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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years young, she started dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. Her high school graduation was in the year 1980. After graduating she started the college process at Cal State Northridge. There, she majored 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 of a series of films and videos she would choreograph. With her first CD "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career began to take off. But the hit single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's become a popular singer/dancer for years after. It was made easier by her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father

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 both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was raised in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She later attended drama school and was accepted into the well-known Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. In the following two decades she scored her first major film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the character. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite other veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier as well as Ben Kingsl

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously a TV correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and hosting The View from 2015 to the year 2018. 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 lack of TV opportunities, she worked in sales for radio. Her next job was one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati, and the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in 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 she was hired by ABC News, the news division of ABC. The first time she appeared on

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her first professional work was in television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Then, she created projects like Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared on TV programs such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). She was perhaps best known for her part in "Christine Sullivan", a Night Court star (1984). She was in an entire 156 episodes of this show, from 1984 to 1992. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). Two daughters were born to her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 in 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. Lewis & Clar

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 of two siblings: the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut was in City Boy (1992), the TV-produced film. After her first film she auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking someone to fill in for Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. 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) as did Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah starred in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as an actress named Krista Wilson. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) was over, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It was based on a TV movie with the same name which was called Nothing Too Go

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent participant in the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She also won awards for Best Comedic Play in 2008 and the Best Sketch Troupe award in 2006. She has played a variety of characters on "Scare Tactics," and "Almost Heroes," which is a Canadian TV series. She played a recurring character in "The Ron James Show" and was a guest on "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Her film and television 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 increased significant in 2019 and 2020. So, how much is Lauren Ash worth

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 has German, English and Dutch heritage. While growing up, her family lived right next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was an avid film fan from her childhood. Her mother, too, who enjoyed good films was a teacher, and her father was an attorney. Paula admitted that she tried to escape as an innocent child through "pretending" to become someone else. So it's not a surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her most loved role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". However, she went on to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in an summer program. She was awarded a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. This led to her being employed as a production assistant on documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk sho

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago region. Amy lived with her family in Chicago while she was in junior high. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the youngest of three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe both with her family and also on her own. Her parents were teachers so they could enjoy every summer together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They have spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda to help in efforts to help after the war in 1994. From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as winning contests to write. In high school she was an accomplished athlete who placed in the very first 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. Following an injury, she could return to theater and perform a variety of roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's

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 reenact commercials on TV for the entertainment of her family. But, she decided to devote her energies to dancing. She continued her training with a number of well-respected dancers, after having spent 9 years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. When she was 15 she followed her destiny when she outclassed over 300 other dancers at an audition by a talent agency. The agency offered her roles on Spanish music videos and TV. The contract resulted in a variety of roles, which opened the way to a future on the world of big screens. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She then briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992) the Timothy Dalton thriller. Her final film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played one of the four sisters fighting to win the he

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a director, actor and musician, has directed many episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was among eight filmmakers who were selected by AFI's highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable was her television series and short film. It starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the best episodic award at Seattle International Film Festival as and the Best Pilot award at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened across the country, winning Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, TV, and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000 she was cast in a starring role in Coyote Ugly. She has appeared in many films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" in which she starred with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me and You" films with Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama with a cast that included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was also a part of the cast with Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt, and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". On TV, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Net

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most popular actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was given the role of Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has been featured in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point, with Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces, which starred 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 with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. She also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya, Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. As the Hostages leading actress, she was awarded the Gol

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon began to get involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first professional gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and 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 movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative, born-again Christian. Her first film role 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 in London and LA was th

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actress and singer. Her role as Kathy an recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first major recognition. Her first big break came when she portrayed the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds where she appeared regularly from 2006 until 2012 and was then re-cast for guest appearances and then returned regularly in 2016. Her other roles include the voice of Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final season of Community and her voice as Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and playing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales which was the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on May 3rd, 1986. She was trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in films like Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She is the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of a Korean mother and a father who was French-Russian. Her father was a consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Pom was her name because it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff spent one year in Canada prior to moving her family frequently due to her father's work. After the move to France the family lived in Japan. Her father, who passed away in the age of five from cancer, was her mother. Additionally, she suffered from schizophrenia and couldn't care for her children. Klementieff was rai