Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui ( ; born 10 December 1975) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for playing Sloan McQuewick on HBO's Entourage (2004–11), Claire Bonner in Snow Day (2000), Dalia in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), Lorelei Martins on CBS's The Mentalist (2013–15), and Lana Lang on The CW's Superman & Lois (2021–2024).
Early life Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Moroccan Jewish parents. Her mother, Liliane, was born in Casablanca, and her father, Albert, in Rabat. Her family practiced Orthodox Judaism.
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, Ontario, 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.
When Chriqui was a child, her brother began paying for her to take acting classes. She attended the drama program at Unionville High School, after having studied in high school in Paris and having done two years of comedy studies at the Perimony school (Paris, France), she decided to pursue a career in acting.
Career Chriqui began acting while 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). She had a larger role in Chris Koch's teen comedy Snow Day (2000) portraying Claire Bonner, and then appeared in several other Hollywood films, such as 100 Girls, Wrong Turn, On the Line, and In the Mix. She played Eve in the 2005 comedy National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, and played Adam Sandler's love interest Dalia in the 2008 film 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. In April 2008, she won the Standout Performance Trophy at the Young Hollywood Awards."Young Hollywood Awards (2008)". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 27 April 2008.
Chriqui also starred in several music videos including Hinder's "Lips of an Angel", Zac Brown Band's "Whatever It 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 8 June 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.
From the second season to the end of the show's original run, Chriqui played Sloan McQuewick in the hit HBO series Entourage. She reprised the role for the 2015 film of the show. In 2010, Chriqui joined Showtime's series, The Borgias. She topped AskMen's "Most Desirable Women" list in the same year. She also voiced Cheetara in the ThunderCats 2011 animated series, and Numbers in the Activision video game Call of Duty: Black Ops. In 2019, she played Madison in the Netflix film The Knight Before Christmas, opposite Vanessa Hudgens.
In April 2020, Chriqui was cast as Lana Lang in the CW action-superhero series Superman & Lois, and also portrayed her Bizarro counterpart Lana-Rho in the second season.
Personal life In September 2017, Chriqui became a U.S. citizen. Chriqui practices Transcendental Meditation.
She has been in a relationship with actor Sam Trammell since 2020.
Following the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Chriqui denounced Hamas and declared that she would "stand with Israel today and always." On 12 October, she signed an open letter by Creative Community for Peace denouncing the attacks and calling for the return of kidnapped Israelis. On 14 February 2024, Chriqui signed another letter by the organization that criticized attempts to remove Israel from Eurovision 2024 due to the Gaza war.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 The Donor Patty 1999 Detroit Rock City Barbara2000 Snow Day Claire Bonner Ricky 6 Lee 100 Girls Patty 2001 On the Line Abbey2003 Wrong Turn Carly Numan Rick Duke's Long Suffering Wife2005 Candy Paint Angela Martinez Short film The Crow: Wicked Prayer Lilly Waiting... Tyla National Lampoon's Adam and Eve Eve In the Mix Dolly Pacelli2006 Waltzing Anna Nurse Jill Deceipt Emily 2007 After Sex Jordy2008 August Morela Sterling You Don't Mess with the Zohan Dalia Hakbarah Tortured Becky Direct-to-video Cadillac Records Revetta Chess2009 Women in Trouble Bambi Saint John of Las Vegas Tasty D Lite Taking Chances Lucy Shanks Tom Cool Chriqui2010 13 Aileen Elektra Luxx Bambi Lindberg2011 Girl Walks into a Bar Teresa 5 Days of War Tatia Meddevi 2013 Three Night Stand Robyn2014 Situation amoureuse: C'est complique Vanessa Fort Bliss Alma A Short History of Decay Erika Bryce2015 Entourage Sloan McQuewick The Steps Marla Killing Jesus Herodias2018 Omphalos Alise Spiegelman Super Troopers 2 Genevieve Aubois Hospitality Donna 2019 The Knight Before Christmas Madison 2021 Die in a Gunfight Barbie 2022 Cosmic Dawn Natalie 2024 A Love Like This Leah Also producer 2025 Joy to the World Joy Edwards
Television Year Title Role Notes1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Bumper Episode: "The Return of Sing Ling" Harrison Bergeron Jeannie TV film Forever Knight Jude Deshnell Episode: "Black Buddha: Part 2"1996 Traders Samira Episode: "The Natari Affair" Are You Afraid of the Dark? Amanda Episode: "The Tale of the Night Shift"1997 Psi Factor Melissa Episode: "The Undead/The Stalker" Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Rachel Episode: "Sex Fiend" Unwed Father Kayla TV film The Adventures of Sinbad Serendib Episode: "Little Miss Magic" 1997–1998 Vampire Princess Miyu Hisae Aoki Voice, English dub1998 Principal Takes a Holiday RoxanneTV film Shattered Hearts: A Moment of Truth Movie Cindy Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County Renee Greener Fields Megan Futuresport Gina Gonzales Police Academy: The Series Charlotte Ockleman Episode: "Mr. I.Q." 2003 Jake 2.0 Theresa Carano Episode: "Arms and the Girl"2005 The O.C. Jodie 2 episodes Unscripted Emmanuelle 3 episodes 2005–2011 Entourage Sloan McQuewick Recurring role 2006 Deceit Emily TV film 2008–2009 Robot Chicken Invisible Woman, Mokey Fraggle, Girl, Blackberry Pie, Check-Out Lady, Woman Voice, 2 episodes2011 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Kelly Voice, episode: "Love Stinks!" The Borgias Sancha of Aragon 3 episodes 2011–2012 Thundercats CheetaraVoice, main role A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2012–2013 Tron: Uprising Paige 2012–2013 The Mentalist Lorelei Martins Recurring role 2013 The Ordained Sam TV film2013–2014 Beware the Batman Sapphire Stagg Voice, 2 episodes Cleaners Veronica Regular role; also executive producer 2014 Men at Work Sasha Episode: "I Take Thee, Gibbs"2015 Killing Jesus Herodias Miniseries Murder in the First Raphaelle 'Raffi' VeracruzMain role 2016–2017 Shut Eye Gina 2019 The Passage Dr. Lila Kyle 2021–2024 Superman & Lois Lana Lang, Lana-Rho2026Lincoln Lawyer Jeanine FerrignoSeason 4
Music videos Year Title Artist(s) 2000 "Another Dumb Blonde" Hoku 2006 "Lips of an Angel" Hinder 2009 "Whatever It Is" Zac Brown Band 2011 "I Could Be The Best Time of Your Life" Charles Perry 2016 "Where's the Love" The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops Numbers Voice over and a short live action appearance
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