Background
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.
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.
She is known for her performance on Home Box Office"s Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as Dalia, the love interest of Adam Sandler"s character in You Don"t Mess with the Zohan. She is also known for her role on The Mentalist television series as Lorelei Martins, accomplice to Red John. In May 2010, she topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list.
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. Chriqui attended the drama program at Unionville High School.
After high school, Chriqui decided to pursue a career in acting.
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 Lincolnshire 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 also starred in several music videos including Hinder"s "Lips of an Angel", Zac Brown Band"s "Whatever lieutenant 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.
