Daniela Ruah

 Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah, born on December 2, 1983 was an American actress and director. She is well-known as NCIS Special Agent Kensi in the role she played in CBS's CBS police procedural. She won a Portuguese-television dance competition.Ruah moved to the U.K at the age of 18 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts from London Metropolitan University. She then returned to Portugal to pursue her acting career and then in 2007, she moved to New York City for a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts from the Lee Strasberg Theater. Her father is a Portuguese-Jewish, as is her mother who is Jewish.