Line #54 Creator/DanielaRuah


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3	Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983 in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts, U.S.) is a Portuguese-American actress.
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5	Born in Boston Ruah and her family moved back to UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} when she was 5. She started acting in Portuguese soap operas when she was 16, when she played Sara on the {{Telenovela}} Jardins Proibidos ("Forbidden Gardens").
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7	She continued to act in many Portuguese soap operas until 2009 whe she landed the role she's best known for the NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the Creator/{{CBS}} PoliceProcedural ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
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9	She's has two children with her husband, stunt performer David Paul Olsen.
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12	! Selected Filmography
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16	[[folder: Live-Action Films]]
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18	* ''Querida Mãe'' (2001) as Zezinha
19	* ''Film/{{Canaviais}}'' (2006) as Margarida
20	* ''Film/SafeHaven'' (2009) as
21	* ''Film/MidnightPassion'' (2009) as Sophie
22	* ''Tu & Eu'' (2011) as Sofia
23	* ''Film/RedTails'' (2012) as Sofia
24	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' (2012) as Merida in the Portuguese Version
25	* ''Film/{{Excuse}}'' (2016) as Brenda
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29	[[folder: Live-Action Series]]
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31	* ''Jardins Proibidos'' (2000 -- 2001) as Sara
32	* ''Filha do Mar'' (2001) as Constança Valadas
33	* ''Elsa, Uma Mulher Assim'' (2001) as Mónica
34	* ''Inspector Max'' (2004) as Verónica Botelho
35	* ''Dei-te Quase Tudo'' (2005 -- 2006) as Rita Cruz
36	* ''[[Series/StrictlyComeDancing Dança Comigo]]'' (2006) as Herself / Contestant
37	* ''Tu e Eu'' (2006 -- 2007) as Daniela Pinto
38	* ''Casos da Vida'' (2008) as Rita
39	* ''Series/GuidingLight'' (2009) as Gigi
40	* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' (2009) as Kensi Blye
41	* ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' (2009 -- Present) as Kensi Blye
42	* ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' (2011) as Kensi Blye
43	* ''Series/EurovisionSongContest'' (2018) as Herself / Hostess
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49	!!This actress provides examples of:
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51	* ActionGirl: Plays an experienced OSP agent in ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
52	* ActorAllusion: In a Season 6 episode of ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'', Deeks while sparring with Kensi claims that she's a terrible dancer. Ruah won the first season of Portugal's version of ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing''.
53	* FairCop: As Kensi Blye.
54	* FakeNationality: She plays Lightning's Italian girlfriend Sofia in ''Red Tails''
55	* HideYourPregnancy / WrittenInInfirmity: She became pregnant during the fifth season of ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''. Kensi ended up wearing baggier clothing and eventually being packed off to Afghanistan for a mission; Ruah's filming was front-loaded before she became too pregnant and Kensi ultimately appeared in nearly every episode.
56	* MsFanservice: Kensi's sex appeal is often played up in ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
57	* {{Presenters}}: Was one of the hosts of 2018's ''Series/EurovisionSongContest''.
58	* OlderThanTheyLook: She is currently in her mid-thirties but looks so much more younger than that.
59	* RomanceOnTheSet / IncestuousCasting: Married David Paul Olsen who's the stunt double ''and'' brother of her co-star (and her character's LoveInterest) Creator/EricChristianOlsen (Deeks) in ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
60	* SpicyLatina: Part of her appeal.
61	* StatuesqueStunner: She is gorgeous and 5' 8" (1.74 m).
62	* WhatBeautifulEyes / EyeScream: Has a distinguishable birthmark in her right eye called the "nevus of Ota", with her other eye being hazel. It doesn't impact her vision in any way.
63	* WolverinePublicity: In Portugal promotional material of ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' tends to give her a lot of focus.
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