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
Grusel, Grauen, Gänsehaut (1990),
Nick Knight - Der Vampircop (1992),
John Woo's Die Unfassbaren (1996) and
PSI Factor - Es geschieht jeden Tag (1996).
Her first Hollywood role was in
Detroit Rock City (1999). Her
breakout performance came in 2000's
Schneefrei (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
Eins, zwei, Pie - Wer die Qual hat, hat die Wahl (2000). She also starred in
the movie, Adam and 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
Leg dich nicht mit Zohan an (2008).
She reprise her role as Sloan in Entourage (2015).
