COTE DE PABLO – 41 YEARS OLD

Cote De Pable was born Maria Jose de Pablo Fernandez. She is a native of Santiago, Chile and her family moved to Florida by the time she was 10 years old. Eventually, she would land a co-hosting gig for episodes of a Latin-American talk show called Control when she was 15. After which, she studied at Carnegie Mellon University taking up theater and music. As such, her initial career investments led her to several TV appearances before landing her career-defining portrayal of Ziva David in CBS’s NCIS. It was a role she reprised for years. In 2011, she earned an ALMA Award for her performance.

Today the Chilean-born American actress continues to build upon her TV success and has appeared in several films since her distinguished NCIS role. Cote appeared in The 33, The Dovekeepers, and Prototype, among others. She is also a producer for the drama MIA.