Jolene Blalock (born March 5 1975 in San Diego, California) is an American actress best known for playing Sub-Commander T'Pol, a Vulcan in Star Trek: Enterprise. Prior to Enterprise, her highest profile role was playing Medea in a 2000 adaptation of Jason and the Argonauts.
She appears in the upcoming film Slow Burn with LL Cool J and Ray Liotta (filmed in 2003 and awaiting release as of April 2005), and appeared in a high-profile guest starring role on an episode of the series Stargate SG-1 that is expected to become recurring.
On April 30 2003 she married Michael Rapino. In a twist from usual convention, she proposed to him rather than the other way around.
A popular model, Jolene has appeared on the cover of many men's lifestyle magazines and also posed for a clothed fashion layout in Playboy in 2002.
Until recently, Blalock has expressed reluctance to participate in Star Trek conventions. She made an emotional first appearance at a convention in Pasadena, California in March 2005. A second appearance, at an autograph signing show in Milton Keynes, England, is scheduled for later in spring 2005.
A self-confessed "Trekkie" and big fan of Star Trek: The Original Series, she has been very critical of Enterprise, particularly during the third season. She has stated that she felt that the show was lacking creatively, and that the show's producers were out of touch with Trek fans. Her views have proven controversial with fans. Most recently, she has been quoted in a Toronto Star interview and at her Pasadena convention appearance as calling the Enterprise finale episode, "These Are the Voyages..." "appalling", although exactly why she feels this way has yet to be reported.[1]
Blalock's 30th birthday on March 5, 2005, coincided with her filming her final scenes as T'Pol.
Blalock's interests include surfing and art.
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