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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. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the head cheerleader as well as the class president. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. Following graduation she entered college at Cal State Northridge. There she majored 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. She was enlisted by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a series of movies and videos she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" was released, she began singing and soon became a well-known dancer and singer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her m

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 from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Then, she went to drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Two decades later she scored her first major film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) where she played "Stands with a Fist", a white woman raised by the Sioux Indians. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring Will Smith); the

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who worked previously as the TV correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as 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 the limited opportunities on TV she was employed in radio sales. She eventually found work for a year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. Between 2002 and 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends as well as the sports anchor for weekdays at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. After her contract expired she took on the role of sports reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago between November 2005 and December 2011. She was recruited by ABC News' news divisio

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 in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle child. She has an older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. After her debut film she auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college The show was looking for an alternative. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played an actress called Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to be a part in a TV show named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) which was a year following Roseanne (1988). Bas

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. 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, the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has appeared in a variety of characters on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes,"" an Canadian television series. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has increased significantly in 2019-2020. How much does Lauren Ash make at 37 years of

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch ancestry. While growing up, her family lived right close to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mother was a teacher while her father worked as an attorney. Paula says that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else while a child. It's not too surprising to learn that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school dramas. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a course in film. At the time, she was awarded a 3-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant in TV documentaries, and also for Howie Mandel's talk show. After a few months she was hired to

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago area. But 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 has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe together with her family and alone. Since her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could travel together every summer, and camping across the United States. In reality, they've been camping in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda to aid in relief efforts after the war in 1994. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as winning writing contests. High school was where she excelled as an athlete and was the first to participate in the ever 3200 meter relay for girls in the Illinois track. Following an injury, she returned to college and was a part of the stage, starting with Lanford

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. When she was a little girl she was an obsessed performer and would re-enact commercials from the television to entertain of her parents. However, she decided to dedicate her time to dance. She continued to train alongside a group of highly respected dancers following her the last nine years learning ballet at 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 video and television. This led to a number of more performances, which opened the door to a career in the world of big screens. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) and then briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it, she played one of the four si

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a writer, director actress, musician, and actor who has directed many episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, and also the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable is her short film as well as a television show proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) was shown across the country. The film 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. Milena

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and TV actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas, and born in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She was seen in "The Prestige" by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & 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 as well as the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" in which she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was in the film with Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's television character in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs." Then she starred as a co-star in ABC

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most loved actresses, is a special lady. Her birthplace is 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). Zurer has been featured in numerous Studio films since her arrival in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan with Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She also was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. She is starring alongside Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages' lead actress, she

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland when she began her career on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she moved to London where she started working in independent filmmaking. (Her first pay-per-view on The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's participated in theater as an actor as well as a director. In 2004, her move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy" who was a manipulative birthed Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian, in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her distinctive combinat

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. Her fame was first recognized due to her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakout role was as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she appeared regularly from 2006 until 2012. She has since returned as a guest on the show before returning regularly in the year 2016. She also portrayed 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 senior government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an administrator at school. Brewster grew up in Massachusetts and later moved to New

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on the 3rd of May 1986. 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 portrays the role Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian wife. He was employed as a consul with the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff was a resident of Canada prior to moving her family frequently due to her father's work. After the move to France the family resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia.