Emmanuelle Chriqui
- Actress
- Producer
Emmanuelle Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Moroccan Jewish
immigrants, Liliane (Benisty) and Albert Chriqui. Her family moved to Toronto when she was two years old. At
the age of 10, Chriqui appeared in a McDonald's commercial. She moved
to Vancouver, guest-starring in series such as
Fais-moi peur ! (1990),
Le justicier des ténèbres (1992),
Les repentis (1996) and
Psi Factor, chroniques du paranormal (1996).
Her first Hollywood role was in
Detroit Rock City (1999). Her
breakout performance came in 2000's
Jour blanc (2000), in which she played the
foxy "Claire Bonner." She appeared in rock band
Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" music video in 2006.
Emmanuelle later starred in several films and was nominated for a DVD
Exclusive Award as Best Actress for her performance in
100 Girls (2000). She also starred in
the movie, National Lampoon's Adam & Eve (2005),
opposite Cameron Douglas.
Chriqui increased her visibility by playing "Sloan" on the HBO hit
show, Entourage (2004), and by
starring opposite Adam Sandler in
Rien que pour vos cheveux (2008).
She reprise her role as Sloan in Entourage (2015).
