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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader as well as the class president. After graduation in 1980, she enrolled in the Cal State-Northridge campus, majoring in TV and radio. 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 recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a long list of films and videos she would choreograph. She started singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she has been a renowned dancer ever since, aided by her stint as judge on the cult series American Idol (2002). Her father

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress she is well-known for her portrayals of characters in both period and present-day screen roles, and an extensive history of screen and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant Both from Irish heritage. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Later, she attended the drama program and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. A decade later, she landed her breakthrough film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist" she was a white girl that is raised by Sioux Indians. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite the likes of veteran actors such as Robert

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. She was previously co-anchor of America This Morning as well as 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 lack of opportunities for TV, she took the position of a radio sales representative. She eventually found work for one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. The contract was ended and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that she had been hired by the news division of ABC, AB

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a TV and film producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). She was later able to create projects like Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most memorable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is famous for her poetry and as a nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-April 7, 2015). She had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 90, 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. She received her Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Clark College, Po

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, with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a TV-made movie, City Boy (1992). Following her first film her audition, she was cast in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Sarah was also in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films, she played the role of Krista Wilson who was an athlete. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on the show

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 one half of the comedy duo "Cory!". She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She also won for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Performance in 2008 as well as Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has performed a range of characters on "Scare Tactics" as well as "Almost Heroes,"" an Canadian TV 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." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" as well as the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She's the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian show. Her net worth has been increasing significantl

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch heritage. As a child and her family lived across from the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mother, who appreciated good films taught in a school, and her father was a lawyer. Paula admits that she used to escape from her mother by pretending to be someone else as a child. It is not surprising that she was involved in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school dramas. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She went on to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and received a three-month contract to create documentary films for PBS. In the end, she could work as a production assistant in documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel’s talk show. Then she began producing documentary segments

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy was a resident of Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she graduated from junior college. The family also lived in Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy is the older sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe as a family member and also on her own. They were both teachers and could go camping and travel together every summer because of this. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda to help in relief efforts following the war in 1994. From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and taking part in writing contests. In high school, she was a star athlete winning the first ever 3200-meter relay to be held for girls in the Illinois track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to return to theater and play many roles such as Lanford Wilson&

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was a hairdresser. She was a compulsive performer as a young girl and even reenacted commercials on TV to amuse the family. But she chose to concentrate her energy on dance. After pursuing classical ballet for 9 years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers. She found her calling at the age 15 when she topped 300 girls in an audition for an agency that represented talent. The contract she got secured her roles on Spanish TV shows , as well as music videos. This opened the possibility of a lucrative career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) Then she appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film where she played one of the four sisters competing to win the love of an attractive deserter army

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a director, actor and musician, has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots in production. Milena was one of eight women who were selected by AFI's most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has saw its World premiere at SXSW and won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made, Temporary (2017) was screened across the country. The film won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award from Sedon

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, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then she has been seen in such films 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 You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" with an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. Then, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in USA Network's spy drama "Cove

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most well-known 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 role , Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress who has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's film, stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor and is waiting for the release of her movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. As the Hostages' lead actress, she was awarded th

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland where she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she moved to London and was soon involved in the indie filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both an actress and director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" an original play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy" an empathetic and reborn Christian who appeared in Headspace (2005). Her first film role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) The film, which was made in London and LA is her next film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and won the Sa

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer and voice actor. Her character as Kathy, a recurring character on Friends' fourth season, was her first public recognition. Her breakout role was as Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 , she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. The actress has returned to guest appearances since and will be appearing on Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voiceovers for Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the final season of Community and as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered, and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales, marking the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a senior government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an 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 academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She portrays the role 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 raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mother. He worked as consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Since it sounds like the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" Her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff resided in Canada for a year prior to her family traveled extensively due to her father's employment. Prior to making the move to France, they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Her father, who passed away aged 5 of cancer was also her mother. She was also suffering from schizophrenia , and could not care for he