Biography for
Jolene Blalock More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

5 March 1975, San Diego, California, USA

Birth Name

Joelene K. Blalock

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Jolene Blalock was born and raised in San Diego California. At age 16 she left home to pursue a modeling career in Europe and Asia. It was on a 1998 trip back to the States that Blalock was compelled to flex her untested acting skills, and after a few commercial appearances and some skill-sharpening at Stella Adler Academy and Toronto's Second City Improv and Second City Los Angeles, she made her acting debut on NBC's Veronica's Closet. Already comfortable in front of the camera, Blalock's magnetism shined through the lens and she was soon cast as Medea in the made-for-television movies Jason and the Argonauts (2000) alongside acting greats Dennis Hopper and Frank Langella. Blalock is best know for her role as Sub-Commander T'pol in Star Trek Enterprise (2001-2005). In 2004 Blalock signed on to film Slowburn opposite Ray Liotta. She then went on to play Captain Lola Beck in Starship Troopers 3- Marauder (2007). Blalock has guested on popular TV shows, House, CSI, CSI-Miami, and Lost. She is married to Michael Rapino, CEO and President of Live Nation.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Ryder James

Spouse

Michael Rapino

(22 April 2003 - present)

Trivia

Arrested along with her boyfriend, actor Edward Furlong, by West Hollywood Police in 2 separate traffic-related incidents. [25 September 2001]

Avid surfer from childhood.

A skilled artist, whose preferred medium is crayon.

In April 2003, took Rapino and their entire families on vacation to Jamaica, where got down on one knee and she proposed to him. He accepted, and she asked him to marry her at 6pm the next day, with both families in attendance. That's what they did. Except Rapino, everyone knew in advance of Jolene's plans.

Her favorite holiday is Valentine's Day.

In 2004, Jolene was stalked by a man who was an obsessed fan of hers. He was arrested and sent to a hospital for mental evaluation.

Has her own action figures made in her likeness from the series "Star Trek: Enterprise" (2001).

Growing up, she was a huge fan of the original "Star Trek" (1966) series. Her favorite character was Spock.

Ranked #94 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)

When not working, she heads to Canada and snowboards in Whistler, British Columbia. She also enjoys Thai boxing and photography.

Started acting in school plays and began modeling in her teens.

Jolene and her music exec husband live in Los Angeles. They have 2 dogs and a cat.

Her name is a Scottish derivation of Black Loch, meaning "Black Lake".

Born on the same day as model Niki Taylor.

Personal Quotes

"I like men who are very cool but also so brilliant that they are almost insane. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Tom Waits-men who would be flipping burgers if they hadn't found an outlet for their brilliant mind-sets. I also like men who have hands with big masculine veins that you can squish and move".

Spock was the sex symbol. A lot of people think it was Kirk. But, no, it was really Spock.

I'm here for the character rather than the va-va or the voom.

Everything I do, I do with reckless abandon.

"Without my Vulcan cat suit, Frankenstein wig and pointed ears, I don't get recognized. I love the fact I'm a shape shifter who can go unnoticed." (April 2006)

"Nudity is natural but not until a person accepts and loves who they are." (April 2006)

"It took me several years to figure out who I am and a few more to accept what I discovered. Now, I'm in the enjoyment stage of that process and it's a happy place." (April 2005)