Cote de Pablo is a Chilean-American actress and singer who is best known for portraying roles such as Ziva David in NCIS, Marguerite Cisneros in The Jury, and Shirah in The Dovekeepers. She has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as The $treet, Control, The Education of Max Bickford, The Last Rites of Ransom Pride, The 33, and many more. For her acting skills, she has been honored with several awards such as the Imagen Award and ALMA Award.

Born Name

María José de Pablo Fernández

Nick Name

Coté de Pablo

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Santiago, Chile

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Cote de Pablo attended Arvida Middle School and also studied musical theatre from New World School of the Arts.

In 2000, Cote finally graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music and theater.

Occupation

Actress, singer

Family

• Father – Francisco de Pablo
• Mother – María Olga Fernández
• Siblings – Andrea (Younger Sister), Francisco (Brother) (Disc Jockey)

Manager

Paradigm Talent Agency

Genre

Torch song

Instruments

Vocals

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

64 kg or 141 pounds

Boyfriend / Spouse

Cote de Pablo dated –

Race / Ethnicity

Multiracial

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Chilean-American looks

Measurements

36-29-35 in or 91.5-74-89 cm

Dress Size

10 (US) or 42 (EU)

Bra Size

34B

Shoe Size

7 (US)

Brand Endorsements

In 2004, she was seen in a Volkswagen commercial.

Cote has also appeared in a couple of anti-aging skin care system infomercials.

Religion

De Pablo was raised Catholic. She now believes in God.

It is not known if she follows certain religion or not.

Best Known For

Playing Ziva David in the CBS police procedural drama series NCIS from 2005 to 2014. She appeared in a total of 190 episodes.

As a Singer

Cote de Pablo performed Tom Waits’ song “Temptation” on NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack in 2009.

As a singer, she has also contributed in the songs “Samba in Prelude” and “Cry Me a River” from musical artist Roberto Pitre’s Vivo en vida album.

First Film

She first appeared in the 2010 action-western film The Last Rites of Ransom Pride for her role as Bruja.

First TV Show

From 1994 to 1995, she was the co-host of the television series Control.

Personal Trainer

Cote de Pablo gained 15-20 pounds for her role in the biographical disaster-survival drama film The 33 (2015).

Cote loves to wear short dresses. So, she makes sure her legs look good in them. Of course, she has to do some sort of physical exercises to keep her body in shape. For that, she does exercises with BOSU ball. Core workout is also necessary. So, BOSU ball also helps her in that.

She also prefers to doing yoga 4 to 5 days in a week. She does open flow Vinyasa.

Her typical diet plan (for a day) looks like –

• Breakfast – Bowl full of fruits, wholemeal toast with avocado
• Lunch – Chicken salad (with avocado)
• Dinner – Fish / chicken

She is an avocado freak and tries to put it in her every meal.

She doesn’t eat post 7 pm.

She also doesn’t deprive herself of sleep. According to her, 8 hours of sound sleep is necessary for an individual who remains moderately active throughout the day.

Cote de Pablo Favorite Things

Her favorite thing in the world is doing stunts.

Cote de Pablo Facts

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