Early life

Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Sephardi Jewish parents from Morocco. Her mother, Liliane, was born in Casablanca, and her father, Albert, in Rabat; Chriqui has relatives in Israel. Her family practiced 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 northeast of the city. Her mother, an aesthetician who once told Emmanuelle she would become an actress, died when Chriqui was sixteen years old.

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 played Eve in the 2005 comedy National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, and played Adam Sandler's love interest in the 2008 film 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. In April 2008, she won the Standout Performance Trophy at the Young Hollywood Awards.

Chriqui also starred in several music videos including Hinder's "Lips of an Angel", Zac Brown Band's "Whatever It Is", and Charles Perry's "I Could Be the Best Time of Your Life". 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 appeared in the 2008 film Cadillac Records 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 2010 sequel Elektra Luxx.

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	Donor, TheThe Donor	Patty
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	Crow: Wicked Prayer, TheThe Crow: Wicked Prayer	Lilly
2005	Waiting...	Tyla
2005	National Lampoon's Adam and Eve	Eve
2005	In the Mix	Dolly
2006	Waltzing Anna	Nurse Jill
2007	After Sex	Jordy
2008	August	Morela Sterling
2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Dalia Hakbarah
2008	Tortured	Becky	Video
2008	Cadillac Records	Revetta Chess
2009	Tom Cool	Chriqui
2009	Women in Trouble	Bambi
2009	Saint John of Las Vegas	Tasty D Lite
2009	Taking Chances	Lucy Shanks
2010	13	Aileen
2010	Elektra Luxx	Bambi Lindberg
2011	Girl Walks into a Bar	Teresa
2011	5 Days of War	Tatia Meddevi
2013	Three Night Stand	Robyn
2014	Relationship Status: It's Complicated	Vanessa
2014	Fort Bliss	Alma
2014	Short History of Decay, AA Short History of Decay	Erika Bryce
2015	Entourage	Sloan McQuewick
2015	The Steps	Marla
2016	Omphalos	Alise Spiegelman	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Bumper	"The Return of Sing Ling"
1995	Harrison Bergeron	Jeannie	TV film
1995	Forever Knight	Jude Deshnell	"Black Buddha: Part 2"
1996	Traders	Samira	"The Natari Affair"
1996	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Amanda	"The Tale of the Night Shift"
1997	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Melissa	"The Undead, The/Stalker"
1997	Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science	Rachel	"Sex Fiend"
1997	Unwed Father	Kayla	TV film
1997	Adventures of Sinbad, TheThe Adventures of Sinbad	Serendib	"Little Miss Magic"
1997-1998	Vampire Princess Miyu	Hisae Aoki (voice)	Regular role
1998	Principal Takes a Holiday	Roxanne	TV film
1998	Shattered Hearts: A Moment of Truth Movie	Cindy	TV film
1998	Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County	Renee	TV film
1998	Police Academy: The Series	Charlotte Ockleman	"Mr. I.Q."
1998	Greener Fields	Megan	TV film
1998	Futuresport	Gonzales	TV film
2003	Jake 2.0	Theresa Carano	"Arms and the Girl"
2005	O.C., TheThe O.C.	Jodie	"The Ex-Factor", "The Accomplice"
2005	Unscripted	Emmanuelle	"1.8", "1.9", "1.10"
2005-2011	Entourage	Sloan	Recurring role
2006	Deceit	Emily	TV film
2008	Robot Chicken	(voice)	"Monstourage", "PS: Yes, In That Way"
2011	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Kelly (voice)	"Mow Money / Love Stinks!"
2011	Borgias, TheThe Borgias	Sancha	"The French King", "Death, on a Pale Horse", "Nessuno (Nobody)"
2011-2012	Thundercats	Cheetara (voice)	Main role
2012-2013	Tron: Uprising	Paige (voice)	Main role
2012-2013	Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist	Lorelei Martins	Recurring role
2013	Ordained, TheThe Ordained	Sam	TV film
2013	Beware the Batman	Sapphire Stagg (voice)	"Toxic"
2013-2014	Cleaners	Veronica	Regular role
2014	Men at Work	Sasha	"I Take Thee, Gibbs"
2014	Beware the Batman	Sapphire Stagg (voice)	"Monsters"
2015	Killing Jesus	Herodias	TV miniseries
2015	Murder in the First	Raphaelle 'Raffi' Veracruz	Main role

Video games

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

Charities

Emmanuelle Chriqui supports the following charitable causes: Breast Cancer, Cancer.

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