Jolene Blalock | |
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 Blalock in 2006 | |
| Born | (1975-03-05)March 5, 1975 (age 50) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jolene Rapino |
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| Years active | 1998–2017; 2024–present |
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| Children | 3 |
Jolene Blalock (/ˈbleɪlɒk/BLAY-lok; born March 5, 1975) is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing theVulcan first officer and science officerT'Pol on the science-fiction seriesStar Trek: Enterprise. Her other work includes guest-star appearances on television series and in films.
Blalock was born and raised inSan Diego, California, with three siblings.[1][2] She spent her childhood surfing and developing artistic skills.[3]
Blalock left home at age 17 to model in Europe and Asia.[3] She has appeared on the cover of many men's lifestyle magazines, was twice featured inMaxim's "Girls of Maxim" gallery, and was named the10th sexiest woman in the world in 2003 byFHM. She posed for a clothed fashion layout inPlayboy in April 2002, and was later interviewed by the magazine for its "20Q" section in February 2005.
She made her television debut on the sitcomVeronica's Closet, before guest appearances onLove Boat: The Next Wave,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, andJAG. She appeared asMedea in a television movie adaptation ofJason and the Argonauts (2000). She also appeared in the movieOn the Edge (2001) and the miniseriesThe Diamond Hunters (2001) before being cast onStar Trek: Enterprise.[3] She appeared in the music video "Denise" (1999) byFountains of Wayne.
Landing one of the leading roles onStar Trek: Enterprise was Blalock's biggest break. About her time on the show, she recalled:
We're really fortunate. More than 100 people are working together on this every day and we haven't had one argument. It's incredible. I've had bad days in my personal life, but it's always a joy to go to work. There's also a sense of immortality that the show gives you, that you're working on something that will never die, that your contribution will last forever. That's a very special feeling.[4]
InEnterprise, Blalock played Subcommander T'Pol, a Vulcan diplomat on Earth who was initially assigned by Vulcan Ambassador Soval (a recurring role played byGary Graham) as an observer on the ship's first mission, in the pilot episode "Broken Bow". At the end of that episode, she is asked to remain onEnterprise as its science officer by Captain Jonathan Archer (played byScott Bakula). As the series progressed, she assumed the position of first officer, and at the start of the third season Xindi arc, she resigns her Vulcan position to remain onEnterprise when the Vulcan High Command orders her back to Vulcan. Early in the fourth season, she formalizes her position in Starfleet and is granted a field commission of commander, retaining her role as the ship's first officer, where she remained for the rest of the series.
Blalock has not participated in conventions or given interviews regarding her role onStar Trek: Enterprise except forFedCon XIV in May 2005, but did agree to join a 2013 cast reunion for an interview during the Blu-ray conversion and production.[5] She also appeared as a parody version of herself attending aStar Trek convention in a 2009 episode of the sitcom10 Items or Less titled "Star Trok."
Attending her first Trek event in almost a decade, Blalock walked the red carpet for 2021's Star Trek Day on September 8, 2021.[6]
Blalock appeared in the filmSlow Burn, which was shot in 2003 between seasons two and three ofEnterprise, unveiled at theToronto International Film Festival in September 2005, and saw limited theatrical release in 2007.[citation needed]
Blalock guest-starred in two episodes ofStargate SG-1 asIshta, leader of a group of rebel female warriors.[7]
Blalock was scheduled to appear on an episode ofLost during the 2005–2006 season. Though she filmed some scenes, they were never used in an episode nor featured as "deleted scenes" in the DVD set's bonus material. Set photos from the shooting of a scene surfaced in 2008.[8]
InStarship Troopers 3: Marauder, which was releaseddirect-to-video on August 5, 2008, Blalock played Captain Lola Beck who led a mixed group of survivors on a journey across an alien infested wasteland.[citation needed]
Blalock played Lexa, the wife of a hospitalized porn star, in the 2009 episode "Teamwork" on the seriesHouse.[9]
In the second season ofLegend of the Seeker, appearing in the January 2009 episodes "Dark" and "Perdition", Blalock played Sister Nicci, a Sister of the Dark.[10]
Blalock had a supporting role as Stacy in the action thrillerSinners and Saints (2010).[11]
Blalock's most recent film roles were in thedirect-to-videoKilling Frisco (2014) and then theTV movieA Man for Every Month (2017).[12]
Blalock returned to acting to voice an alternate universe version of herStar Trek: Enterprise character in theStar Trek: Lower Decksfifth season episode "Fissure Quest". She was credited mononymously asJolene in the episode.[13][14] In 2025, it was announced that she had been cast inRebel Wilson's filmGirl Group.[15]
Blalock is married toMichael Rapino, CEO ofLive Nation.[16] Rapino lived in England and Blalock lived in the U.S. while working onStar Trek: Enterprise. She proposed to him and they married inNegril, Jamaica, on April 22, 2003. They have three sons, born in 2010, 2012, and 2014.[17][18][19][20][21] Rapino and Blalock founded the Rapino Foundation, which helps populations in the developing world.[22]
Blalock is adog fancier and has appeared on the cover of the UK'sK9 Magazine.[23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Queen for a Day | Hot Babe in Yellow | Short |
| 2005 | Slow Burn | Nora Timmer | |
| 2007 | Shadow Puppets | Kate Adams | |
| 2008 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | Capt. Lola Beck | Video |
| 2010 | Sinners and Saints | Stacy | |
| 2011 | One Kine Day | CC | |
| 2012 | Troubled Teen | Mama | Short |
| 2014 | Sex Tape | Catalina | |
| Killing Frisco | Jolene | ||
| TBA | Girl Group | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Veronica's Closet | Woman #3 | Episode: "Veronica's Breast Efforts" |
| 1999 | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Woman | Episode: "Prom Queen" |
| 2000 | G vs E | Libby | Episode: "Cougar Pines" |
| D.C. | Kristi | Episode: "Truth", "Justice" | |
| Jason and the Argonauts | Medea | TV miniseries | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Laura Garris | Episode: "Crate 'n' Burial" | |
| 2001 | JAG | Cpl. Lisa Antoon | Episode: "Touch and Go" |
| On the Edge | Charlie's Wife | TV film | |
| The Diamond Hunters | Ruby Grange | TV miniseries | |
| 2001–2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | T'Pol | Main role |
| 2003 | MTV Icon | Herself | Episode: "Metallica" |
| 2003–2004 | Stargate SG-1 | Ishta | Episodes: "Birthright", "Sacrifices" |
| 2006 | I Dream of Murder | Joanna | TV film |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Feratelli Porter | Episode: "Bombshell" |
| 2009 | House | Lexa | Episode: "Teamwork" |
| 10 Items or Less | Herself | Episode: "Star Trok" | |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Sister Nicci | Episodes: "Dark", "Perdition" |
| 2017 | A Man for Every Month | Brenda | TV film |
| 2024 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Alternate T'Pol | Episode: "Fissure Quest"; credited mononymously as Jolene |
the fact that it works at all is largely thanks to Jolene Blalock's performance as the pseudo-Amazons' leader, Ishta.
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