Emmanuelle Vaugier (born June 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television actress. Her biggest roles to date have perhaps been as Dr. Helen Bryce on Smallville, as Mia on Two and a Half Men and as Jessica Angell on CSI: New York. In feature films Vaugier has appeared alongside Michael Caine and Robert Duvall in Secondhand Lions. She appeared as Addison in Saw II and Saw IV, and had a supporting role in the Josh Hartnett film 40 Days and 40 Nights.
Early life
Vaugier was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in a French-speaking French Catholic household.[1] She divides her time between Los Angeles and Vancouver. She attended an all-girls private school for 10 years and is fluent in French.
Career
[edit] Television
Emmanuelle Vaugier had a recurring role on the CBS show CSI: NY as Detective Jessica Angell until the season five finale episode Pay Up during which her character was fatally shot at a diner during a kidnapping, she died later through her injuries on the operating table.
Her most well-known roles have been on Two and a Half Men, Smallville, and Painkiller Jane. In 2005 - 2006, she guest starred in six episodes of CBS' hit sitcom Two and a Half Men as Mia, a ballet teacher who Charlie Harper fell in love with and almost married. In 2005, she also played the title character in the pilot episode of the television adaptation of the comic Painkiller Jane for the Sci Fi Channel. However, she first became noticed by the sci-fi community when she portrayed Dr. Helen Bryce, the love interest of Lex Luthor, on the WB’s hit drama Smallville in 2002 - 2003.
In 2004, she played Lindsey Kellogg on the short-lived Fox Television series North Shore. She has also had guest star spots on Veronica Mars, Supernatural, The Outer Limits, Higher Ground, Andromeda, and Charmed. Emmanuelle also appeared in the Emmy Award nominated miniseries The Beach Boys: An American Family where she portrayed Mike Love’s wife, Suzanne. She also completed a starring role in MOW Veiled Truth for the Lifetime Network. She is also known for her role during the first 2 seasons of One Tree Hill, as Nicki, Jake's (Bryan Greenberg) ex-girlfriend and mother to their child.
Film
Vaugier starred as Addison in Saw II and Saw IV. In the Canadian film Unearthed, Vaugier played Annie, the sheriff of a small rural desert town. She appeared in the film 40 Days and 40 Nights, which starred Josh Hartnett.
She has completed starring roles in three independent films, including Suddenly Naked, in which she plays a Latin pop sensation, Mindstorm, a sci-fi thriller, and Ripper, a psychological thriller about students who mysteriously disappear after enrolling in a class about serial killers.
Maxim magazine featured her on the cover of the February 2006 issue in the United States, with the caption "Don't miss this girl; she's gonna be huge." Three months later, she landed spot #31 on their annual Hot 100 list.[2]
Game
Vaugier appeared in Need for Speed: Carbon as Nikki.
TV Credits
Highlander: The Series (1992) as Maria Alcobar (1 episode) 1995
Madison (1993) as Noella D'Angelo (9 episodes) 1996
Higher Ground (2000) as Elaine Barringer (4 episodes) 2000
Just Cause (2001) as Louisa (1 episode) 2002
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (2002) as Sarah Nelson (11 episodes) 2002
Smallville (2001) as Dr Helen Bryce (9 episodes) 2002-2003
The Handler (2003) as Angie (1 episode) 2003
North Shore (2004) as Melinda Lindsey Kellogg (2 episodes) 2004
Veronica Mars (2004) as Monica Hadwin Greenblatt (1 episode) 2004
Andromeda (2005) as Maura (2 episodes) 2005
One Tree Hill (2003) as Nicki (10 episodes) 2004-2005
Monk (2002) as Pat, Juror No. 12 (1 episode) 2006
Charmed (2002) as Dr. Ava Nicolae (1 episode) 2002
Love, Inc (2006) as Girl (1 episode) 2006
Masters of Horror (2005) as Kim (1 episode) 2006
Supernatural (2005) as Madison (1 episode) 2007
Big Shots (2007) as Wanda Barnes (1 episode) 2007
Two and a Half Men (2004) as Mia (7 episodes) 2005-2008
CSI: NY (2004) as Det. Jessica Angell (17 episodes) 2006-2009
[edit] Filmography
A Family Divided (1995) as Rosalie Frank
The Halfback Of Notre Dame (1996) as Esmeralda
Homesong (1996) as Cheerleader
The Limbic Religion (1996) as Jennifer Luca Aged 21
Largo Winch: The Heir (2001) as Nikki
Mindstorm (2001) as Tracy Wellman
Suddenly Naked (2001) as Lupe Martinez
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) as Elinor Smith
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) as Susie
Secondhand Lions (2003) as Jasmine
Water's Edge (2003) as Rae Baines
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) as Lauren
Painkiller Jane (2005) as Capt. Jane Browning a.k.a Painkiller Jane
Cerberus (2005) as Dr Samantha Gaines
Saw II (2005) as Addison
House of the Dead 2 (2006) as Alexandra "Nightingale" Morgan
Unearthed (2006) as Sheriff Annie Flynn
Need for Speed: Carbon (VG) (2006) as Nikki
Saw IV (2007) as Addison
Blonde and Blonder (2008) as The Cat
Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008) as Eva
Far Cry (2008) as Valerie Cardinal
Hysteria (2008) as Jennifer
Dolan's Cadillac (2009) as Mrs. Robinson
Black Widow (2009)
Early life
Vaugier was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in a French-speaking French Catholic household.[1] She divides her time between Los Angeles and Vancouver. She attended an all-girls private school for 10 years and is fluent in French.
