Ewa Da Cruz
Encyclopedia
Ewa Da Cruz also known as Ewa Skulstad or Ewa Benedicte Övre Skulstad, is a television
, soap opera
and film
actress.
on As the World Turns
, CBS.
, Norway
. 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 Oslo
. Her career in Norway includes commercial work, along with short films, documentaries and theatre work before moving to the USA.
She has also appeared in the video "Su Veneno" ("Her Poison") by Aventura Aventura.
Since moving to New York, she has appeared in such films as Bella
, Kettle of Fish, Sex & Sushi, Dice, Charlie, Abingdon and I Think I Thought, "Dogs Lie".
She has played Vienna Hyatt
on CBS's As the World Turns
since 2006.
She has also appeared in smaller roles, on such TV shows as Lipstick Jungle, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Damages.
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).
Da Cruz posed nude in the Norwegian edition of Playboy
Magazine and was the Playmate
of the month for May 1999.
She has also appeared in Magazines such as Film Tidskrift, Shape-Up, KK, Det Nye, Mascara, Rouge, Watch Magazine, Capitol File and French Vogue.
but she is half-Norwegian and half-Egyptian
. Ewa is pronounced Eva.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actress.
Vienna Hyatt
Vienna Hyatt is a character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. She has been played by Ewa Da Cruz from June 16, 2006 to July 19, 2006 and from October 26, 2006 to July 19, 2010....
on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
, CBS.
Biography
Da Cruz was born in Tromsø and raised in BergenBergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. 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 Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. Her career in Norway includes commercial work, along with short films, documentaries and theatre work before moving to the USA.
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 Aventura.
Since moving to New York, she has appeared in such films as Bella
Bella (film)
Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:...
, Kettle of Fish, Sex & Sushi, Dice, Charlie, Abingdon and I Think I Thought, "Dogs Lie".
She has played Vienna Hyatt
Vienna Hyatt
Vienna Hyatt is a character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. She has been played by Ewa Da Cruz from June 16, 2006 to July 19, 2006 and from October 26, 2006 to July 19, 2010....
on CBS's As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
since 2006.
She has also appeared in smaller roles, on such TV shows as Lipstick Jungle, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Damages.
Awards
Da Cruz was named one of Soap's most beautiful women in Soap Opera DigestSoap Opera Digest
Soap Opera Digest is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information...
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 nude in the Norwegian edition of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
Magazine and was the Playmate
Playmate
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month . The PMOM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, as well as a short biography and the "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and...
of the month for May 1999.
She has also appeared in Magazines such as Film Tidskrift, Shape-Up, KK, Det Nye, Mascara, Rouge, Watch Magazine, Capitol File and French Vogue.
Writing
She is a freelance journalist with monthly columns in the Norwegian editions of magazines such as Rouge, Cosmopolitan and Mascara.Personal
Her name is PolishPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
but she is half-Norwegian and half-Egyptian
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
. Ewa is pronounced Eva.