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Emmanuelle Chriqui was born on
December 10th, 1977 in Montreal, Canada. The Moroccan Chriqui (pronounced
shree-kee) family moved to Toronto when Emmanuelle was 6 years old.
Emmanuelle and her older sister and brother spent the rest of their
childhoods there. When Emmanuelle was 9, she realized that acting was
something she wanted to do more than anything else. Her parents couldn't
afford acting lessons but Serge, her older brother, who was 18 at the
time, dipped into his own pockets and paid for the classes himself. With
her family's unshakable support, a 10-year-old Emmanuelle began her acting
career in a McDonald's commercial, with a dancing cheeseburger on her
sweatshirt. More commercials followed but she had yet to be a superstar.
After a few years, Chriqui relocated to Vancouver and began auditioning
for TV shows. Supporting herself by working as a waitress, she landed
guest-starring roles in the mid-'90s, in Canadian series such as Are You
Afraid of the Dark?, Forever Knight, Kung Fu, Once a Thief, and Psi
Factor. Then came a succession of TV movies that allowed her to receive
more exposure, including Harrison Bergeron (1995) with Christopher Plummer
and Sean Astin, Unwed Father (1997), Principal Takes a Holiday (1998) with
Kevin Nealon, and Futuresport (1998) with Wesley Snipes and Vanessa
Williams. With these projects under her belt, Chriqui was ready for
meatier parts. Hollywood came calling and she was offered a supporting
role in Detroit Rock City (1999), the story of four teenage boys who try
to attend a KISS concert. Even though her screen time was limited, it
served as a stepping stone and her next movie, Snow Day (2000), put her on
the map. In this Nickelodeon production, Emmanuelle portrayed Claire
Bonner, the most popular girl in school. Once again, her name wasn't on
the marquee but she left an impression and even starred in the Hoku music
video for "Another Dumb Blonde" (from the Snow Day soundtrack).
Emmanuelle's next projects were the horror thriller Ricky 6 (2000) and the
little-seen teen sex comedy, 100 Girls (2000). In the latter, she played
Patty, a promiscuous artsy girl who turns out to be the most
three-dimensional character in the film, having a more significant part
than anticipated. Just when things started picking up for the raven-haired
actress, she got the chance of a lifetime and was selected to appear in
the Steven Spielberg science-fiction epic, Artificial Intelligence: AI.
Chriqui was on the set for three days in the summer of 2000, but
unfortunately her scene wound up on the cutting room floor. The same fate
awaited her later that summer when she participated in the shooting of
Todd Solondz's Storytelling, with Selma Blair. Still making her way up the
Hollywood hierarchy, she won the coveted female lead in On the Line
(2001), also known as the 'N Sync movie because it starred group members
Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. She wasn't very knowledgeable about the band
but got to hang out with them for a month before shooting and built
chemistry with the boys. Chriqui's next role came two years later when she
appeared alongside Eliza Dushku as Carly, a girl who is stalked by
cannibals in Wrong Turn (2003). Currently living in L.A. and New York
City, she has just finished shooting the fourth installment of the popular
The Crow series, called The Crow: Wicked Prayer, which stars Edward
Furlong, Tara Reid and Dennis Hopper; it's scheduled for release in 2005. |
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Patriotville (2006) .... Lucy
"Entourage" .... Sloan (10 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Dog Day Afternoon (2007) TV Episode .... Sloan
- Less Than 30 (2007) TV Episode .... Sloan
- Vegas Baby, Vegas! (2006) TV Episode .... Sloan
- Strange Days (2006) TV Episode .... Sloan
- Three's Company (2006) TV Episode .... Sloan
(5 more)
After Sex (2007) .... Jordy
Deceit (2006)
Waltzing Anna (2006) .... Nurse Jill
In the Mix (2005) .... Dolly
Adam and Eve (2005) .... Eve
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) .... Lilly
Waiting... (2005) .... Tyla
"Unscripted" .... Emmanuelle (3 episodes, 2005)
- Episode #1.10 (2005) TV Episode .... Emmanuelle
- Episode #1.9 (2005) TV Episode .... Emmanuelle
- Episode #1.8 (2005) TV Episode .... Emmanuelle
Candy Paint (2005) .... Angela Martinez
"The O.C." .... Jodie (2 episodes, 2005)
- The Accomplice (2005) TV Episode .... Jodie
- The Ex-Factor (2005) TV Episode .... Jodie
Tom 51 (2005) .... Chriqui
"Jake 2.0" .... Theresa Carano (1 episode, 2003)
- Arms and the Girl (2003) TV Episode .... Theresa Carano
Rick (2003) .... Duke's Long-Suffering Wife
Wrong Turn (2003/I) .... Carly
... aka Wrong Turn (Germany)
On the Line (2001) .... Abbey
100 Girls (2000) .... Patty
Snow Day (2000) .... Claire Bonner
Ricky 6 (2000) .... Lee
... aka Say You Love Satan (USA)
Detroit Rock City (1999) .... Barbara
Futuresport (1998) (TV) .... Gonzales
Cuori in campo (1998) (TV) .... Megan
... aka Greener Fields (Canada: English title) (UK)
... aka World Cup '98 (Canada: English title)
"Once a Thief" (1 episode, 1998)
... aka John Woo's Once a Thief (Canada: English title) (USA:
complete title)
- Last Temptation of Vic (1998) TV Episode
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998) (TV) .... Renee
Laurent
... aka Alien Abduction: The McPherson Tape (UK)
... aka Incident in Lake County
A Champion's Fight: A Moment of Truth Movie (1998) (TV) .... Cindy
... aka A Champion's Fight (USA: short title)
... aka Don't Die My Love
... aka Shattered Hearts (USA)
Principal Takes a Holiday (1998) (TV) .... Roxanne
"Kyűketsuki Miyu" (1997) TV Series .... Hisae (unknown episodes,
1997)
... aka Vampire Princess Miyu
"The Adventures of Sinbad" .... Serendib (1 episode, 1997)
- Little Miss Magic (1997) TV Episode .... Serendib
Unwed Father (1997) (TV)
"Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science" .... Rachel (1 episode,
1997)
... aka Secrets of Forensic Science (USA: syndication title)
- Sex Fiend (1997) TV Episode .... Rachel
"PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" .... Melissa (1 episode,
1997)
- The Undead, The/Stalker (1997) TV Episode .... Melissa
"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" .... Amanda (1 episode, 1996)
- The Tale of the Night Shift (1996) TV Episode .... Amanda
"Traders" .... Samira (1 episode, 1996)
- The Natari Affair (1996) TV Episode .... Samira
The Donor (1995) .... Patty
... aka The Doner (USA: video title)
... aka The Donor (USA)
"Forever Knight" .... Jude Deshnell (1 episode, 1995)
- The Black Buddha: Part 2 (1995) TV Episode .... Jude Deshnell
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV) .... Jeannie
... aka Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron
"Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" .... Bumper (1 episode, 1995)
- The Return of Sing Ling (1995) TV Episode .... Bumper |
