Daniela Ruah Net Worth

What is the Net Worth of Daniela Ruah?

Daniela Ruah Net Worth is US$ 7 Million as of January 2023.

Biography

Daniela Ruah is an established American actress known for her role as NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police drama series “NCIS: Los Angeles.” In the television series “Filha do Mar,” “Tu e Eu,” “Jardins Proibidos,” and “Dei-te Quase Tudp,” she played the lead role. Moreover, Ruah had appearances in the movies “Brave,” “Red Tails,” and “Red Tails.” Also, she has acted in several short films, such as “Blind Confession,” “Excuse,” “Canaviais,” and “Midnight Desire.” She has won several awards, including the “Golden Globe Award” for “Newcomer of the Year” for the television series “NCIS” and the “Television Action Icon Award” at the celebration of the Stuntwomen and Celebrity Awards.

Timeline

Early Life

Ruah was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Portuguese Jewish parents practicing ENT surgery; her mother is an otolaryngologist. Ruah’s family returned to Portugal when she was five years old. She went to St Julian’s School there and debuted in telenovelas at sixteen. She triumphed in a dance competition on Portuguese television.

At 18, Ruah emigrated to the UK and graduated from London Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts. She returned to Portugal and continued with her acting career before relocating to New York City in 2007 to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Ruah claimed to have grown up in a Sephardic and Ashkenazi household; her mother is of Russian, Ukrainian, and Portuguese Jewish origin, while her father is of Portuguese-Jewish ancestry. She is a citizen of both Portugal and the United States.

Career

When Ruah was a teenager, she began appearing in Portuguese soap operas. At age 16, In the television opera Jardins Proibidos, she played Sara.

Ruah relocated to London at age 18 to pursue college. She went back to Portugal to continue her acting career after graduating. After taking first place in the celebrity dance competition “Dança Comigo,” she was cast in leading parts in television shows, short films, and theater productions. To attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, she relocated to New York in 2007.

The September 22, 2009 premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles features Ruah in the lead role of Special Agent Kensi Blye. In a crossover guest role on Hawaii Five-0 in 2011, she took on the role of the character.

Ruah appeared in David Auburn’s play Evidence in 2013 at the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles.

Ruah will co-host the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with Slvia Alberto, Catarina Furtado, and Filomena Cautela, which was announced on January 8, 2018.

Daniela Ruah Net Worth Growth

Ruah acting career, which she started as a child actor in the early 1990s, has helped her accumulate an estimated US$ 7 million in net worth.

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Daniel Ruah’s career:

Films

• Red Tails (2012)
• Brave (2012)

Short Films

• Canaviais (2006)
• Blind Confession (20080
• Safe Haven (2009)
• Midnight Passion (2009)
• Tu & Eu (2011)
• Excuse (2016)

Television

• Jardins Proibidos (2000-2001)
• Filha do Mar (2001)
• Querida Mãe (2001)
• Elsa, Uma Mulher Assim (2001) 
• Inspector Max (2004)
• Dei-te Quase Tudo (2005-2006)
• Dança Comigo (2006)
• Tu e Eu (2006-2007)
• Casos da Vida (2008)
• Guiding Light (2009)
• NCIS (2009)
• NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-2023)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2011)
• Eurovision Song Contest 2018 (2018)
• A Espia (2020)
• The Traitors (2023)

Favorite Quotes from Daniela Ruah

“I’ve met real female NCIS agents who were smaller than I am. They were very petite.”

– Daniela Ruah

“Having a gun in your hand is very empowering.”

– Daniela Ruah

“My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.”

– Daniela Ruah

“Im not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition.”

– Daniela Ruah

“I was always such a skinny kid, so I kind of grew up with an I hate skinny mentality.”

– Daniela Ruah

“A family is created throughout the process, and it’s always difficult when you lose someone”.

– Daniela Ruah

“No actor in the world started off at the top”.

– Daniela Ruah

Key Life Lessons from Daniela Ruah

• You won’t have to work a day if you choose a career you love.

Frequently Asked Questions

Summary

Daniela Ruah is an established American actress. She has also acted in several short films and won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for “Newcomer of the Year” and the “Television Action Icon Award” at the Stuntwomen and Celebrity Awards. Daniela Ruah is a Portuguese-Jewish actress who grew up in a Sephardic and Ashkenazi household and is a citizen of Portugal and the United States. She began acting as a child actor in the early 1990s and has amassed an estimated US$ 7 million in net worth.