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Date of Birth

5 March 1975, San Diego, California, USA

Birth Name

Joelene K. Blalock

Nickname

Leno

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Jolene Blalock was born in San Diego, California. Although she spent most of her childhood living in San Diego, Jolene moved with her family to Oklahoma for a couple of years before returning to San Diego in her teens. She left home at 17 to model in Europe and Asia. Modeling brought her to Los Angeles in 1998 and, after booking a few commercials, she was encouraged to pursue acting.

Making her debut on television's "Veronica's Closet" (1997), she was quickly cast in the made for television movies Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV) and On the Edge (2001) (TV). After almost rejecting it, she accepted the role of T'pol on "Enterprise" (2001) for which she is best known, and also appeared in the television miniseries drama "Diamond Hunters" (2001).

IMDb Mini Biography By: zoot_18

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 "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)

Where Are They Now

(May 2005) Attending Collectormania 7 at Milton Keynes

(September 2005) Attending the Toronto International Film Festival. She is promoting her new feature movie starring Ray Liotta and LL Cool J, Slow Burn (2005).

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