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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At age eight, she began taking dance lessons. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the class president and head cheerleader. Following her graduation in 1980 she started college at Cal State Northridge, majoring in radio and television. 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 Lakers enlisted The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a lengthy list of films and videos she would choreograph. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl", she began singing and became a popular performer and dancer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born and raised in Canada. Her parents were born

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is well famous for her performance on screen in historical and modern roles. She also has a long list of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. She then attended theatre school, after which she was accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). A decade later, she landed her breakthrough film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman born to the Sioux Indians. The role was so well-loved that she received her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell has starred in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of veteran performers as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who was previously TV correspondent for ABC News. She is well-known 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 the year 2018. Prior to this 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. Due to limited TV opportunities she was employed in sales for radio. Her next job was an entire year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT . She then occasionally anchor or report. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 it was revealed that she was h

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in film and TV shows, like Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and continued to create projects such as Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such TV shows like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most memorable TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). The actress was on more than 156 episodes of the comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7 in 2015). Two daughters were born to her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewi

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. She is the middle child having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut came in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. In 1993, shortly after her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" on the TV show Roseanne (1988). After Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college, the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah graduated high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) together with Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah played in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as an actress called Krista Wilson. In 1998, one year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called 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 of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She has been a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has also won awards for Best Comedic play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She voices Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian series. In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has grown significantly. How mu

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 while her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch heritage. Her family lived just next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was an avid fan of movies from her early days. Her mother was a teacher and her father worked as an attorney. Paula claims that as a girl she would escape from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" therefore it wasn't an unsurprising that she performed in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most loved role was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". After having graduated from the University of Southern California's summer camp, she pursued film studies and was given a 3-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for documentaries for television and Howie Mandel's talk show. After a few month

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago area. 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 has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe as a solo traveler and with her family. Since her parents were teachers which allowed them to spend every summer together traveling and camping all over the United States. They've camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy has also traveled to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid relief efforts. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays , and she won writing contests. Amy was a highly competitive athlete in high school and participated in the very first 3200-meter relay on the Illinois girls track. After an injury, she was able to return to theater and play many roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wall

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a young girl she was already a voracious performer, re-enacting commercials on television for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dancing. She continued to study with a number of well-respected dancers, after having spent the last nine years learning ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She discovered her true calling at age 15, when she topped 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talent. The resultant contract secured her several roles in Spanish television shows and music videos. This paved the way for a future career on the screen. Cruz made her debut in a film with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she was briefly featured in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film she played one of the four sisters who were competing for the affec

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor director, musician, and actor. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots that are currently in the process of development. Milena was selected as one of eight directors in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable the short film she created, as well as a TV series proof of concept was shown at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been screened across the nation and won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared in more than 100 television shows. She first gained national attention in CBS&#

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, television, and film actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and living in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in a starring role 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" as well as "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 appeared alongside James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo was the main character alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action movie "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs." After

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performances. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first discovered 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 and Vantage Point, starring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces opposite 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 is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan which features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages' lead actress, she won the Gold

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland which is where she first began to perform on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. The first time she was paid was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in the theatre. 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 star in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy" who was a manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her unique combination of th

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress as well as a singer. Her fame was first recognized due to her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her first big role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds regularly. She has returned for guest appearances since then and is now returning to Criminal Minds frequently in 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 appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) was employed by the the government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts. She

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born the 3rd of May 1986. She was trained 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 is the character Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films 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 French-Russian father who was employed as a consul in the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Pom was her name because it sounds like the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for a single year. Her family had traveled extensively as a result of her father's work. After moving to France she lived in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her