Daniela Ruah Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2010, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the Choice Action TV Actress category for her work on 2009's "NCIS: Los Angeles․"
• In 2010, she won a Golden Globe in Portugal in the Revelation category for her work on 2009's "NCIS: Los Angeles․"
• She graduated with first class honors from the London Metropolitan University with a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts
• Attended The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in West Hollywood, Calif
• Although she was born in Boston and lived in the U․S․ until she was 5-years-old, she grew up in Portugal until the age of 18, when she moved to London to attend college
• She got her first acting role while attending St․ Julian's School in Portugal at 16-years-old
• Has distinct birthmark in her right eye, with her other eye being hazel
• Played the same character, "Kensi Blye," in three separate TV series-"NCIS," NCIS: Los Angeles," and "Hawaii Five-0․"
• In 2006, she won the first season of "Dança Comigo," a Portuguese version of American TV series, "Dancing with the Stars․"