Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui, a Canadian actress of Moroccan Jewish descent, was born on December 10, 1977, in Montreal, Canada.

Biography and life story of celebrity in English.

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Name in English: Emmanuelle Chriqui
Name in Arabic: إيمانويل الشريكي
Nationality: Canada
Languages: English, French
Religion: Judaism
Origin: Morocco
Date of Birth: December 10, 1977
Place of Birth: Montreal, Canada
Age: 44 years (in 2022)
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Profession: Actress
Genre: Hollywood Films
Years Active: 1987 – Present

Biography, Life story

Emmanuelle Chriqui was born on December 10, 1977, in Montreal, Canada, to Moroccan Jewish parents who immigrated to Canada. Her mother was born in Casablanca and aspired for her to become an actress, but she passed away when Emmanuelle was young. Her father was born in Rabat, and she has relatives in Israel. Her family follows Orthodox Judaism and are of Sephardic Jewish descent. Chriqui is the youngest of her siblings, having an older brother and sister. At the age of two, her family moved to Toronto, the largest city in Canada and the capital of Ontario. As a child, she took acting lessons encouraged by her older brother, attended a high school to study drama, and after graduation, decided to pursue a career in acting. She is fluent in both English and French.

Emmanuelle began appearing on television at the age of ten through commercials for the McDonald’s restaurant chain. After moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, in the mid-1990s, she appeared in several television episodes and films, participating in Canadian TV series like Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Forever Knight, and Kung Fu, among others. Her Hollywood debut came in 1999 with a role in Detroit Rock City, and she gained recognition for her performance in Snow Day, which opened doors for her to further success and subsequent film roles, including The Mix with the global star Usher, along with appearing in the music video for Hinder’s “Lips of an Angel”, which achieved significant success.

Emmanuelle Chriqui gained fame when she was cast in a recurring role in the series Entourage starting in 2005, as well as her role as Adam Sandler’s girlfriend in the film You Don’t Mess with the Zohan. In 2010, she was ranked first on the AskMen list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women in the World. She joined the Showtime series The Borgias in 2011.

Filmography

Films

The Donor (1995), Detroit Rock City (1999), Snow Day, Ricky 6, 100 Girls (2000), On the Line (2001), Wrong Turn, Rick (2003), Candy Paint, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, Waiting…, National Lampoon’s Adam and Eve, In the Mix (2005), Waltzing Anna (2006), After Sex (2007), August, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Tortured, Cadillac Records (2008), Tom Cool, Women in Trouble, Saint John of Las Vegas, Taking Chances (2009), 13, Elektra Luxx (2010), Girl Walks into a Bar, 5 Days of War (2011), Three Night Stand (2013), Relationship Status: It’s Complicated, Fort Bliss, A Short History of Decay (2014), Entourage, The Steps (2015), Omphalos (2016).

Television

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Harrison Bergeron, Forever Knight (1995), Traders, Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1996), Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science, Unwed Father, The Adventures of Sinbad (1997), Vampire Princess Miyu (1997-1998), Principal Takes a Holiday, Shattered Hearts: A Moment of Truth Movie, Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County, Police Academy: The Series, Greener Fields, Futuresport (1998), Jake 2.0 (2003), The O.C., Unscripted (2005), Entourage (2005-2011), Deceit (2006), Robot Chicken (2008), Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, The Borgias (2011), Thundercats (2011-2012), Tron: Uprising, The Mentalist (2012-2013), The Ordained, Beware the Batman (2013), Cleaners (2013-2014), Men at Work, Beware the Batman (2014), Killing Jesus, Murder in the First (2015).