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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began dancing when she was eight. She went to Van Nuys High School, where she was the class president and head cheerleader. She graduated in 1980, and started college at Cal State Northridge to major in radio and television. 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 videos and movies she choreographed. Her first album "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career began to take off. The single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's been a successful singer/dancer ever after. This was made possible by her time on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother is Jewish and was bo

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is known for her portrayals in characters from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She attended theatre school, and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist" as a Sioux Indian-born white woman. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also played in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith. Margin Call (2011)

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as the TV correspondent for ABC News. She is best known for her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors America This Morning and World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to limited TV opportunities she was employed in radio sales. Then she was able to work for one year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally report and anchor. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. The contract was ended and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. She was recruited by ABC News the news division in December 2011. The 2nd of January, 2012, she debuted on the network&

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) and "Card Sharks" (1986). She continued to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most memorable TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she was in 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 until 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). She was born in Palo alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek in California. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. Earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Lewis & Clark C

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle of two brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a made-for-TV film called City Boy (1992). After her debut film, Sarah auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was searching for an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show in order to attend the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, and was involved in the production of Roseanne (1988), 1994-1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996, she appeared in two movies, including Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleader "Krista Wilson". Sarah was asked to perform in a show from 1998 called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. The show was released one year following

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has twice won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the 2008 Best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has performed a range of characters on "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes,"" which is a Canadian TV series. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"""Cracked,"" “Bomb Girls” as well as "Lost Girl." She was also featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She plays Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian series. In the period 2019-2020, her net worth increased dramatically. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren Ash's

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. She has German, English, Dutch and English ancestry. While growing up in the area, her family lived across from the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge film fan from her childhood. Her mom was a teacher while her father worked as an attorney. Paula states that she used to escape from her mother by pretending to be someone else while young. It's not surprising to learn that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her favorite role was the one of Abigail in "The Crucible". She went on to study film at the University of Southern California in an internship program for summer, and got a 3-month job making documentary films for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk-show. In the following years, she was a producer of documentaries for Me

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy lived with her family in Chicago, when she was in junior high school. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe with her family and independently. Because her parents were teachers which allowed them to spend the entire summer traveling and camping all over the United States. They have camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 after the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy showed her artistic talents early through acting in school plays, as well as winning writing contests. In high school, she excelled in athletics taking part in the first ever 3200-meter relay for girls in Illinois track. In college, following an injury, she returned to the theater , playing a variety of roles on stage, beginning with

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). As a child she was an obsessed performer, and would reenact commercials on TV for the entertainment of her parents. However, she chose to concentrate on dance. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years in the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of famous dancers. She realized what she wanted to do at the age of 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls in an audition with an agency for talents. The contract she signed secured her roles on Spanish television shows as well as music videos. It opened the possibility of a lucrative career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She also briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992) the Timothy Dalton thriller. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992), was an Oscar-winning production where she played one of four sisters who were trying to

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director, actor and musician, has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more. Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots currently in the process of development. Milena was chosen as one of eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. The short film she made and the TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, saw 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 United States, winning Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor, Milena has a

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, TV, and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000 she was cast in a starring role in Coyote Ugly. She has appeared in many films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" in which she starred with 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 with Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama with a cast that included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was also a part of the cast with Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt, and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". On TV, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Net

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has received praise for her performance. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was chosen by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking part, playing Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since moving to the United States, Zurer has been in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt and Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble movie by Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. She was a part of Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert opposite Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland, where she first started performing on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at 16 and quickly became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first paid gig was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). Also, she was an actor and director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" an original play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. Her first film role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). She was a part of both LA and London, Exam (2009) was her next project, nominated by BAFTA for Outstan

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer and voice actor. Her first recognition came from her recurring role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her first fame was due to her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime series Criminal Minds. She was a regular guest often on the show from 2006 to 2012. She has returned regularly since then , making guest appearances. Other roles she has appeared in includes Mr. Mumbles, Elise and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs, Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered, as well as portraying Donald Duck's twin sister Della as well as in DuckTales 2017. It was the first time that she appeared in animation as the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an administrator at school. Brewster was raised in Massachu

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She 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 appears as Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He was employed as consul with the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Since it sounds like the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family travelled extensively because of her father's job. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff wa