Emmanuelle Chriqui

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 the lost interest of Adam Sandler in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan. In May 2010, she topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list.
==Early Life==
Chriqui was born in Montreat, Quebec, the daughter of Moroccan Jewish immigrants. Her mother was born in Casablanca and her father in Rabat, and 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 north east of the city. Her mother, who once told her she would become an actress, died when Chriqui was very young.
As a child, she took acting classes, for which her older 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 and played the character of Eve, and played star 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 Beyonce Knowles. Chriqui was seen in 2009 as one of several women whose lives interconnect in the comedy Women in Trouble and will appear in its sequel, Elektra Luxx, its release in 2010.
In 2010 Chriqui joined Showtime's 2011 series, The Borgias. She has also been confirmed as the voice of Cheetara in the ThunderCats 2011 animated series.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Role
1995	Harrison Bergeron 	Jeannie
1995	Forever Knight 	Jude Deshnell
1995	The Donor 	Patty
1996	Are You Afraid of the Dark? 	Amanda
1996	A Champion's Fight 	Cindy
1998	Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County	Renee Laurent
1998	Principal Takes A Holiday 	Roxane
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	The O.C. 	Jodie
2005	Candy Paint 	Angela Martinez
2005	Unscripted 	Emmanuelle
2005	Waiting... 	Tyla
2005	The Crow: Wicked Prayer 	Lilly
2005	Entourage 	Sloan McQuewick
2005	National Lampoon's Adam & Eve 	Eve
2005	In the Mix 	Dolly
2006	Waltzing Anna 	Nurse Jill
2006	Deceit 	Emily
2007	After Sex 	Jordy
2008	August 	Morela Sterling
2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan 	Dahlia
2008	Tortured 	Becky
2008	Cadillac Records 	Revetta Chess
2009	Women in Trouble 	Bambi
2009	Taking Chances 	Lucy
2009	Saint John of Las Vegas 	
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2010	13 	Aileen
2010	Elektra Luxx 	Bambi
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops 	Numbers
2011	Science Ninja Team Gatchaman 	
2011	Girl Walks Into a Ball 	Teresa
2011	5 Days of War 	Tatia
2011	The Borgias 	Sancia
2011	ThunderCats 	Cheetera
2011	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 	Kelly
2012	Tron: Uprising 	Paige
2012	The Metalist 	Lorelei Martins
Category:You Don't Mess with the Zohan