Emmanuelle Chriqui

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Emmanuelle Chriqui

Chriqui at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Born Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui
December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10) (age 31)
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, You Don't Mess With The Zohan as Dalia Hakbarah, 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 2006, Maxim magazine named her no. 37 in its annual Hot 100 list.[1]

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[edit] Early life

Chriqui (pronounced like "shree-kee") was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Moroccan Jewish immigrants.[2][3] Her mother was born in Casablanca and her father in Rabat.[4] Chriqui has relatives in Israel[2] and her family practiced Orthodox Judaism in the Sephardic tradition.[5]

Chriqui has an older brother, Serge and an older sister, Asil. 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.

[edit] Career

Chriqui began acting as a 16-year-old (confirmed in an interview on the Junkies radio show DC July 17) 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, Wrong Turn, On the Line, and In the Mix. She starred opposite Cameron Douglas in the movie National Lampoon's Adam & 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 a Palestinian 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 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.

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

Chriqui also starred in Zac Brown Bands "Whatever it is" music video

[edit] Personal life

Chriqui has a fiance (as of June 11th) 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.

On Friday July 17th on the Junkies radio show, she confirmed she is dating someone else and is not the fiance of the architech anymore. When asked if she dated any of her drama school male friends, she stated that she dated the football players, not the drama guys.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Anime roles

[edit] Television roles

  • Entourage - Sloan McQuiwick from season 2 to season 6, 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

[edit] Film

[edit] References

  1. ^ Emmanuelle Chriqui of 2006 Hot 100 on Maxim.com
  2. ^ a b Sideshow: Queen is royally displeased | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/22/2008
  3. ^ 'In the Mix' with Emmanuelle Chriqui at Hollywood.com
  4. ^ HBO: Entourage: Interview: Emmanuelle Chriqui
  5. ^ Generation J interview with Emmanuelle Chriqui
  6. ^ Emmanuelle Chriqui
  7. ^ Adam Sandler's costar, Emmanuelle Chriqui - Who's News Blog - USAWEEKEND.com
  8. ^ Emmanuelle Chriqui - Awards
  9. ^ Emmanuelle and Donald scoop Hollywood awards
  10. ^ EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI INTERVIEW | Women's Health Magazine

[edit] External links

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