Ewa Da Cruz (born Ewa Benedicte Övre Skulstad; July 9, 1977) also known as Ewa Skulstad or Ewa Benedicte Övre Skulstad, is a Norwegian-American

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and

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. Da Cruz is best known for her portrayal of the high-roller heiress Vienna Hyatt on ''

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'', CBS.

Biography

Da Cruz was born in Tromsø and raised in

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. She began her modeling career in her native Norway, at eight years of age, for a major clothing line. She continued to model for print ads, editorials and runways in

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. Her career in Norway includes commercial work, along with short films, documentaries and theatre work before moving to the United States.

Acting

She came to the United States to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and graduated in 2004. She was then selected to become a member of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts Theatre Company for 2004-2005. She has also appeared in the video "Su Veneno" ("Her Poison") by Aventura. Since moving to New York, she has appeared in such films as ''Bella'', '' Kettle of Fish'', ''Sex & Sushi'', ''Dice'', ''Charlie'', ''Abingdon'', ''I Think I Thought'', and ''Dogs Lie''. She played Vienna Hyatt on CBS's ''

'' from 2006 to 2010.. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. She has also appeared in supporting roles, on such TV shows as '' Lipstick Jungle'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Awards

Da Cruz was named one of Soap's most beautiful women in

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in 2007. She was also voted ATWT's hottest "newcomer" in Soap Opera Digest in 2007. At Soap Central she was nominated and won the 2007 Dankies as an Outstanding Special Guest or Recurring Role. She was also nominated at the 2007-2008 Dankies for a host of awards, including; Outstanding Supporting Actress, Outstanding Newcomer, Favourite Onscreen Couple or Duo, Outstanding Overall Performer and Most Attractive Female Star, (for which she won).

Modeling

Her modelling career includes numerous print ads, editorials, runways, covers and commercials both in Europe and USA. Da Cruz posed

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in the Norwegian edition of

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magazine and was the

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of the month for May 1999. She has also appeared in Magazines such as ''Film Tidskrift'', ''Shape-Up'', ''KK'', ''Det Nye'', ''Mascara'', ''Rouge'', ''

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'', ''Capitol File'' and ''

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''. Da Cruz has also been the cover model for several romance novels, including

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’s ‘’Scandalous Desires’’.

Writing

She is a freelance journalist with monthly columns in the Norwegian editions of magazines such as ''Rouge'', ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Mascara''.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Da Cruz, Ewa 1977 births People from Tromsø Actors from Bergen Living people Norwegian film actresses Norwegian soap opera actresses Norwegian television actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses Female models from New York (state) Norwegian emigrants to the United States American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni 21st-century Norwegian actresses 21st-century American women