Daniela Ruah

Already a renowned celebrity in her native Portugal by the time she began her Hollywood career, Daniela Ruah emerged as the breakout star of the critically acclaimed action drama "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS, 2009- ). Ruah held her own as a feisty and quick-thinking female agent working alongside a pair of undercover alpha males (Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J). Her character's tough exterior, mixed with a quirky dash of vulnerability, allowed the talented star to display wit, charm and sex appeal while shooting guns and blowing up cars. Ruah turned in a less physically demanding performance as an Italian woman who falls in love with a World War II hero in the 2010 biopic, "Red Tails," a notable American film debut from a truly versatile and committed actress.