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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. She started taking dance classes at the age of eight. She went to Van Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. Her graduation was 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 film "Torture" that was the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. With her first CD "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 wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This was helped by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. He

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress who is known for her character portrayals in both period and present-day screen roles, as well as many films and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), the daughter of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Later, she attended the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite other experienced actors as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (199

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is best known for her work as cohost on Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. Prior to this, she hosted World News Now and America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to the limited opportunities for television, she was offered the position of an agent for sales at radio. Then she was able to work for an entire year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT . She then occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. She was a sports reporter for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV between November 2005 and December 2011, when her contract was terminated. In December 2011, she was hired by ABC News the division for news of ABC. The

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a TV and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks" (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her part in "Christine Sullivan" in the show, an actress and Night Court star (1984). The actress was on more than 156 episodes of the comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990), were 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, Californi

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle of two sisters, one older, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), a movie made for TV. After her first movie, Sarah auditioned for the role of Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was in search of the replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show in order to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in the year 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She also appeared in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson as the cheerleader. Sarah was invited to appear in a television series named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) the same year following Roseanne (1988). Based on the show Nothing Too Good For a Cowboy (1998) whi

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 is of German, English, and Dutch her ancestry. When she was a young girl in the area, her family lived in front of the 20th Century Fox lot. She was an avid film enthusiast since her early years. Her mother who was a school teacher and her father, a lawyer, were both avid film fans. Paula said that she attempted to escape as an infant through "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. So it's not a surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and received a three-month contract to create documentaries for PBS. Then, she was hired as a production assistant on documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she began pr

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 Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role , Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has appeared in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as 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 is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's cast which stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya that stars Clive Owen. As the Hostages as the lead actress she was awarded the Gold Nymph A

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 character as Kathy, a recurring character on Friends' fourth season, was her first public recognition. Her breakout role was as Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 , she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. The actress has returned to guest appearances since and will be appearing on Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voiceovers for Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on 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 voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales, marking the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a senior government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an adminis

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in films such as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She portrays the role Mantis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was working as a consul there for the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Pom was her name since it sounds like the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff spent one year in Canada before her family moved frequently due to her father's work. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father died of cancer when she was just 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and could n