who played tony and ziva's daughter on ncis
Tali
title: Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David text: former CIA Agent Trent Kort, and Tony learns that he and Ziva have a daughter, who she named after her sister, Tali. These events drive Tony to leave NCIS to care for their daughter. Michael Weatherly was cast for the role of Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo in 2003 and appeared in every episode of the show's first 13 seasons. The character is portrayed as "complex": he is a former Baltimore homicide detective with a "heroic spirit" as well as a "total dinosaur in terms of sexual politics". In the second season finale, "NCIS" series regular Caitlin Todd was killed off after title: Anthony DiNozzo text: popular actors on primetime television, according to Q Score. In January 2016, Weatherly and CBS confirmed that Season 13 would be DiNozzo's last as a series regular. DiNozzo leaves after finding out that he has a daughter with his former partner and Special Agent Ziva David, who died in a mortar attack on her home in Israel. He decides to leave NCIS in order to "look for some answers" and to care for their daughter. Michael Weatherly was cast for the role of Tony DiNozzo in 2003. Series creator Don Bellisario related the events that led to Weatherly being selected: title: Cote de Pablo text: Cote de Pablo María José de Pablo Fernández, known professionally as Cote de Pablo (born November 12, 1979), is a Chilean-American actress and singer. Born in Santiago, Chile, at the age of ten she moved to the United States, where she studied acting. De Pablo co-hosted episodes of the Latin-American talk show "Control" with former "Entertainment Tonight" host, Carlos Ponce, at the age of 15 before attending Carnegie Mellon University to study music and theatre. After appearing in a number of television roles, she was cast to portray main character Ziva David in the CBS television series "NCIS" in 2005 title: Ziva David text: 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. In the season 13 finale, "Family First", in 2016, it is discovered that she has a daughter, Tali, with Anthony DiNozzo. During a mortar attack arranged by former CIA agent Trent Kort, Ziva is apparently killed. In an interview with "Deadline Hollywood", executive producer and show runner Gary Glasberg commented on Ziva's fate; "Tremendous thought was put into every element of what you saw last night ... down to title: Ziva David captivity storyline text: an assassin and being "an extremely skilled interrogator, nearly impossible to break". Initially rejected by most of the other characters, she is eventually accepted as a member of the NCIS team and as a surrogate daughter figure to team leader Gibbs (Mark Harmon). She also serves as a foil for Special Agent Tony DiNozzo, a former Baltimore homicide cop and "wannabe playboy" played by Michael Weatherly. Early on, producers began to toy with the idea of pairing them romantically but avoided going through with the relationship by dealing them a number of obstacles, namely difficult circumstances and other love interests.