Daniela Ruah

Birth Name:

Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah

Birth Place:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actress, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

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․"
Attended The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in West Hollywood, Calif
She graduated with first class honors from the London Metropolitan University with a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts
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․"

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