Daniela Ruah

Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director. She is best known for her role as NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles. Ruah was born in Boston, USA, to Jewish parents from Portugal. At the age of 5, her family moved back to Portugal, where she attended St Julian's School and started acting in telenovelas at 16. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts from London Metropolitan University, Ruah continued her acting career in Portugal. In 2007, she moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Ruah has Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, with roots in Portugal, Russia, and Ukraine.