Ziva David
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| Ziva David | |
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| Rank | Officer |
| Gender | Female |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Actor | Cote de Pablo |
| First appearance | Kill Ari (Part 1) |
Ziva David (Hebrew: זיוה דוִד, pronounced "ZEE-va da-VEED") is a fictional character in the TV series, NCIS, played by Chilean-born actress Cote de Pablo. The character was introduced to the series in the third season premiere. De Pablo became a regular cast member from episode "Silver War" onwards.
The character is Jewish, though the episodes' plots rarely draw attention to this and it is only lightly touched on during the series. She eats no meat, unless it is kosher, and is consistently seen wearing the Star of David on her necklace.
de Pablo describes the character as someone who is "completely different from anyone else on the show" and that because "she's been around men all her life; she's used to men in authority. She's not afraid of men."[1]
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[edit] Character story
[edit] Backstory
When her younger sister, Tali, was killed in a Hamas suicide bombing, Ziva was already a Mossad operative at the time and states that she was in the Israeli army for an unspecified time (It is assumed that this time was at least two years as that is the minimum compulsory service all Israeli women undertake), whilst claiming that no-one recruited her, she volunteered for Mossad.[2]
Ziva speaks at least six languages fluently: English, Hebrew,[3] Spanish,[4] Arabic,[5] Turkish[6] and French.[7] She is also able to speak basic German, Italian and Russian.[5]
[edit] Story
Ziva is a Mossad agent sent to NCIS following the murder of Special Agent Caitlin Todd by a rogue Mossad operative named Ari Haswari. She was Ari's control officer and half-sister; they share the same father, who was the Deputy-Director of Mossad (he has since been promoted to full-Director). During Kill Ari (Part 2), NCIS Special Agent Gibbs is cornered by Ari, but then Ziva emerges and kills Ari. After Ari's death, she asked to be assigned as a liaison for Mossad at NCIS, where she subsequently joined Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs' team.
In the end of the fifth season of NCIS, Ziva's liaison position was terminated under the orders of newly appointed Director Vance following the death of Director Shepard.
[edit] References
- ^ Mason, Dave, "De Pablo adds spice to 'NCIS'", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 3, 2006. Retrieved on October 7, 2007.
- ^ "Kill Ari (Part 2)", NCIS, Season 3 Episode 2.
- ^ "Kill Ari (Part 1)", NCIS, Season 3 Episode 1.
- ^ "Iced", NCIS, Season 3 Episode 19.
- ^ a b "Faking It", NCIS, Season 4 Episode 4.
- ^ "Hiatus (Part 1)", NCIS, Season 3 Episode 23.
- ^ "Cover Story", NCIS, Season 4 Episode 20.
[edit] External links
- Ziva David - CBS's Official NCIS Wiki
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