Career
[edit] Television
Emmanuelle Vaugier had a recurring role on the CBS show CSI: NY as Detective Jessica Angell until the season five finale episode Pay Up during which her character was fatally shot at a diner during a kidnapping, she died later through her injuries on the operating table.
Her most well-known roles have been on Two and a Half Men, Smallville, and Painkiller Jane. In 2005 - 2006, she guest starred in six episodes of CBS' hit sitcom Two and a Half Men as Mia, a ballet teacher who Charlie Harper fell in love with and almost married. In 2005, she also played the title character in the pilot episode of the television adaptation of the comic Painkiller Jane for the Sci Fi Channel. However, she first became noticed by the sci-fi community when she portrayed Dr. Helen Bryce, the love interest of Lex Luthor, on the WB’s hit drama Smallville in 2002 - 2003.
In 2004, she played Lindsey Kellogg on the short-lived Fox Television series North Shore. She has also had guest star spots on Veronica Mars, Supernatural, The Outer Limits, Higher Ground, Andromeda, and Charmed. Emmanuelle also appeared in the Emmy Award nominated miniseries The Beach Boys: An American Family where she portrayed Mike Love’s wife, Suzanne. She also completed a starring role in MOW Veiled Truth for the Lifetime Network. She is also known for her role during the first 2 seasons of One Tree Hill, as Nicki, Jake's (Bryan Greenberg) ex-girlfriend and mother to their child.
Film
Vaugier starred as Addison in Saw II and Saw IV. In the Canadian film Unearthed, Vaugier played Annie, the sheriff of a small rural desert town. She appeared in the film 40 Days and 40 Nights, which starred Josh Hartnett.
She has completed starring roles in three independent films, including Suddenly Naked, in which she plays a Latin pop sensation, Mindstorm, a sci-fi thriller, and Ripper, a psychological thriller about students who mysteriously disappear after enrolling in a class about serial killers.
Maxim magazine featured her on the cover of the February 2006 issue in the United States, with the caption "Don't miss this girl; she's gonna be huge." Three months later, she landed spot #31 on their annual Hot 100 list.[2]
Game
Vaugier appeared in Need for Speed: Carbon as Nikki.
TV Credits
Highlander: The Series (1992) as Maria Alcobar (1 episode) 1995
Madison (1993) as Noella D'Angelo (9 episodes) 1996
Higher Ground (2000) as Elaine Barringer (4 episodes) 2000
Just Cause (2001) as Louisa (1 episode) 2002
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (2002) as Sarah Nelson (11 episodes) 2002
Smallville (2001) as Dr Helen Bryce (9 episodes) 2002-2003
The Handler (2003) as Angie (1 episode) 2003
North Shore (2004) as Melinda Lindsey Kellogg (2 episodes) 2004
Veronica Mars (2004) as Monica Hadwin Greenblatt (1 episode) 2004
Andromeda (2005) as Maura (2 episodes) 2005
One Tree Hill (2003) as Nicki (10 episodes) 2004-2005
Monk (2002) as Pat, Juror No. 12 (1 episode) 2006
Charmed (2002) as Dr. Ava Nicolae (1 episode) 2002
Love, Inc (2006) as Girl (1 episode) 2006
Masters of Horror (2005) as Kim (1 episode) 2006
Supernatural (2005) as Madison (1 episode) 2007
Big Shots (2007) as Wanda Barnes (1 episode) 2007
Two and a Half Men (2004) as Mia (7 episodes) 2005-2008
CSI: NY (2004) as Det. Jessica Angell (17 episodes) 2006-2009
[edit] Filmography
A Family Divided (1995) as Rosalie Frank
The Halfback Of Notre Dame (1996) as Esmeralda
Homesong (1996) as Cheerleader
The Limbic Religion (1996) as Jennifer Luca Aged 21
Largo Winch: The Heir (2001) as Nikki
Mindstorm (2001) as Tracy Wellman
Suddenly Naked (2001) as Lupe Martinez
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) as Elinor Smith
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) as Susie
Secondhand Lions (2003) as Jasmine
Water's Edge (2003) as Rae Baines
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) as Lauren
Painkiller Jane (2005) as Capt. Jane Browning a.k.a Painkiller Jane
Cerberus (2005) as Dr Samantha Gaines
Saw II (2005) as Addison
House of the Dead 2 (2006) as Alexandra "Nightingale" Morgan
Unearthed (2006) as Sheriff Annie Flynn
Need for Speed: Carbon (VG) (2006) as Nikki
Saw IV (2007) as Addison
Blonde and Blonder (2008) as The Cat
Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008) as Eva
Far Cry (2008) as Valerie Cardinal
Hysteria (2008) as Jennifer
Dolan's Cadillac (2009) as Mrs. Robinson
Black Widow (2009)