Ewa Da Cruz

Ewa Da Cruz is best known for her portrayal of the high-roller heiress Vienna Hyatt on As the World Turns.

Ewa was born in Troms and raised in Bergen, 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 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.

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.

She has played Vienna Hyatt on CBS's As the World Turns since 2006.

Her modelling career includes numerous print ads, editorials, runways, covers and commercials.

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 Shape-Up, KK, Det Nye and Mascara.

She is also known as Ewa Skulsta or Ewa Benedicte vre Skulstad. Ewa is actually pronounced Eva. Her name is Portuguese but she is half-Norwegian and half-Egyptian.