the character in a crossover guest appearance on the series Hawaii Five-0.

In 2013, Ruah appeared in David Auburn's play Proof at Los Angeles' Hayworth Theatre.

On January 8, 2018, it was confirmed that Ruah would co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal alongside Catarina Furtado, Sílvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela.

Personal life

Ruah has a distinguishable birthmark in her right eye, called the nevus of Ota.

Ruah married David Olsen, the older brother and stunt double of Ruah's NCIS: Los Angeles co-star Eric Christian Olsen, in an interfaith ceremony in 2014. Olsen is Lutheran. They have 2 children, a son, River Isaac Ruah Olsen (born December 2013), and a daughter, Sierra Esther Ruah Olsen (born September 2016).

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Red Tails	Sofia
	Brave	Merida	European Portuguese Version Animated Film

Short Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Canaviais	Margarida	Portuguese short film
2008	Blind Confession	Woman
2009	Safe Haven	Angela Bowery
	Midnight Passion	Sophie
2011	Tu & Eu	Sophie	Asians on Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast – Short Film
2016	Excuse	Brenda

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000–2001	Jardins Proibidos	Sara	Main Cast Portuguese soap opera broadcast by TVI
2001	Filha do Mar	Constança Valadas
	Querida Mãe	Zezinha	Portuguese television film broadcast by SIC
	Elsa, Uma Mulher Assim	Mónica	Portuguese miniseries broadcast by RTP Season 1, Episode 11
2004	Inspector Max	Verónica Botelho	Portuguese TV series broadcast by TVI 1 episode, "Marcas do Passado"
2005–2006	Dei-te Quase Tudo	Rita Cruz	Main Cast Portuguese soap opera broadcast by TVI
2006	Dança Comigo	Herself	Portuguese version of Dancing with the Stars broadcast by RTP Winner of the first season
2006–2007	Tu e Eu	Daniela Pinto	Main Cast Portuguese soap opera broadcast by TVI
2008	Casos da Vida	Rita	Portuguese TV series broadcast by TVI 1 episode, "Passo em Falso"
2009	Guiding Light	Gigi	Season 1, Episode 15628
	NCIS	Kensi Blye	2 pilot episodes: "Legend" She was part of a guest cast including Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Barrett Foa, Peter Cambor and Louise Lombard
2009–2023	NCIS: Los Angeles		Series regular, 277 episodes Golden Globe Award (Portugal) for Newcomer of the Year TV Action Icon Award 2011 of Celebrity & Stuntwomen's Awards Nominated-Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Action Actress.
2011	Hawaii Five-0		Crossover with NCIS: Los Angeles Episode: "Ka Hakaka Maika'i"
2018	Eurovision Song Contest 2018	Herself	Hostess
2020	A Espia	Maria João Mascarenhas	Main Cast Portuguese miniseries broadcast by RTP
2023	The Traitors	Herself	Host
2023	Turn of the Tide	Fátima	Supporting cast Portuguese thriller series from Netflix

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