Cote de Pablo starred in the premiere episode of Season 3 of "NCIS" and left in Season 11. Being a private person, she initially did not reveal why she left the show except that it was personal. Even though fans were rooting for a relationship between her and her onscreen partner Tony Dinozzo played by Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo was in a long-term relationship. The actress, who was happy in love with her partner who starred in "The Young and the Restless," credited him for being the worst influence in her life. After studying music theater, the Chile-born Miami-raised actress graduated in 2000 from Carnegie Mellon University. However, she did not move to Miami until she was ten, and that was when she learned to speak English. While at the university, she appeared in several theater productions. In 2001, she appeared on the New York City Public Theater stage before moving onto roles on the small screen. While in the United States, her paren
