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Chriqui in 2011, Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Date of Birth: December 10, 1975
Ethnicity: Moroccan Jewish
Emmanuelle Chriqui is a Canadian actress. Her roles include the series Are You Afraid of the Dark? , Vampire Princess Miyu , Entourage , The Borgias , Thundercats , Tron: Uprising , The Mentalist , Cleaners , Murder in the First , Shut Eye , The Passage , Superman & Lois , and Lincoln Lawyer ; the films Detroit Rock City , Snow Day (2000), Ricky 6 , 100 Girls , On the Line , Wrong Turn (2003), The Crow: Wicked Prayer , National Lampoon’s Adam and Eve , Waiting… (2005), In the Mix , After Sex , August , You Don’t Mess with the Zohan , Tortured (2008), Cadillac Records , Women in Trouble , Saint John of Las Vegas , Taking Chances , 13 (2010), Elektra Luxx , Girl Walks into a Bar , 5 Days of War , Fort Bliss , A Short History of Decay , The Steps (2015), Omphalos , Super Troopers 2 , The Knight Before Christmas , and Die in a Gunfight ; and the made-for-tv movies Harrison Bergeron , Principal Takes a Holiday , Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County , Futuresport , and Killing Jesus (2015).
Emmanuelle was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, the daughter of Jewish emigrants from Morocco. Her mother was born in Casablanca and her father in Rabat, and Emmanuelle has relatives in Israel. Her family practiced Orthodox Judaism in the Sephardi tradition. Her mother was an aesthetician. Emmanuelle’s family moved to Toronto, Ontario, when she was a small child, settling in Markham. She became a U.S. citizen in 2017.
Her ancestors also include Italian Jews, Spanish Jews, and Portuguese Jews.
Emmanuelle’s maternal grandfather was named Jacob Benisty. Jacob was born in Ben Ahmed, Settat.
Emmanuelle’s maternal grandmother was Esther Elkaim (the daughter of Aaron Elkaim and Hnina Ruimy). Esther was born in Casablanca. Aaron was the son of Mimoun Elkaim and Estreilla Ruimy. Hnina was the daughter of Abrahm Ruimy and Aicha.
Sources: https://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com
Genealogy of Emmanuelle Chriqui (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com