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Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Chriqui, 2008
Born	Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10) (age 30) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Years active	1995 – present

Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui (born December 10, 1977) is a Canadian actress who has appeared on both television and the big screen. Her roles on HBO's Entourage as Sloan and as Dalia Hakbarah, the Palestinian hair stylist and love interest to the title character in You Don't Mess With The Zohan and Unscripted as herself, along with two appearances on The O.C. as Jodie, have increased her visibility and exposure in the entertainment world. In May of 2006, Maxim magazine named her no. 37 in its annual Hot 100 list.¹

Biography

Early life

Chriqui (pronounced similar to shreeky) was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Moroccan Jewish immigrants.²³ Her mother was born in Casablanca and her father in Rabat.⁴ Chriqui has relatives in Israel² and was raised in Sephardi Orthodox Judaism.⁵

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 Unionville, Markham, a suburb northeast of the city.⁶ As a child, she took acting classes, for which her older brother paid. Chriqui attended the drama program at Unionville High School.⁷ After high school, Emmanuelle decided to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Chriqui at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Chriqui began acting as a 10-year-old in a McDonald's commercial. She moved to Vancouver in the mid-90s, 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, On the Line, and In the Mix. She starred opposite Cameron Douglas in the movie Adam And Eve and played the sexy virgin character of Eve. One of her more recent parts was in the film You Don't Mess with the Zohan, where she played an Arabian immigrant living in New York, who is the star's (Adam Sandler) love interest.

While her film career was taking off, she still had time to do television. She appeared in the hit show Entourage playing Sloan McQuewick and played a sexy extra in the show Unscripted. Chriqui has also guest starred in several other television shows.

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.⁸ Recently, she won the Standout Performance Trophy at the Young Hollywood Awards.⁹ She threw the first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodger game on June 8, 2008.

Chriqui will be seen in 2009 as one of several women whose lives interconnect in the comedy Women In Trouble.

Personal life

Chriqui has a boyfriend who works as an architect and whom she has been dating for five years.¹⁰ Chriqui is also applying for American citizenship, according to an interview on the The Tony Danza Show.

Filmography

Anime roles

• Vampire Princess Miyu - Hisae Aoki (voice of English version) in season 1, 14 episodes

Television roles

• Entourage - Sloan McQuiwick from season 2 to season 5, 13 episodes
• Jake 2.0 - Theresa Carano in season 1, episode Arms and the Girl
• The OC - Jodie in season 2, episodes The Ex-Factor and The Accomplice
• Unscripted - Herself in season 1, episodes 8, 9 and 10

Filmography

• Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998) - Renee
• Detroit Rock City (1999) - Barbara
• Ricky 6 (2000) - Lee
• 100 Girls (2000) - Patty
• Snow Day (2000) - Claire Bonner
• On the Line (2001) - Abbey
• Wrong Turn (2003) - Carly
• In the Mix (2005)- Dolly Pacelli
• National Lampoon's Adam & Eve (2005) - Eve
• The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) - Lily Ignites The Dawn
• Waiting... (2005) - Tyla
• Waltzing Anna (2006) - Nurse Jill
• Deceit (2006) -- Emily
• After Sex (2007) - Jordy
• You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) - Dalia
• August (2008) - Morella
• Tortured (2008) - Becky
• Patriotville (2008) - Lucy
• Cadillac Records (2008) - Revetta Chess

References

External links

• Emmanuelle Chriqui at the Internet Movie Database
• Emmanuelle Chriqui Web Page