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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. She began taking dance lessons at the age of eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. Her graduation was in 1980, and began college at Cal State Northridge to 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 film "Torture" it was the first in a lengthy sequence of videos and movies she choreographed. She started singing in her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she's been a household dancer ever since, aided by her role as judge on the cult series American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mo...

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress who is well-known for her character roles in both contemporary and period screen roles, as well as many acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is who is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She then attended theatre school, and was then accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her film debut came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the character. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) with veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring W...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist. She previously worked as a TV correspondent for ABC News. Her time as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host of The View (2015-2018) are well-known. In the past, she anchors World News Now as well as 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 on television, she landed an opportunity as an agent for sales at radio. After a year of work as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT she was in a position to report and anchor at times. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until. She was a sports reporter at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 through December 2011 after her contract expired. In December 2011 she was appointed by ABC News, the news division of ABC. Her debut on the network was on the 2nd of...

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a film and TV producer, notably "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). Post produced projects such as Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her biggest TV performance was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She was featured in more than 156 episodes of the comedy between 1984 and 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and 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 90) was her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek, California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. Lewis & Clark College in Portland O...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle child. She has one older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut came in City Boy (1992), the TV-produced film. After her debut film her audition, she was cast in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was searching for an alternative to the character after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the production of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996, she starred in 2 films in which she starred, including Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played the cheerleader "Krista Wilson". In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was over, Sarah was a...

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumna of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and one half the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the award for the Best Comedic Play award and , in 2006, she won the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has played a variety of roles in "Scare Tactics" as well as "Almost Heroes,"" a Canadian TV show. 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." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy,"" an animated Canadian show. Her wealth has increased significant in 2019 and 2020. How much ...

Paula Patton

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Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago area. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago, when she was in junior high school. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her entire family and on her own. Because her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could spend every summer together traveling and camping across the United States. They've camped in every American state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to help with the relief efforts. Amy displayed her talent for art early when she was acting in school productions, and winning writing contests. She was an athlete of great potential during high school, and was a participant in the very first 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she could return to the stage and tak...

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 and a devoted performer and would re-enact commercials from the television to entertain of her family. However, she decided to devote her energies to dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of highly acclaimed dancers. She discovered her true calling at the age of 15 when she defeated more than 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talents. The contract that resulted in her being signed secured her several roles in Spanish TV shows and music videos. This set the stage for a career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of four sis...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director and actor, has directed many episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. In addition, she was co-producer and Co-EP on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots currently in the process of development. Milena was among eight women selected for AFI’s most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV show as well as a short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the best episodic award at the Seattle International Film Festival as and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been screened across the nation and was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest, and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. ...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and TV actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. In 2000, she was chosen in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been featured in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and"Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action film "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo was Annie Walker's TV part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs." She also appeared in ABC's legal drama "Notorious...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most loved actresses, is a special lady. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first role in English as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress who has been featured in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point, with Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt) Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive pieces, which starred Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. 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. She also waited patiently for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. She recently received the Gold Nymph Award for Outstan...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland and where she initially started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she relocated to London, where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first pay-per-view on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as an actor as well as director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in 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 was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" an manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. The first time she appeared in a movie was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). In both LA and London, Exam (2009) was her nex...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor and singer. She was first recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her first fame was due to her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. The actress was seen frequently on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned frequently since then , making guest appearances. Her other roles include the voice of Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community and as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales making it the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She is the voice of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the daughter of two parents: a Korean mother, and a father who was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for one year. Her family had traveled extensively due to her father's work. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France...