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Also known as María José de Pablo Fernández, Maria Jose de Pablo Fernandez

Chilean-American actress

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Cote de Pablo, born María José de Pablo Fernández on November 12, 1979, in Santiago, Chile, is a Chilean and American actress. She works as a television, film, stage, and voice actor. Her professional career began in 1994. She is an alumna of Carnegie Mellon University and resides in Los Angeles.

Pablo speaks Spanish and English. She is identified as a multiracial American and practices agnosticism. Her musical instrument is the voice. She is in a relationship with Diego Serrano.

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Film & TV

Acting · Santiago, Chile

María José de Pablo Fernández (born November 12, 1979) better known as Coté de Pablo, is a Chilean-American actress and recording artist. She is best known for her role as Ziva David on the CBS series NCIS. Born in Santiago, Chile, she moved to the United States at the age of 10, where she studied acting. At the age of 15, she co-hosted episodes of the Latin American talk show Control with…

Known for

  • NCIS: Tony & Ziva — Ziva David2025
  • Sherri — Self - Guest2022
  • Seneca — Celeste2019
  • Prototype — Laura Kale2016
  • The 33 — Jessica Salgado2015
  • The Dovekeepers — Shirah2015
  • The Last Rites of Ransom Pride — Bruja2010
  • Rachael Ray2006
  • The Jury — Marguerite Cisneros2004
  • NCIS — Ziva David2003

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1979-11-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,822
Total plays
23,375

Tags

NCISchilesexyjazzfemale vocalist

Cote de Pablo was born in Santiago, Chile, but was raised in Miami. Cote attended Arvida Middle School in Miami, Florida, and later in life attended Carnegie Mellon University. She graduated in 2000 after studying music theater. Whilst at Carnegie Mellon, Cote appeared in several theater productions, including "Indiscretions", "The Fantasticks", "The House of Bernarda Alba", "And The World Goes 'Round", "A Little Night Music" and "Cloud Techtonics". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Cote+de+Pab

via Last.fm · Cote de Pablo

Key facts

Born
María José de Pablo Fernández , ( 1979-11-12 ) November 12, 1979 (age 46) , Santiago , Chile
Education
Carnegie Mellon University ( BFA )
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1994–present
Known for
Ziva David on NCIS and NCIS: Tony & Ziva

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

María José de Pablo Fernández (born November 12, 1979), known professionally as Coté de Pablo, is a Chilean-American actress. Born in Santiago, Chile, she moved to the United States at the age of 10, where she studied acting.

De Pablo co-hosted episodes of the Latin-American talk show Control with former Entertainment Tonight host Carlos Ponce at the age of 15 before attending Carnegie Mellon University to study music and theater. After appearing in a number of television roles, she was cast to portray main character Ziva David in the CBS television series NCIS in 2005 and won an ALMA Award for the role in 2011.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cote de Pablo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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