Emmanuelle Chriqui is a popular actress perhaps best known for her breakthrough role as Sloan McQuewick in HBO’s Entourage.
Chriqui is the daughter of Sephardic Jewish parents from Morocco who practiced Orthodox Judaism. Her mother was born in Casablanca, and her father, in Rabat. When Chriqui was 2, her family moved from Montreal to Toronto, where her brother paid for her to take acting lessons. She also studied acting at Unionville High School.
Her first professional gig was in a McDonald’s commercial at age 10. In the mid-90s, she moved to Vancouver, and guest-starred on television series including Forever Knight, Once a Thief, and Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Chriqui’s first Hollywood role was in Detroit Rock City. She went on to star in movies like You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,National Lampoon’s Adam & Eve and Cadillac Records.
Chriqui has been nominated for a Best Actress DVD Exclusive Award for her performance in 100 Girls and a Choice Lip Lock Teen Choice Award for On the Line. She also won the Standout Performance Trophy at the Young Hollywood Awards.
