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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started dancing lessons. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated in 1980 and started the college process at Cal State Northridge to major in TV and radio. 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 movie "Torture" which was the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" was released, she began singing and soon became a well-known performer and dancer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish, was born i

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters in contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy), an American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was raised in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her first film role came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell has been in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of veteran actors like Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith.

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who was previously an anchor for television at ABC News. She is most famous for her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. Before this, she co-anchored World News Now as well as America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Because of the lack of opportunities available on television, she landed an opening as an agent for radio sales. She was eventually able to find work for a year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT , and then occasionally anchor and report. From 2002 to 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor and sports anchor on weekdays at the station WCPO in Cincinnati. The contract was ended and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was appointed by ABC News, the ne

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her career as a film and TV producer, notably "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks" (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many television shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most notable TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet as well as a noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 until April 7 15th, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) was her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. As cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High school located in Walnut Creek. Received her Bachelor of Arts

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the 27th of August, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, one older, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in the film City Boy (1992), the first television-produced film made by TV. In 1993, after her debut film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking someone to replace Alicia Goranson, who left the show in order to attend college. Sarah graduated high school in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. In 1996, she appeared in two films which included Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". Sarah was invited to perform in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year after Roseanne (1988).

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she took home the best Comedic play award and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has performed a range of characters in "Scare Tactics" as well as "Almost Heroes," an Canadian television series. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." She was also featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voiced Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has increased substantially between the years 2019 and 2020. How much money does Lauren Ash make at 37 y

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a huge enthusiast of films from her earliest days. Her mother, a schoolteacher as well as her father was a lawyer and were both avid film fans. Paula stated that she had tried to escape when she was an infant by "pretending" to be someone other than herself. So it's not a surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at University of Southern California, where she completed a course in film. In that time, she was awarded a three-month task to create documentaries on PBS. She was then hired as a production assistant for TV documentaries and Howie M

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in junior high, she and her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the oldest of three siblings: Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe both with her family as well as independently. Since her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. In reality, they've camped in every state except Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda after the war in 1994 to help in relief efforts. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and also won writing contests. In high school, she excelled as an athlete taking part in the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in the Illinois track. After suffering an injury, Amy returned to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” and then dire

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a performer with a passion when she was a kid and even reenacted commercials on TV to keep the family entertained. But she chose to devote her time to dance. She continued her dance training by working with several well-known dancers after she had spent the last nine years learning ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized what she wanted to do at the age of 15, when she smashed more than 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talent. She was offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. The contract led to many more performances, which opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her movie debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production in which she pl

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director, actor and musician, has directed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf’s CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was chosen as one of eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept called Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has was screened at its World premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) is screened across the country, winning Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared in more than 100 television episodes as an

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for an Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. She appeared in Coyote Ugly's breakthrough role in the year 2000. She has been in a variety of films since the time, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" which starred Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me and You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama with a cast that comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. In Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo was Annie Walker's TV part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer, one of Israel's most loved actresses, is an extremely special person. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking film role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Since moving to the United States, Zurer has played in Studio films such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces 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, an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to waiting for the release date of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. She

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. That's where she began her stage debut in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London, where she soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also been involved in theatre, both as an actress as well as director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" where she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to amazing reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" who was a manipulative birthed Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). Her first movie role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Th

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor as well as a singer. Her character as Kathy an recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first recognition. Her most memorable role came in the form of Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she was a regular on the show from 2006 until 2012 and is now back as a guest on the show before returning frequently in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final season of Community and as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales, marking the first time that she appeared in animated form for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 of 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a state official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administr

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is a French actress was born on May 3, 1986. She was trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in such films as 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 an Korean mother, as well as an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was a resident of Canada before her family moved extensively because of her father's work. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Kl