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| Born | María José de Pablo Fernández November 12, 1979 Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Actress/Vocalist |
| Years active | 1994–present |
María José de Pablo Fernández, better known as Coté de Pablo (born November 12, 1979), is a Chilean actress and recording artist. De Pablo has won an ALMA Award for her role as NCIS Special Agent Ziva David in the television series NCIS. She has also embarked on a career as a songwriter and vocalist.[1]
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[edit] Early life
De Pablo was born in Santiago, Chile,[1] to an upper-class[2] Catholic family. She has a younger sister,[3] Andrea, and a brother who works as a deejay.[4] In the 5th grade, she found many people could not properly pronounce her first name of "Maria José" so she asked them to call her Coté (a common Chilean nickname for María José).[5] When de Pablo was ten, her mother, María Olga Fernández, received a job in Miami, Florida, at a Spanish-speaking television network. There, de Pablo attended Arvida Middle School and New World School of the Arts where she studied musical theater. She then attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she studied music and theater and appeared in several plays. These aforementioned plays include: And The World Goes 'Round, The House of Bernarda Alba, Indiscretions, The Fantasticks, and A Little Night Music. She graduated in 2000.
After graduation, she moved to New York City to find work as an actress, working as a waitress in an Indian restaurant in Manhattan and an Italian eatery in Brooklyn to support herself. She picked up parts in the New York City Public Theater, in the show All My Children, and in commercials. In 2005, de Pablo was about to make her Broadway debut in The Mambo Kings in 2005[2] as Dolores Fuentes, but the show closed after a short trial run in San Francisco.[3] Two days after The Mambo Kings closed, de Pablo was asked to audition for NCIS.[3] She was put alongside series star Michael Weatherly to test for chemistry during her second audition; he went offscript by brushing her hair back and commenting, "You remind me of Salma Hayek", to which de Pablo stayed in character and "dismissed him completely". Afterwards, Donald Bellisario met with her when she was waiting for a cab to take her back to the airport and told her she got the part.[6][7]
[edit] Television
De Pablo is best known for her role on the CBS drama NCIS as Ziva David, a former Israeli Mossad Liaison Officer, now a Special Agent for NCIS. De Pablo describes the character as "someone completely different from anyone else on the show because she's been around men all her life; she's used to men in authority. She's not afraid of men."
She is also known for hosting some episodes of the show Control from 1994-95 on Univision, alongside former Entertainment Tonight host Carlos Ponce.
De Pablo played the role of Marguerite Cisneros in The Jury (broadcast on the Fox Network). The show was short-lived, screening only ten one-hour episodes.
[edit] Personal life
De Pablo is in a long-term relationship with actor Diego Serrano.[8]
As a consequence of her doing her own stunts on NCIS,[9] de Pablo has been injured several times on the show including injuring her neck.[10]
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2006—Won an Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Television for NCIS (2006).[1]
- 2008—Nominated for an Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Television for NCIS (2008).[11]
- 2008—Nominated for an ALMA Award at the ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series for NCIS (2008).[1]
- 2009—Nominated for an ALMA Award at the ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series for NCIS (2009).[12]
- 2009—Nominated for an Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Television for NCIS (2009).[13]
- 2011—Nominated for an Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards for Best Actress in Television for NCIS (2011).[14]
- 2011—Won an ALMA Award at the ALMA Awards for Favorite Television Actress - Leading Role in a Drama for NCIS (2011).[15]
[edit] Filmography
- Control - TV series ... Host
- The $treet (1 episode, "Hostile Makeover", 2000) ... Fiona
- The Education of Max Bickford (1 episode, "Do It Yourself", 2001) ... Gina
- TOCA Race Driver (2002) (VG) ... Melanie Sanchez (voice)
- The Jury (10 episodes, 2004) ... Marguerite Cisneros
- NCIS (147 episodes, 2005 – present) ... Ziva David
- The Last Rites of Ransom Pride ... Bruja
[edit] Music
Cote de Pablo performed a portion of Tom Waits's song "Temptation" on the NCIS episode, "Last Man Standing", which first aired in the U.S. on September 23, 2008. Her full performance of the song, including some lyrics in French, appears for the first time on NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack, which was released on February 10, 2009.
She is also the singer in Roberto Pitre's "Vivo En Vida" where she sings "Samba In Prelude" and "Cry Me a River".
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "CBS bio". http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis/bio/cote_de_pablo/bio.php. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ^ a b Tom Tugend (March 15, 2007). "‘NCIS’ Mossad agent’s cover gets blown—she’s Chilean". jewishjournal.com. http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/ncis_mossad_agents_cover_gets_blown_shes_chilean_20070316/. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c Ximena Urrejola (October 6, 2009). "Detalle noticia" (in Spanish). mer.cl. http://www.mer.cl/modulos/generacion/mobileASP/detailNew.asp?idNoticia=C19227720091006&strNamePage=YAPRY025200910061H.SWF&codCuerpo=745&codRev=886&iNumPag=025&strFecha=2009-10-06&iPage=1&tipoPantalla=. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ Jacqueline Neiss (October 1, 2007). "NCIS's Cote de Pablo visits Israel". OK Magazine. p. 72. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. http://www.team-ncis.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=19746. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ Lee Hernandez (February 10, 2009). ""NCIS" Star Cote de Pablo, on the Pleasures of Kicking Men's Behinds on TV". latina.com. http://latina.com/blogs/vivo-por-tivo/ncis-star-cote-de-pablo-pleasures-kicking-mens-behinds-tv. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ Owen, Rob. "Prime Time - Carnegie Mellon Today". carnegiemellontoday.com. http://www.carnegiemellontoday.com/article.asp?aid=831. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Marsi, Steve (October 29, 2009). "Cote de Pablo Dishes on NCIS' Ziva and Tony". tvguide,com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/10/ncis-cote-de-pablo-michael-weatherly-dish-on-ziva-and-tony/. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Nudd, Tim (November 29, 2010). "NCIS's Cote de Pablo Loves Her Boyfriend for Being a Bad Influence - Cote de Pablo : People.com". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20445127,00.html. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Steely, Jon (April 2011). "Cote De Pablo The “NCIS” Special Agent Sings, Spars, Shoots, and Sleuths". venicemag.com. http://www.venicemag.com/news-article/cote-de-pablo-the-ncis-special-agent-sings-spars-shoots-and-sleuths/387. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Hahn, Kate (2011). "Cote de Pablo: Radiating Inner and Outer Beauty - Prevention.com". Prevention magazine. http://www.prevention.com/cote-de-pablo/list/4.shtml. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Imagen Award 2008 Nominations. http://www.imagen.org/awards/2008/nominees
- ^ Robertson, Willa. Alma Awards Announce Nominations. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007694.html?categoryid=1011&cs=1
- ^ Imagen Awards 2009 Nominations & Winners. http://www.imagen.org/awards/2009
- ^ Imagen Awards 2011 Nominees. http://www.imagen.org/awards/2011
- ^ Cubria, Kaitlin (July 28, 2011). "BIG Competition: Selena, Demi, Victoria and Naya Go Head-to-Head at the ALMA Awards." http://www.teen.com/selena-gomez-demi-lovato-2011-alma-awards-nominees/
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