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{{Short description|American actress and model (born 1975)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Jolene Blalock
| image        = File:JoleneBlalockEgypt_3.jpg
| caption      = Blalock in 2006
| birth_name   =
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1975|03|05|mf=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[San Diego]], California, U.S.
| other_names  = Jolene Rapino
| occupation   = {{hlist | Actress | model}}
| years_active = 1998–2017; 2024
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Michael Rapino]]|2003}}
| children     = 3
}}

'''Jolene Blalock''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|l|eɪ|l|ɒ|k}} {{respell|BLAY|lok}}; born March 5, 1975) is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing the [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcan]] first officer and science officer [[T'Pol]] on the science-fiction series ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. Her other work includes guest-star appearances on television series and in films.

==Early life==
Blalock was born and raised in [[San Diego]], California, with three siblings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=7 Things You Should Know About Jolene Blalock |url=https://www.startrek.com/news/7-things-you-should-know-about-jolene-blalock |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=www.startrek.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matthews |first=Tami |date=2021-03-05 |title=Jolene Blalock: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://entertainmentnow.com/star-trek/jolene-blalock-enterprise-second-city-actress/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=EntertainmentNow |language=en-US}}</ref> She spent her childhood surfing and developing artistic skills.<ref name="Profile" />

==Career==
===Early work===
Blalock left home at age 17 to model in Europe and Asia.<ref name="Profile">{{cite news |title=Star Profile: Jolene Blalock |work=[[Evening Times]] |location=Glasgow |date=September 4, 2002 |page=23}}</ref> She has appeared on the cover of many men's lifestyle magazines, was twice featured in ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'''s "Girls of Maxim" gallery, and was named the [[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|10th sexiest woman in the world]] in 2003 by ''[[FHM]]''. She posed for a clothed fashion layout in ''[[Playboy]]'' in April 2002, and was later interviewed by the magazine for its "20Q" section in February 2005.

She made her television debut on the sitcom ''[[Veronica's Closet]]'', before guest appearances on ''[[Love Boat: The Next Wave]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', and ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]].'' She appeared as [[Medea]] in a television movie adaptation of ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (miniseries)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'' (2000). She also appeared in the movie ''On the Edge'' (2001) and the miniseries ''[[The Diamond Hunters]]'' (2001) before being cast on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.<ref name="Profile" /> She appeared in the music video "Denise" (1999) by [[Fountains of Wayne]].

===''Star Trek: Enterprise'' (2001–2005)===
Landing one of the leading roles on ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' was Blalock's biggest break. About her time on the show, she recalled:

{{bquote|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.<ref name="Julius">{{cite news |first=Marshall |last=Julius |title=Why I'm boldly going ... in a skintight catsuit |work=[[The Express on Sunday]] |date=January 6, 2002}}</ref>}}

In ''Enterprise'', Blalock played Subcommander T'Pol, a Vulcan diplomat on Earth who was initially assigned by Vulcan Ambassador Soval (a recurring role played by [[Gary Graham]]) as an observer on the ship's first mission, in the pilot episode [[Broken Bow (Star Trek: Enterprise)|"Broken Bow"]]. At the end of that episode, she is asked to remain on ''Enterprise'' as its Science Officer by Captain Jonathan Archer (played by [[Scott 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 on ''Enterprise'' 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 on ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' except for [[FedCon|FedCon XIV]] in May 2005, but did agree to join a 2013 cast reunion for an interview during the Blu-ray conversion and production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.startrek.com/article/reuniting-the-nx-01-crew |title=Reuniting The NX-01 Crew |first=Roger |last=Lay Jr. |website=StarTrek.com |publisher=[[CBS Television Studios]] |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109065232/http://www.startrek.com/article/reuniting-the-nx-01-crew |url-status=live }}</ref> She also appeared as a parody version of herself attending a ''Star Trek'' convention in a 2009 episode of the sitcom ''[[10 Items or Less (TV series)|10 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-enterprise-tpol-strange-new-worlds/ |title=Star Trek: How Enterprise's T'Pol Could Be In Strange New Worlds |last=Orquiola |first=John |date=January 19, 2022 |website=screenrant.com |publisher=Screen Rant |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref>

