Her character, Ziva David, is far from one to be nervous and over the years has been one of the toughest members of the NCIS team. So, where did de Pablo draw the inspiration for that toughness from?

In a show that has been on as long as NCIS has, many characters have come and gone since its premiere in 2003. One of the most popular additions, Cote de Pablo’s Ziva David, came to the show in ...