Maria José de Pablo Fernández (Cote de Pablo)
12th of November, 1979, Santiago, Chile
Raised in Miami
12th of November, 1979, Santiago, Chile
Raised in Miami
We've seen her in:
Cotrol - 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 (voice in video game) * Melanie Sanchez The Jury (10 episodes, 2004) * Marguerite Cisneros NCIS (100+ episodes, 2005 - present) * Ziva David The Last Rites of Ransom Pride * Bruja |
quotes“I actually never thought I’d be an actress. I always thought I was gonna be a singer because it was always what I did. I was a very quiet, shy kid and I was always making observations and I was always sort of hiding behind my grandmother’s skirt. I was watching things from afar. It wasn’t until I came to this country that I had to sort of crack the shell and develop a voice so that people didn’t walk all over me. And so I started expressing myself in many different ways and that’s how I landed on a stage in theater class in middle-school and that’s the beginning.”
“I feel like I’m Chilean and I’m American. I don’t feel I’m just one thing. I live in no mans land in many ways because I’m not Chilean and I’m not American… I relate to her more because I am a foreigner more than I would playing just an American person. It was very easy for me to identify with somebody who’s a foreigner, who doesn’t understand everything” “To maintain the fun and the lightness of it, all you have to dig deep into what makes these characters tick. What makes them sad? What makes them laugh? What turns them on?” “You always draw from yourselves even if you’re playing the most crazy type of person. What you really want is to be three-dimensional.” “I still get very excited when people say they fall in love. It doesn’t matter how old you are, falling in love is a beautiful thing. And I still act like I did when I was a teenager. I get fluttery and tap dance around. I’m never afraid of making funny faces or being completely goofy.” “I’ve always had a sense of responsibility—I think that comes with being the oldest kid in the family. Now, I’m getting more comfortable with acting a little younger and carefree because I’ve been so responsible my whole life. I’m letting go a little.” |