Ziva David

Ziva David (; Hebrew: זיוה דוד, , Ziva: "Radiance"; birth date November 12, 1982, Beersheba in the Negev desert of southern Israel) is a fictional character from the CBS television series NCIS, portrayed by Chilean-born American actress Cote de Pablo. Ziva first appeared in the Season 3 premiere episode, "Kill Ari (Part 1)", and became a regular cast member from the episode "Silver War". She replaced Caitlin "Kate" Todd (Sasha Alexander), who was killed at the hands of Ziva's half-brother, Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin), in the Season 2 finale. Following the onscreen death of the character's father in the Season 10, Gabi Coccio recurrently portrayed a young Ziva in flashbacks.