===2003–2017===
Blalock appeared in the film ''[[Slow Burn (2005 film)|Slow Burn]]'', which was shot in 2003 between seasons two and three of ''Enterprise'', unveiled at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2005, and saw limited theatrical release in 2007.{{fact|date=December 2024}}

Blalock guest-starred in two episodes of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' as [[Ishta (Stargate)|Ishta]], leader of a group of rebel female warriors.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-01-31 |first=Juliette |last=Harrisson |title=Stargate SG-1: 10 Great Guest Performances |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/stargate-sg-1-10-great-guest-performances/ |website=[[Den of Geek]] |quote=the fact that it works at all is largely thanks to Jolene Blalock’s performance as the pseudo-Amazons’ leader, Ishta.}}</ref>

Blalock was scheduled to appear on an episode of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Il y a 4 mois |url=https://lylyford.blogspot.com/2008/07/sawyers-centric-youll-never-see.html |title=The sawyer's centric you'll never see, Lyly Ford Blog |date=July 5, 2008 |publisher=Lylyford.blogspot.com |access-date=August 10, 2010 |archive-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206131123/http://lylyford.blogspot.com/2008/07/sawyers-centric-youll-never-see.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In ''[[Starship Troopers 3: Marauder]]'', which was released [[direct-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.{{fact|date=December 2024}}

Blalock played Lexa, the wife of a hospitalized porn star, in the 2009 episode "Teamwork" on the series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.apple.com/au/episode/teamwork/umc.cmc.5xvf8fzuwfksma8b7yy3vhthe?showId=umc.cmc.1819eevcg6tlw0ifen6ml04fy |title=House: Teamwork |website=tv.apple.com |publisher=Apple TV |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>

In the second season of ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'', appearing in the January 2009 episodes "Dark" and "Perdition", Blalock played Sister Nicci, a Sister of the Dark.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://redshirtsalwaysdie.com/2021/06/14/jolene-blalock-sci-fi-fantasy-beyond-star-trek-enterprise/ |last=Poteet |first=Mike |date=June 14, 2021 |title=Jolene Blalock in sci-fi and fantasy beyond Star Trek Enterprise |website=redshirtsalwaysdie.com |publisher=Red Shirts Always Die |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>

Blalock had a supporting role as Stacy in the action thriller ''[[Sinners and Saints (2010 film)|Sinners and Saints]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jolene_blalock |title=Jolene Blalock |website=rottentomatoes.com |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>

Blalock's most recent film roles were in the [[direct-to-video]] ''Killing Frisco'' (2014) and then the [[TV movie]] ''A Man for Every Month'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1370218/star-trek-enterprise-jolene-blalock-t-pol-problem/|publisher=[[/Film]]|title=Star Trek's Jolene Blalock Had One Big Problem With The Writing For T'Pol|last=Seibold|first=Witney|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=2023-08-27|access-date=2023-08-31|archive-date=2023-09-01|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230901042108/https://www.slashfilm.com/1370218/star-trek-enterprise-jolene-blalock-t-pol-problem/}}</ref>

