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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight young, she started dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. After graduation in 1980, she enrolled in college at Cal State Northridge, with a 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 movie "Torture" which was the first of a long series of films and videos she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and soon became a well-known performer and dancer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother, who was also Jewish, was born in Can...

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 long list of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant Both of Irish origin. She was raised in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. She then attended the drama school and was later accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). After a few decades she was offered her first film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman raised by the Sioux Indians. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier an...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who worked previously as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is most famous for her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, between 2014 and 2018, as well as hosting 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 the limited opportunities on TV the company employed her in radio sales. She eventually found work for one year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor or report. From 2002 until 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends and sports anchor on weekdays at WPO-TV in Cincinnati. She was hired as a sports journalist at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV between November 2005 and December 2011, when her contract ended. She was employed by ABC News the news division in December. On...

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her career began in television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of projects like Double Dare (1976). She also 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 famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was in 156 episodes. 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 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from ...

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. Sarah is the middle child, having one older sister Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's debut as an actor was City Boy (1992), which was a TV-produced movie. After her debut film she auditioned in 1993 for the role "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah completed her high school graduation in 1995 while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah played in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as a cheerleader called Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to appear in a 1998 TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one year following Roseanne (1988). Based on Nothing Too Good For a Cowboy (1998) on which the show a...

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumni of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and one half the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She's a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has also won awards for the Best Comedic Performance in 2008 as well as Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian television series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and also appeared as a guest in "Call Me Fitz,""Cracked,"""Bomb Girls" as well as "Lost Girl." Her television and film credits also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voiced Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been growing significant in 2019 and 2020. What is Lauren Ash's net w...

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, and her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up and she was an avid enthusiast of films from the beginning of her life. Her mom was a teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula admits that she used to escape from her mother by pretending to be a different person as an infant. It's not too surprising to learn that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". However, she went on to learn film at the University of Southern California in an summer program. She was awarded a three-month project to make documentary films for PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk show. Her career progresse...

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. But when Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived 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 across Europe by herself as well as with her family. Because her parents worked as teachers which allowed them to spend every summer together traveling and camping all across the United States. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the 1994 war to assist in relief efforts. Amy showed her artistic talents early through acting in school plays, as well as taking part in writing competitions. In high school she was a promising athlete who won the first ever 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to return to theater and perform a variety of roles in...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez. She was a fervent performer when she was a kid and would reenact TV commercials for family amusement. However, she decided to concentrate on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of famous dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15, when she topped 300 girls at an audition for a talent agency. She was offered roles in Spanish television and music videos. The contract brought her many performances, which opened the door to a career in the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film she played one of four sisters who were competing for the affection of a handsome Army deserter. It also won...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director as well as an actor and musician has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more. She also was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is attached to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors to take part in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her TV series as well as a short film. It starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort the film was awarded the award for Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival as well as the Best Pilot award at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017) was screened throughout the country. She won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. And the Director's Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor Milena has a...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. She was featured in Coyote Ugly's breakthrough role in 2000. She appeared in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. Alongside "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" She also appeared with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt as well as Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. Perabo was also a character in ABC's legal drama "Notorious" in the year 2016....

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most popular actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she was first noticed by Hollywood after she was cast in the part of Eric Bana's spouse in the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble with Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in the film of Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days in Desert. The actress also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. Recently, she was honored with the Gold Nymph Award as Outstanding Actress...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland where she started performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly started to become involved in indie filmmaking. Her first paid gig was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions 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 high praise. She was then offered her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", 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). Exam (2009), which...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, as well as voice actor. Her role as Kathy an recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first big break. Her first recognition was for her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent in the crime drama Criminal Minds. She was a regular guest often on the show from 2006 to 2012. She has returned frequently in the years since to guest appearances. She has also played Mr. Mumbles and Elise on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in Community's final season, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at law, Sara Kingsley in Fox's Grandfathered and Donald Duck’s twin sister Della on DuckTales 2017, marking the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an administrator at school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts. She moved to New York City for Parsons School of Des...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films like 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 the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed as a consul there for the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" because it is similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff lived in Canada for a year. Her family traveled extensively as a result of her father's job. Prior to making the move to France they resided in Japan and also on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father, who died at the age o...