Early life
Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec,[4] the daughter of Sephardi Jewish parents from Morocco.[5][6][7][8][9] Her mother, Liliane, was born in Casablanca, and her father, Albert, in Rabat.[10][11][12] She also has relatives in Israel.[5] Her family practiced Orthodox Judaism in the Sephardic tradition.[13]
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.[14] Her mother, an aesthetician who once told Emmanuelle she would become an actress, died when Chriqui was sixteen years old.[15][16]
As a little girl, she took acting classes, for which her brother paid. Chriqui attended the drama program at Unionville High School.[17] After high school, Chriqui decided to pursue a career in acting.
Born Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui
December 10, 1975 (age 43)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education Unionville High School
Occupation Actress
Years active 1995–present
Home town Markham, Ontario
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui (/ˈʃriːki/ SHREE-kee;[1] born December 10, 1975)[2] is a Canadian film and television actress. She is known for her performance on HBO'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. In May 2010, she topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuelle_Chriqui