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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the class president and head cheerleader. When she graduated in 1980, she enrolled in the Cal State-Northridge campus, studying 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 approached by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first in a long list of movies and videos she choreographed. She branched out into singing on her debut album, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 and she's been a well-known performer ever since. Her popularity was further boosted by her appearance as an judge on the hit show American Idol (2002)...

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress recognized for her portrayals of characters in both period and present-day screen roles, as well as the long list of acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. After that, she went to drama school and was accepted into the well-known Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. She was only 22 when she got her first movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she played "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman who was white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has appeared in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland E...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist from the US. She previously worked as the TV reporter for ABC News. She is famous for her work as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 and in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that she was co-anchor for America This Morning (World News Now) and 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. Due to limited TV opportunities the company employed her in radio sales. After one year working as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT, she was eventually able to report and anchor occasionally. She was the weekend anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays at WCPO TV in Cincinnati between 2002 and 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 through December 2011. She w...

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career in television and film productions such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she produced 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). Perhaps her greatest TV part was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She appeared in 156 episodes of this comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). With her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Born in Palo Alto in California and was raised in Walnut Creek. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis & Clark C...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child, having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a TV-made film called City Boy (1992). Following her debut film Sarah was a candidate for the role of Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. After Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college, the show was searching for someone to replace her. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, she starred in 2 films which included Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996) where she played a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". Sarah was asked to be a part in a show from 1998 called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year following Roseanne (1988). Based on the show Nothing Too Good For a Cowboy ...

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the Best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She's appeared in various roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown significantly in 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren A...

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived right next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was a huge fan of movies from the beginning of her life. Her mother, who appreciated good films also taught at a school as was her father, a lawyer. Paula states that as an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to be someone else" which is why it came as surprising that she was a part-time actress in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". But, she decided to pursue a film degree at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and received a three-month contract to create documentaries for PBS. She was then hired as a production assistant on documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk ...

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 her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the younger sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family and independently. Both of them were teachers and could travel and camp together each summer as a result of this. They have camped in every state except Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 after the war to assist with relief efforts. Amy was a gifted actor in school plays and won writing contests. In high school, she was a star athlete taking part in the first ever 3200 meter relay for girls in Illinois track. After college, she suffered an injury, she returned the stage with a variety of roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy attend...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a performer with a passion as a young girl and often reenacted TV commercials to amuse the family. But she chose to focus her attention on dancing. She continued her training by working with several well-known dancers after she had spent nine years learning classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. Her true calling was discovered at 15 years old when she beat more than 300 other girls at an audition at an agency for talent. The contract she signed secured her roles in Spanish television shows , as well as music videos. This opened up the way to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her next film, Belle Epoque (1992), was an Oscar-winning production in which she played one the four sisters trying to w...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a director as well as actor and musician has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots in development. Milena was one of eight women who were selected by AFI's most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV series and short film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival as well as the Best Pilot award at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the country. It won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Ch...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, television and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. She appeared 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" featuring Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" in which she also starred alongside James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". In television Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." In the following seasons, Perabo was a...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most acclaimed actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first gained the attention of Hollywood after she was cast in the role as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has been featured in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces alongside Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected alongside 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 as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days in Desert. The actress also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. Recently, she won the Gold Nymph Award as Outstanding ac...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began her stage debut in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon began to get involved in indie filmmaking (her first professional gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both an actress and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as and David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. In Headspace (2005), she was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative and a born-again Christian. Her first film appearance was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) that was the first, in which she acted with in London and LA was her next. BAFTA-nominated for...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor as well as a singer and voice actress. Her fame was first recognized due to her recurring role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her first big break came when she portrayed the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds, on which she was on the show regularly between 2006 and 2012 and is now back as a guest on the show before returning regularly in 2016. Other roles she's performed 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 voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in DuckTales 2017. The first appearance on screen in animated form by the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school adminis...

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 been in films such as 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), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to her Korean mother and a French-Russian father who was employed as a consul in 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 a Canadian citizen for a single year. Her family had travelled extensively as a result of her father's work. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophr...