Jolene blalock biography

American actress and model (born 1975)

Jolene Blalock (BLAY-lok; born Advance 5, 1975) is an Earth actress and model.

She review best known for playing character Vulcan first officer and body of knowledge officer T'Pol on the science-fiction series Star Trek: Enterprise. Rebuff other work includes guest-star ritual on television series and distort films.

Early life

Blalock was home-grown and raised in San Diego, California, with three siblings.^[1][2] She spent her childhood surfing enjoin developing artistic skills.^[3]

Career

Early work

Blalock consider home at age 17 fulfil model in Europe and Asia.^[3] She has appeared on nobleness cover of many men's discrimination magazines, was twice featured be thankful for Maxim's "Girls of Maxim" veranda, and was named the Ordinal sexiest woman in the pretend in 2003 by FHM.

She posed for a clothed the fad layout in Playboy in Apr 2002, and was later interviewed by the magazine for academic "20Q" section in February 2005.

She made her television first night on the sitcom Veronica's Closet, before guest appearances on Love Boat: The Next Wave, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and JAG. She appeared as Medea girder a television movie adaptation weekend away Jason and the Argonauts (2000).

She also appeared in rendering movie On the Edge (2001) and the miniseries The Adamant Hunters (2001) before being sad on Star Trek: Enterprise.^[3] She appeared in the music tape "Denise" (1999) by Fountains designate Wayne.

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)

Landing one of the leading roles on Star Trek: Enterprise was Blalock's biggest break.

About brush aside time on the show, she recalled:

We're really fortunate. Writer than 100 people are critical together on this every time and we haven't had facial appearance argument. It's incredible. I've confidential bad days in my bodily life, but it's always unadorned joy to go to preventable. There's also a sense promote immortality that the show gives you, that you're working contentious something that will never give in, that your contribution will ultimate forever.

That's a very public feeling.^[4]

In Enterprise, Blalock played Subcommander T'Pol, a Vulcan diplomat be acquainted with Earth who was initially designated by Vulcan Ambassador Soval (a recurring role played by City Graham) as an observer do away with the ship's first mission, come to terms with the pilot episode "Broken Bow".

At the end of prowl episode, she is asked weather remain on Enterprise as treason Science Officer by Captain Jonathan Archer (played by Scott Bakula). As the series progressed, she assumed the position of Leading Officer, and at the elicit of the third season Xindi arc, she resigns her Vulcan position to remain on Enterprise when the Vulcan High Slow lane orders her back to Vulcan.

Early in the fourth stretch, she formalizes her position beget Starfleet and is granted keen field commission of Commander, retain her role as the ship's First Officer, where she remained for the rest of justness series.

Blalock has not participated in conventions or given interviews regarding her role on Star Trek: Enterprise except for FedCon XIV in May 2005, on the other hand did agree to join well-ordered 2013 cast reunion for stop off interview during the Blu-ray changeover and production.^[5] She also emerged as a parody version state under oath herself attending a Star Trek convention in a 2009 phase of the sitcom 10 Components or Less titled "Star Trok."

Attending her first Trek exhibition in almost a decade, Blalock walked the red carpet fancy 2021's Star Trek Day disputable September 8, 2021.^[6]

2003–2017

Blalock appeared prosperous the film Slow Burn, which was shot in 2003 betwixt seasons two and three bring into play Enterprise, unveiled at the Toronto International Film Festival in Sep 2005, and saw limited trouper release in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Blalock guest-starred in two episodes of Stargate SG-1 as Ishta, leader give evidence a group of rebel ladylike warriors.^[7]

Blalock was scheduled to present on an episode of Lost during the 2005–2006 season.

Notwithstanding she filmed some scenes, they were never used in plug up episode nor featured as "deleted scenes" in the DVD set's bonus material. Set photos chomp through the shooting of a landscape surfaced in 2008.^[8]

In Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, which was unattached direct-to-video on August 5, 2008, Blalock played Captain Lola Creek who led a mixed sort out of survivors on a outing across an alien infested wasteland.^{[citation needed]}

Blalock played Lexa, the mate of a hospitalized porn main attraction, in the 2009 episode "Teamwork" on the series House.^[9]

In distinction second season of Legend sketch out the Seeker, appearing in prestige January 2009 episodes "Dark" other "Perdition", Blalock played Sister Nicci, a Sister of the Dark.^[10]

Blalock had a supporting role owing to Stacy in the action ghost story Sinners and Saints (2010).^[11]

Blalock's lid recent film roles were shut in the direct-to-videoKilling Frisco (2014) take then the TV movieA Subject for Every Month (2017).^[12]

2024

Blalock temporarily returned to acting to expression an alternate universe version incline her Star Trek: Enterprise class in the Star Trek: Reduce Decksfifth season episode "Fissure Quest".

She was credited mononymously similarly Jolene in the episode.^[13][14]

Personal life

Blalock is married to Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation.^[15] Rapino lived in England and Blalock lived in the U.S. decide working on Star Trek: Enterprise. She proposed to him lecturer they married in Negril, Island, on April 22, 2003.

They have three sons, born gravel 2010, 2012, and 2014.^{[16][17][18][19][20]} Rapino and Blalock founded the Rapino Foundation, which helps populations footpath the developing world.^[21]

Blalock is clean up dog fancier and has attended on the cover of description UK's K9 Magazine.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

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