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Cote de Pablo

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Biography

Recent Role:
Special Agent Ziva David on NCIS
Gender:
Female
Birthplace:
Santiago, Chile
Birth Name:
María José de Pablo Fernández
Cote de Pablo was born on November 12, 1979 in Santiago, Chile, but she was raised in Miami after her family moved to USA at her age of ten. First, she attended Arvida Middle School in Miami, Florida, and later in life, when she moved to Pittsburgh, attended Carnegie Mellon University. She graduated in 2000, after studying music theater. In that time, Cote appeared in several theater productions like: Indiscretions, The Fantasticks, The House of Bernarda Alba, And The World Goes 'Round, A Little Night Music and Cloud Techtonics.

She hosted the show called Control in 1994

More along with Entertainment Tonight host Carlos Ponce, and she was familiar then as Maria Jose de Pablo. That was her first television role. In 2001, Cote appeared on the New York City Public Theater stage in the Shakespeare play, Measure for Measure, and later she had roles in several TV shows. It is interesting that she had a small role on the long-running soap with Rudolf Martin, who would later have a role as her half-brother Ari Haswari in NCIS.

Cote has also appeared as a guest star in the CBS show The Education of Max Bickford, acting alongside Academy Award winners Richard Dreyfuss and Marcia Gay Harden, Golden Globe winner Regina Taylor, veteran actress Helen Shaver, and actress Katee Sackhoff.

In 2004, she had a role in The Jury as Marguerite Cisneros. In 2005, she made her Broadway debut as Dolores Fuentes in The Mambo Kings. Cote is currently starring in the CBS show NCIS as Mossad Officer Ziva David (alongside Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, and Rocky Caroll), who arrives after the death of one of NCIS characters; in the episode Silver War, she became a series regular.

In 2006, she won an Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Television for NCIS. And in 2008 she was nominated for the same award. In 2008 and 2009, she was nominated for an ALMA Award at the ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series for NCIS.

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    10 Perfect
    I love Cote So much a very tallented actress she plays her role great but i still think that bellisaro should get Ziva and tony to fall in love with each other. hide show

    Ziva is my fav. out of all of the characters in the NCIS. I love the way she comes to NCIS as an assasan and now she is a almost kind and loving person not fighting to win all of her battels. She has become a very big part in the seires and i hope she will stay for the remainder of the whole thing. As well as Micheal W. Ziva and tony should fall in love and get married also she should not go back to mosad (dont know if i spelt that right) She is a wonderful actress and I love Her sooooooo much.

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    10 Perfect
    Cote Rocks!!! hide show

    We just love her character. She is strong, funny, sexy and beautiful. She makes all females proud. We can't wait until the new season starts.
    She kicks butt. I hope to see more of the sexually packed tension between Tony and Ziva this season. My niece loves how the Ziva character is powerful, and smart. I have got her hooked on the show. I am so glad to see her character do more stuff without her brother interfering in her job. I enjoy her interaction with Abby last season as well as 2 strong characters but getting to be close friends.

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    10 Perfect
    Dude It's Time hide show

    It's time atlease a kiss or something between Cote de Pablo character and Michael Weatherly character.I like her character the tough lady.Her charactor kick butt and take names kind of girl and she can hang with boys.What does Michael Weatherly character Tony got do to get a real kiss;Tony went over there to get her and she kiss him on the cheek.Michael Weatherly and Cote De Pablo characters are a good tv couple.Stop playing with Tony heart and a real kiss not a brotherly kiss,Tony save you. So help a brother out an give some sugar would you.Don,t fight it you know you like Tony.

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    9.5 Superb
    Officer David has notched up her value to the show after the unfolding of events in the first two shows. Cannot wait to see the season unfold.
    Great suspense and delivery of closings in these two shows. hide show

    Somebody is doing something right. The mental level for David's character absolutely made the first two shows. Whether De Pablo or Belisario should get the most credit I know not. In her scenes with Tony and Gibbs she excels! Great job I am hooked!

    The first show of the season what action and the good guys win but the thinking that evolves between David and eveyone is striking. The reason Eli sent his daughter to Northern Africa now comes into greater question and will watch to see how it plays out. I suspect Eli was using Ari and Michael and Ziva but hate to be pre judging his intentions until more come out.

    Keep up the good work. This is the only show on CBS I watch though - the liberal slant on everything else is distasteful.

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    10 Perfect
    I love Cote De Pablo's character. She kicks major butt. If I was them I would be happy she's on my side. hide show

    I love Cote De Pablo's character. She kicks major butt. If I was them I would be happy she's on my side. Her acting skills are great. I love it when she try's to make certin coments and gets them wrong. Example: I smelt fish! Makes her character so real. And the tension between her and Tony (Micheal) is so real feeling. Like in the season finale I really felt she wanted to kill Tony (Micheal). She does a great job on the show. I liked Kate, but Cote De Pablo really brings something to the team. couldn't imagine the show with out her.

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