Emmanuelle Vaugier's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Smallville Dr. Helen B… Two and a Half Men Mia CSI: New York Detective J… Lost Girl The Morrigan Madison (CA) Noella D'An… My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Sarah Nelson

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Dolan's Cadillac 2008 - Far Cry 2007 - Saw IV 2007 - Unearthed 2005 - Saw II 2003 - Secondhand Lions 2002 - 40 Days and 40 Nights 2000 - My 5 Wives

BIOGRAPHY:

Emmanuelle Vaugier (born June 23, 1976) is a Canadian film and television actress with recurring roles as Detective Jessica Angell on CSI: New York, Mia on Two and a Half Men, and Dr. Helen Bryce on Smallville. Emmanuelle has now signed on to play an FBI agent named Emma Barnes in multiple episodes of the new Fox series Human Target. 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.

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 during a kidnapping at a diner. Her character as Jessica Angell was involved in a serious relationship with Eddie Cahill's character Det. Don Flack.

Her other 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's 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 science fiction 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 Nikki, Jake's (Bryan Greenberg) ex-girlfriend and mother to their child, Jenny. She was introduced to the show as a one night stand with Lucas, who had no idea that was Jake's ex.

Vaugier appeared in multiple episodes of the new Fox series Human Target as FBI agent Emma Barnes. Emma is first introduced to the show on January 26, 2010, in the episode "Embassy Row".

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; Mind Storm, a sci-fi thriller; and Ripper, a psychological thriller about students who mysteriously disappear after enrolling in a class about serial killers.

She was also in the video game adaptation of House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim as Nightingale.

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. She stars also in the sequel to Mirrors, which is directed by Victor Garcia.

Vaugier appeared in Need for Speed: Carbon as Nikki. She was the helper of the main character in the game.


TRIVIA:

• Was on the February 2006 Cover of Maxim.
• She is a former model, who started modeling in high school.
• Attended a all girls private school for 10 years.
• She loves to go hiking.
• She landed a spot in Maxim Hot 100 List in 2006 at number 31.
• Is of French ancestry and grew up in a French-speaking home.
• Last name is pronounced Vo-zhe-aye/Vo-zhaye.
• Resides primarily in Los Angeles, where she works, but also has a home in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.