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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, of age, she began dance lessons. 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 went to the college process 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" it was the first in a long line of movies and videos she choreographed. She began singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December of 1988. she's been a household dancer ever since, aided by her stint as an adjudicator on the popular show American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Ab...

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is well known for her performances on screen in contemporary and historical roles. She also has a lengthy history of acting roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She later attended drama school , and was admitted to the famous Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) as well as opposite veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independe...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as the TV reporter at ABC News. She is best known for her stint as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, and as host of The View, 2015-2018. Before that she was the co-anchor on America This Morning (World News Now) as well as 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. The position she held was in sales for radio, due to the lack of television opportunities. She eventually found work for one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. She became a reporter for sports for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011 after her contract was terminated. She was appointed by ABC News' news division in D...

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career with television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she worked on projects such as Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most memorable TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She appeared in the show's 156 episodes between 1984 and 1992. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 90) were born during her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. The Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark College i...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child. She has one older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), a made for television movie. After her first movie Sarah auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. After Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college The show was looking for someone to replace her. Sarah completed her high school graduation in 1995, when she was filming the season 1994-1995 of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films she played the part of Krista Wilson, an athlete. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It was based on the show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (2000), S...

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumna of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna as well as one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She has been a Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she received the best Comedic Play award and , in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe award. She's appeared in various roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared as a guest in "Call Me Fitz,""Cracked,"""Bomb Girls," as well as "Lost Girl." Her film and television credits also include "Video on Trial," Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown significant in 2019 and 2020. So, how much is Lauren Ash w...

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 heritage. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a major enthusiast of films from her early days. Her mother, a teacher and her father as a lawyer were both avid movie buffs. Paula stated that she had tried to get away as a young girl by "pretending" to become someone else. It's no surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to learn film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and received a three-month contract to create documentaries for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant in documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk show. Then, she created documen...

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. Amy resided in GlenEllyn the city of Illinois, up until she entered junior college. There, her family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a younger brother, Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe together with her family as well as on her own. Both of her parents worked as teachers so they could enjoy every summer camping together and travel all across the United States. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy was sent to Rwanda to assist in relief efforts following the war of 1994. Amy was a skilled actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a talented athlete in high school and participated in the first ever 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. In college, following an injury, she was back in the theater , playing a variety of roles on stage starting with L...

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 young child, she was an obsessive performer and would re-enact commercials on television for the enjoyment of her parents. But, she decided to focus her efforts on dance. She continued her dance training with a variety of highly-regarded dancers following her nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 contestants in an audition for an agency that represented talent. She was then offered roles on Spanish music videos and TV. This led to many more performances, which opened the door to a career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her film debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she was briefly featured in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film where she played one of t...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor as well as a director and musician. She has directed numerous episodes of TV, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was one of eight women selected for AFI’s most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She was also a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV series as well as a short film. With Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort It was awarded the award for Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival as in addition to the Best Pilot award at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made, Temporary (2017) was screened throughout the United States. She won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor, Milena ...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actress. Born in Dallas, Texas, and living in New Jersey, she graduated in the summa cum Laude class at Ohio University. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. The film starred her in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode, and the crime drama "10th & Wolf", she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action film "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. After that, Perabo starred as Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most well-known actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking film role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the film with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that includes Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. The actress filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor while awaiting the release of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. Recently, she was honored with the Gold Nymph Award as Outs...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland, where she first began performing, on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London and soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both an actress and director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" and in which she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative, born again Christian and born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written from Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress, and singer. Her role as Kathy, a recurring character on Friends the fourth season was her first big break. The first time she was recognized was her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. She was on the show on that show regularly from 2006 until 2012. She has returned regularly since then , with guest appearances. Her other roles include voiceovers for Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final season of Community, her voice as Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and as Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales, marking the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official of the government, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school administ...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on the 3rd of May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed there as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Since it sounds like the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff was in Canada for a short time before her family was able to travel extensively due to her father's job. Prior to making the move to France, they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Her father was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and was u...