Daniela Ruah
Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah Olsen (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles.
Also recorded as Daniela Sophia Korn Ruah
Daniela Ruah

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- Full name
- Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah.
- Born
- 1983. · Boston.
- Nationality
- Portugal and United States.
- Occupation
- actress, model and film director.
- Education
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, London Metropolitan University and Saint Julian's School.
- Languages
- Portuguese and English.
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Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah Olsen (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles.
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Daniela Ruah (born 1983) is a Portuguese and American actor, actress and film actor, among other activities. The actor was born Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah in Boston. Daniela Ruah studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, London Metropolitan University and Saint Julian's School. Languages used include English and Portuguese.
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Early life
Early life
Ruah was born in Boston, U.S., to Jewish parents from Portugal, where her mother is an otologist and her father is an ENT surgeon. When Ruah was 5, the family moved back to Portugal, where she attended St Julian's School and, at 16, began acting in telenovelas. She won a Portuguese-television dance competition. Ruah moved to the UK at the age of 18 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts from London Metropolitan University. She returned to Portugal where she continued acting, and in 2007 moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Ruah stated that she grew up in an environment that was both Sephardic and Ashkenazi; her father is of Portuguese-Jewish ancestry, and her mother's Jewish roots are in Russia, Ukraine and Portugal. She holds Portuguese and American citizenship.
Career
Career
Ruah started acting in Portuguese soap operas when she was a teen. She made her acting debut at 16, when she played Sara on the soap opera Jardins Proibidos ("Forbidden Gardens"). At 18, Ruah moved to London to attend college. After graduation, she returned to Portugal to pursue her acting career. She was the winner of the celebrity dance competition Dança Comigo (the Portuguese version of Dancing with the Stars) and got main roles in television series, short films, and theatre. In 2007, she moved to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Ruah starred as Special Agent Kensi Blye in NCIS: Los Angeles, which first aired on September 22, 2009. In 2011, she portrayed the character in a crossover guest appearance on the series Hawaii Five-0. While on NCIS in 2014 Ruah won an award for best on Best Prime-Time Television. In 2013, Ruah appeared in David Auburn's play Proof at Los Angeles' Hayworth Theatre. On January 8, 2018, it was confirmed that Ruah would co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal alongside Catarina Furtado, Sílvia Alberto and Filomena Cautela. In January 2026, Deadline Hollywood announced that Ruah would be producing and acting in a screen adaptation of Karen McQuestion's novel, The Moonlight Child. The project is slated for film with the title And Then She Was Gone, and will also feature her co-star from NCIS: Los Angeles, Natalia del Riego. The screenplay was written by Justin Kohlas who will executive produce under his KimberMark banner, alongside Ruah and Riccardo Maddalosso (Armageddon Time).
Personal life
Personal life
Ruah married David Olsen, the older brother and stunt double of Ruah's NCIS: Los Angeles co-star Eric Christian Olsen, in an interfaith ceremony on June 19, 2014. Olsen is Lutheran. They have a son, River Isaac Ruah Olsen (born December 30, 2013), and a daughter, Sierra Esther Ruah Olsen (born September 4, 2016).

Hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018: Daniela Ruah, Sílvia Alberto, Catarina Furtado and Filomena Cautela
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- 1.TVGuide.com. Daniela Ruah profile.
- 2.Sancton, Julian. Daniela Ruah Officially Checks In. Esquire. August 8, 2011.
- 3.London Metropolitan University. Hollywood movie and major LA pilot for London Met graduate. October 19, 2009.
- 4.Henerson, Evan. Film Fest celebrates Sephardim. Jewish Journal. November 8, 2012.
- 5.IMDB Daniela Ruah. IMDb.
- 6.Gostin, Nicki. Meet the 'NCIS:LA' star who won 'Dancing' in another country. CNN. February 29, 2012.
- 7.Ventura, Maria Ana. Daniela Ruah – Shoot for the stars. UP Magazine. November 1, 2011.
- 8.Gonzalez, Sandra. 'NCIS: LA' exec producer spills on Kensi's trip to 'Hawaii Five-0', possibility of another crossover. Entertainment Weekly. September 7, 2011.
- 9.King, Susan. The Whitmore family will never grow out of this stage. Los Angeles Times. May 7, 2013.
- 10.Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Quatro mulheres apresentam Festival Eurovisão da Canção em Lisboa. RTP Notícias. January 8, 2018.
- 11.European Broadcasting Union. Here come the girls! Presenters of Eurovision 2018 revealed!. eurovision.tv.
- 12.https://deadline.com/2026/01/daniela-ruah-ncis-los-angeles-natalia-del-riego-movie-1236700927/
- 13.https://es.hollywoodreporter.com/daniela-ruah-y-natalia-del-riego-protagonizaran-and-then-she-was-gone/
- 14.Miller, Gerri. NCIS: Los Angeles' Daniela Ruah on Interfaith Marriage and Motherhood. InterfaithFamily.com. August 28, 2014.
- 15.Frith, Vanessa. 'NCIS: LA' Daniela Ruah & David Olsen Marry. Enstarz.com. June 19, 2014.
- 16.Ruah, Daniela. Just lived the best week of my life; I married my best friend. [.]. 480502729685860352. June 21, 2014.
- 17.Rizzo, Monica. Baby Boy on the Way for Daniela Ruah. People. Meredith Corporation. September 16, 2013.
- 18.Michaud, Sarah. Daniela Ruah Welcomes Son River Isaac. People. Meredith Corporation. January 5, 2014.
- 19.Ruah, Daniela. Apparently she thought Labor Day weekend [.]. Instagram. September 7, 2016.
- 20.Kimble, Lindsay. Daniela Ruah Welcomes Daughter Sierra Esther. People. Meredith Corporation. September 7, 2016.
- 21.Soll, Lindsay. Teen Choice Awards 2010: First Round Of Nominees Announced. MTV. June 14, 2010.
- 22.Rabo de Peize. moviepilot.de.
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