Emmanuelle Vaugier

Sharp, June 2009

When she’s not solving murders on CSI:NY as sexy-smart Detective Jennifer Angell, or driving Charlie Sheen crazy as Mia on Two and a Half Men, Emmanuelle Vaugier can be found, more likely than not, working on something else. The Vancouver-born actress admits that she’s been busy with one project or another, without a break, for well over a year now.

Among her recent films is Blonde and Blonder, starring Vaugier alongside Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson, a sort of slapstick hot-chicks-as-spies kind of thing. It works if you don’t think too hard about it, which, we imagine, is kind of the point. There’s also the upcoming Dolan’s Cadillac, a thriller adapted from a Stephen King story, with Christian Slater and Wes Bentley. Among the things you may not know about Emmanuelle Vaugier: she has a pair of toy poodles whom she buys sweaters for and "flies from one film set to the next. How much is too much when it comes to poodles? “I cook for my dogs,” she admits. “So, some people would definitely say that that’s taking it too far. I usually cook ground beef or ground chicken or turkey with squash and a variety of different vegetables, depending on what’s available. It looks darn good.” For the record, yes, she has tried it, and, yes, it is delicious.

PHOTO: Beiron Andersson