Emmanuelle Chriqui
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 film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the films Snow Day, Wrong Turn, In the Mix, and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, and on the shows Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Entourage, The Mentalist, and Superman & Lois.
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
Genealogy of Emmanuelle Chriqui (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
she looks mestiza!
She is a Sephardic Jew. I meant to post that here.
I think she is one of the most naturally beautiful women in Hollywood. She does not have to try too hard to be gorgeous or sexy. It’s flawless.
But she cannot act. :/
She is a Sephardic Jew.
She is stunning.
Both of her parents are Serphadic Jews.
*Sephardic
Brazil:no! lol She’s just Jewish.
cool,she looks a bit like Snooki
that’s good.=D
I didn’t mean that. I was just mad and having a bad day. Snooki is better looking than no one.
LOL she was the Palestinian girl from the Zohan!
She was.
She’s beautiful.
IA.
Very true.
NO MOROCCAN IS IN AFRICA
She’s very pretty.
VERY!