Ziva David

Ziva David זיוה דוד
NCIS character
Cote de Pablo as Ziva David in the Season 3 episode, "Silver War".
First appearance	"Kill Ari (Part 1)"
Last appearance	"Past, Present, and Future
Created by	Donald P. Bellisario
Portrayed by	Cote de Pablo Gabi Coccio (teenage Ziva; flashbacks only)
Information
Occupation	NCIS Special Agent Mossad Liaison Officer Mossad operative, control officer Soldier in the Israeli Army
Family	Eli David (father, deceased) Rivka David (mother, deceased) Ari Haswari (paternal half brother, deceased) Tali David (sister, deceased)
Children	Tali (daughter with Anthony DiNozzo)
Religion	Jewish
Nationality	Israeli; American
Career at NCIS
Position	Special Agent (seasons 7–11) Mossad Liaison Officer (seasons 3–7)
Rank	Junior field agent Probationary field agent (season 7)
Years of Service	c. 2005–2013

Ziva David (/ˈziːvə dəˈviːd/; Hebrew: זיוה דוד, pronounced [ˈziva daˈvid], 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 Season 10, Gabi Coccio recurrently portrayed a young Ziva in flashbacks.

Ziva is introduced to the show as an Israeli citizen, agent of Kidon unit of the Mossad, daughter of Mossad Director Eli David, and friend of NCIS Director Jenny Shepard. She was assigned to NCIS as a liaison officer in an arrangement between Eli and Jenny, a position she held for four years until she returned to Mossad in the Season 6 finale, "Aliyah". After being captured by terrorists in Somalia while on assignment for Mossad and presumed dead, she was eventually saved by Gibbs, Tony and McGee, who brought her back to America. These events led to her resigning from Mossad, applying to become an NCIS agent, and being sworn in as a U.S. citizen.