Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriquiis 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, accomplice to Red John. In May 2010, she topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth10 December 1977
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
I always describe my career as something where nothing ever popped overnight.
That's really empowering - people recognize that I care about other things.
Reese Witherspoon is my everywoman. She's managed to have a family and this amazing career. That's the goal.
My career has been successful, but it's been a grind of hard work.
It's funny because the voice-over world is definitely another career. It's another outlet to be creative. But, I'm just not invested, in the way that I am with film and television.
I don't know why, but in my career and in my life, I often find myself in situations where I am the only girl among boys.
As a child I was given the freedom to explore my passion for acting, but I also grew up in a home where there were a lot of rules. I didn't have 'yes' parents.
When you're starting out, every line in a show or a commercial is like a huge success.
One tip I like is don't forget your reusable bags when you go to the drug store or to the mall. I think most people think of the bags for the grocery store, but I try to take mine wherever I go.
Generally for red carpet, I love to relax first. I love to work out. I love to eat well, drink tons of water beforehand, so on the night of the red carpet I feel good and ready to go. I also love to get a good body scrub.
The girl next door isn't necessarily blonde and blue-eyed anymore. So I don't feel like I need to morph into that all-American thing.
The beauty of voice-over work is that maybe you come in and record once every two weeks for a couple of hours and do a couple episodes a session. It's awesome! You spend an afternoon playing in the booth, and there you have it. It doesn't interfere with much.
A great day in New York would be to wake up, get a cup of coffee and head up to Central Park for a nice walk. Then I'd go down to the East Village and stroll around. After that, maybe I'd go check out a museum or catch an indie film at the Angelika.
When you have confidence, that's what becomes attractive to other people and makes them want to work with you and spend time with you.