===2024===
Blalock briefly returned to acting to voice an alternate universe version of her ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' character in the ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'' [[Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5|fifth season]] episode "Fissure Quest". She was credited mononymously as '''Jolene''' in the episode.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mick |last=Joest |title=How Star Trek: Lower Decks Managed To Get Enterprise's Jolene Blalock To Appear, And Why She's Only Credited By Her First Name |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/how-star-trek-lower-decks-cast-enterprises-jolene-blalock-why-shes-only-credited-first-name |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |date=January 2, 2025 |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Orquiola |title=After 19 Years Away, Star Trek: Enterprise's T'Pol Is Back & It's Perfect |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/how-star-trek-lower-decks-cast-enterprises-jolene-blalock-why-shes-only-credited-first-name |website=[[ScreenRant]] |date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Blalock is married to [[Michael Rapino]], CEO of [[Live Nation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-ticketmaster-23000-events-60-million-attendees-65-billion-sales-meet-michael-rapino-the-man-9181317.html|title=The ticketmaster: 23,000 events, 60 million attendees, $6.5 billion|date=2014-03-10|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2023-09-04}}</ref>  Rapino lived in England and Blalock lived in the U.S. while working on ''Star Trek: Enterprise.'' She proposed to him and they married in [[Negril]], Jamaica, on April 22, 2003. They have three sons, born in 2010, 2012, and 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Starr |first=Michael |title=Starr Report |work=[[New York Post]] |date=May 9, 2003 |page=135}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Blalock Sets Up Surprise Wedding |publisher=AP Online |date=May 10, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Katherine |last=Dillinger |title=Newsmakers |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=May 11, 2003 |page=A2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Abel |first=Olivia |date=May 26, 2003 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20140149,00.html |title=Passages |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |volume=59 |number=20 |access-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309231310/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20140149,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Dinah |last=Eng |title=Even a Vulcan has to question arranged marriage |work=[[Gannett Company|Gannett News Service]] |date=October 14, 2004}}</ref> Rapino and Blalock founded the Rapino Foundation, which helps populations in the developing world.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Megan |last=Lewis |date=November 9, 2015 |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/09/rihanna-diamond-ball-lionel-richie-kevin-hart/ |title=Rihanna's Diamond Ball will feature Lionel Richie, Kevin Hart |website=EW.com |language=en |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619174408/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/09/rihanna-diamond-ball-lionel-richie-kevin-hart/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Blalock is a [[animal fancy|dog fancier]] and has appeared on the cover of the UK's ''K9 Magazine''.<ref>''K9 Magazine'', Issue 17 (Summer 2006).</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''Queen for a Day''
| Hot Babe in Yellow
| Short
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Slow Burn (2005 film)|Slow Burn]]''
| Nora Timmer
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Shadow Puppets (film)|Shadow Puppets]]''
| Kate Adams
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Starship Troopers 3: Marauder]]''
| Capt. Lola Beck
| Video
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Sinners and Saints (2010 film)|Sinners and Saints]]''
| Stacy
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[One Kine Day]]''
| CC
|
|-
| 2012
| ''Troubled Teen''
| Mama
| Short
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[Sex Tape (film)|Sex Tape]]''
| Catalina
|
|-
| ''Killing Frisco''
| Jolene
|
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| ''[[Girl Group (film)|Girl Group]]''
| {{TBA}}
| Filming
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Veronica's Closet]]''
| Woman #3
| Episode: "Veronica's Breast Efforts"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Love Boat: The Next Wave]]''
| Woman
| Episode: "Prom Queen"
|-
| rowspan="4"|2000
| ''[[G vs E]]''
| Libby
| Episode: "Cougar Pines"
|-
| ''[[D.C. (TV series)|D.C.]]''
| Kristi
| Episode: "Truth", "Justice"
|-
| ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (miniseries)|Jason and the Argonauts]]''
| [[Medea]]
| TV miniseries
|-
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Laura Garris
| Episode: "Crate 'n' Burial"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2001
| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
| Cpl. Lisa Antoon
| Episode: "Touch and Go"
|-
| ''[[On the Edge (2001 TV film)|On the Edge]]''
| Charlie's Wife
| TV film
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Diamond Hunters|nolink=1}}''
| 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"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
| Lexa
| Episode: "Teamwork"
|-
| ''[[10_Items_or_Less_(TV_series)|10 Items or Less]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Star Trok"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]''
| Sister Nicci
| Episodes: "Dark", "Perdition"
|-
| 2017
| ''{{sortname|A|Man for Every Month|nolink=1}}''
| Brenda
| TV film
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]''
| Alternate T'Pol
| Episode: "Fissure Quest"; credited mononymously as Jolene
|}

== References ==
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