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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years old, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader as well as the class president. She graduated in 1980 and began college at Cal State Northridge to major in radio and TV. After joining the L.A. Lakers cheerleaders, she became head cheerleader/choreographer after only a few months, eventually dropping out of college to dance and choreograph full-time. The Jacksons recruited her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" which was their first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. The first album she released was "Forever Your Girl", her singing career took off. But the hit single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's become a popular singer/dancer for years after. This was helped by her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress who is known for her character performances in both contemporary and period screen roles, and the long list of screen and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She went on to the drama school and was later accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). She was 22 years old when she got her first movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who is white. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as a television correspondent at ABC News. Her tenures as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) as well as co-host on The View (2015-2018) are very well-known. Before that she was the co-anchor on America This Morning (World News Now) and America This Morning (America This Morning). After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She was employed in radio sales, due to limited television opportunities. After one year working as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT she was capable of reporting and anchoring at times. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was hired by ABC News which is the di

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career in productions for television and film such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she worked on such projects as Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most notable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was part of 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and a well-known nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7 15th, 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek in California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. Lewis &amp

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut came in City Boy (1992), a movie made for TV. In 1993, shortly after her debut film, she auditioned for the part of "Becky" in the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for someone to fill in for Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah completed her high school graduation in the year 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) alongside Jim Varney. In 1996, she was in two films, including Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". Sarah was asked to play a character in a TV series named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), one year following Roseanne (1988). Ba

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna as well as one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She is a twice-winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She's been in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,""Cracked,"""Bomb Girls," and "Lost Girl." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian show. In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has risen significant. How much money does Lauren Ash make at 37 years of

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, and her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch roots. While growing up, her family lived right in front of the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent film enthusiast since her early years. Her mother who was a school teacher as well as her father was a lawyer and were both avid film fans. Paula says that she used to escape from her mother by pretending to be someone else while young. It's not a surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school plays. Her favorite role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". After having graduated from the University of Southern California's summer school, she studied film and was then given a 3 month assignment to create documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant on documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk show. In the following time she w

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago while she was in junior high. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family and independently. Since her parents worked as teachers, they were able to travel together every summer, and camping across the United States. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to aid in efforts to aid in the aftermath of the war in 1994. Amy was an accomplished actor in school plays and also won writing contests. High school was where she excelled in athletics taking part in the first ever 3200-meter relay to be held for girls in Illinois track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to go back to the stage and take on a variety of roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of J

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. As a child and a devoted performer and would re-enact commercials on TV for the entertainment of her parents. However, she chose to dedicate her time to dance. After nine years of ballet training in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to further her education under the guidance of a number of famous dancers. She realized her passion at the age 15 when she beat more than 300 contestants in an audition for an agency that represented talent. The agency offered her roles on Spanish TV and music videos. This contract brought her many roles, and opened the doors to a career on the world of big screens. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a director as well as actor and musician has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more. Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots currently in progress. Milena was one of the eight women who were selected by AFI's highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her short film as well as a television show proof of concept was shown at SXSW. The film also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) was screened across the US. It was awarded Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. T

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and television actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow", with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's TV part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs." Then she starred as a co-star in ABC's 2016 legal drama &q

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most popular actresses, is a very special woman. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first role in English as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in America, which includes Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya, opposite Clive Owen. As the Hostages the lead actress, she won the Gold Nymph Award at the 54th festi

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began performing, on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first pay-per-view was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular star on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative and reborn Christian and born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) which was written by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the public began to notice of her tal

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actress, voice actress, and singer. Her first recognition came from her role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her first big role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From the year 2006 until 2012 she was on Criminal Minds regularly. She has been back to guest appearances since and has returned to Criminal Minds frequently in 2016. Other roles she's played include Mr. Mumbles, Elise and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs. Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in DuckTales 2017. This was the first time that she appeared in animation as the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 of 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator at a school. Brewster was raised in Massachuse

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is a French actress, was born 3 May 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in films like Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She portrays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of two parents: a Korean mother and an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it's like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff stayed in Canada for a short time before her family traveled extensively because of her father's job. They resided in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father died of cancer at the age of 5, and her mother had schizophren