Emmanuelle Chriqui Biography

Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui (born December 10, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as Dalia, the love interest of Adam Sandler's character in You Don't Mess with the Zohan. She is also known for her role as Red John's accomplice, Lorelei Martins on The Mentalist. In May 2010, she topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list.

Early life

Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Moroccan Jewish immigrants. Her mother, Liliane, was born in Casablanca, and her father in Rabat, and Chriqui has relatives in Israel. Her family practised Orthodox Judaism in the Sephardic tradition.

Chriqui has an older brother, Serge and an older sister, Laurence. When she was almost two, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario. She grew up in Markham-Unionville, a suburb north east of the city. Her mother, an esthetician who once told Emmanuelle she would become an actress, died when Chriqui was very young.

As a child, she took acting classes, for which her brother paid. Chriqui attended the drama program at Unionville High School. After high school, Chriqui decided to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Chriqui began acting as a 10-year-old in a McDonald's commercial. She moved to Vancouver in the mid-1990s, guest-starring in series such as Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Forever Knight, Once a Thief and Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal. Her first Hollywood role was as a supporting character in Detroit Rock City (1999). Chriqui later appeared in several movies, such as 100 Girls, Wrong Turn, On the Line and In the Mix. She starred opposite Cameron Douglas in the movie National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, playing the character of Eve and played Adam Sandler's love interest in You Don't Mess with the Zohan.

Chriqui was nominated for a Best Actress DVD Exclusive Award for her performance in 100 Girls and was nominated, with Lance Bass, for a Choice Liplock Teen Choice Award in On the Line. Recently, she won the Standout Performance Trophy at the Young Hollywood Awards.

Chriqui also starred in Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" music video as well as in the Zac Brown Band's "Whatever It Is" music video. She threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game on June 8, 2008. Chriqui was on the cover of the Autumn 2008 issue of Naked Eye.

She acted in the film Cadillac Records (2008) as Revetta Chess, where she performed with Beyoncé Knowles. Chriqui was seen in 2009 as one of several women whose lives interconnect in the comedy Women in Trouble and appeared in its sequel Elektra Luxx, which was released in 2010.

In 2010 Chriqui joined Showtime's 2011 series, The Borgias. She is also the voice of Cheetara in the ThunderCats 2011 animated series.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Harrison Bergeron	Jeannie	TV film
1995	The Donor	Patty
1997	Unwed Father	Kayla	TV film
1998	Principal Takes a Holiday	Roxane	TV film
1998	A Champion's Fight	Cindy	TV film
1998	Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County	Renee Laurent	TV film
1998	Cuori in Campo	Megan	TV film
1998	Futuresport	Gonzales	TV film
1999	Detroit Rock City	Barbara
2000	Snow Day	Claire Bonner
2000	Ricky 6	Lee
2000	100 Girls	Patty
2001	On the Line	Abbey
2003	Wrong Turn	Carly
2003	Rick	Duke's Long-Suffering Wife
2005	Candy Paint	Angela Martinez	Short film
2005	Waiting...	Tyla
2005	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Lilly
2005	National Lampoon's Adam & Eve	Eve
2005	In the Mix	Dolly
2006	Waltzing Anna	Nurse Jill
2006	Deceit	Emily	TV film
2007	After Sex	Jordy
2008	August	Morela Sterling
2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Dalia
2008	Tortured	Becky
2008	Cadillac Records	Revetta Chess
2009	Tom Cool	Unknown
2009	Women in Trouble	Bambi
2009	Saint John of Las Vegas	Tasty D Lite
2009	Taking Chances	Lucy
2010	13	Aileen
2010	Elektra Luxx	Bambi
2011	Girl Walks into a Bar	Teresa
2011	5 Days of War	Tatia
2013	A Short History of Decay	Erika Bryce
2013	Fort Bliss		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Bumper	"The Return of Sing Ling" (season 3: episode 4)
1995	Forever Knight	Jude Deshnell	"Black Buddha: Part 2" (season 3: episode 2)
1996	Traders	Samira	"The Natari Affair" (season 2: episode 2)
1996	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Amanda	"The Tale of the Night Shift" (season 5: episode 12)
1997	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Melissa	"The Undead / The Stalker" (season 1: episode 13)
1997	Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science	Rachel	"Sex Fiend" (season 1: episode 7)
1997"1998	Vampire Princess Miyu	Hisae Aoki	Voice role; 14 episodes
1997	The Adventures of Sinbad	Serendib	"Little Miss Magic" (season 1: episode 6)
1998	Once a Thief	Unknown	"The Last Temptation of Vic" (season 1: episode 12)
2001	MADtv	Herself	(season 7: episode 4)
2002	The Proud Family	Additional Voices	Uncredited "A Hero for Halloween" (season 2: episode 2)
2003	Jake 2.0	Theresa Carano	"Arms and the Girl" (season 1: episode 4)
2005	The O.C.	Jodie	"The Ex-Factor" (season 2: episode 9) "The Accomplice" (season 2: episode 10)
2005"2011	Entourage	Sloan McQuewick	Recurring character; 31 episodes
2008 2009	Robot Chicken	Various	"Monstourage" (season 3: episode 18) "PS: Yes, in That Way" (season 4: episode 6)
2010	American Dad!	Unknown	"A Jones for a Smith" (season 5: episode 11) "The Return of the Bling" (season 5: episode 13)
2010	Phineas and Ferb	Additional Voices	"Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!" (season 2: episode 31-32)
2011	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Kelly	"Mow Money/Love Stinks!" (season 2: episode 1)
2011	The Borgias	Sancha	"The French King" (season 1: episode 6) "Death, on a Pale Horse" (season 1: episode 7) "Nessuno (Nobody)" (season 1: episode 9)
2011"2012	Thundercats	Cheetara	Voice role; 20 episodes
2012"2013	The Mentalist	Lorelei Martins	"The Crimson Hat" (season 4: episode 24) "The Crimson Ticket" (season 5: episode 1) "Red Sails in the Sunset" (season 5: episode 8) "There Will Be Blood" (season 5: episode 16) "Red John Rules" (Season 5: episode 22)
2012"present	Tron: Uprising	Paige	Voice role; main character

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Numbers	Voice-over and a short live action appearance