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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. She began dancing when she was eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was the class president and head cheerleader. She graduated in 1980 and began the college process at Cal State Northridge to major 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. The Jacksons recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" the first of many films and videos she choreographed. She began her singing career through her first album, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until the single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she has been a renowned dancer ever since, aided by her stint as an judge on the hit series American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish was bo

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well famous for her performance on screen in modern and historical roles. She also has a long list of acting roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was who is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Later, she attended the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. For the role, 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 and Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich'

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously an anchor for television at ABC News. Her stints as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host on The View (2015-2018) are popular. 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 the lack of opportunities for television, she was offered the position of a radio sales representative. She was recruited as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. Later, she was promoted to anchor and reporter. From 2002 until 2005 she was the sports anchor for weekends and sports anchor on weekdays at the WCPO-TV station in Cincinnati. The contract was canceled 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, she

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a TV and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks" (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her part in "Christine Sullivan" in the show, an actress and Night Court star (1984). The actress was on more than 156 episodes of the comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990), were her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, Californi

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child having an older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television film, City Boy (1992). After her debut film, Sarah auditioned in 1993 for the role "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). After Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college the show was in search for an alternative. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 and began filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In these films she played the part of Krista Wilson and was who was a cheerleader. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). The show was based on a TV movie of the same name which wa

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has twice won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has performed a range of characters in "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes," an Canadian television series. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian series. Her wealth has risen significantly between 2019 and 2020. What is Lauren Ash's net worth at 37? Lauren Ash is a successful

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American , and her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was an avid movie buff from her early days. Her mother, too, who appreciated good films, was a schoolteacher, and her father was a lawyer. Paula states that as young, she would try to escape from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" which is why it came as the case that she appeared in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to learn film at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and won a 3-month assignment making documentaries for PBS. The result was that she was able to work as a production assistant on television documentaries as well as on Howie Mandel’s talk

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. However, when Amy was in high school, she and 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 travelled all over Europe with her family as well as independently. Since her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could enjoy every summer with each other, traveling and camping all across the United States. They have camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to assist in relief efforts. At a young age, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning contests for writing. High school was where she was a star athlete winning the first ever 3200 meter relay for girls in the Illinois track. After college, she suffered an accident, she returned to the stage with a variety of roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wil

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. She was a fervent performer in her youth, and reenacted TV commercials to entertain the family. But she chose to focus her attention on dancing. She continued her dance training with a variety of highly-regarded dancers after she had spent nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. At 15, however she discovered her true purpose when she beat more than 300 other girls in an audition by a talent agency. The contract she got secured her roles on Spanish TV shows as well as music videos. It opened opportunities for a successful career in the world of film. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she briefly appeared in Framed (1992) which was a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it she played one of the four sisters competing for the affection of a handsome A

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor as well as a director and musician. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV that include 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 working on two pilots currently in progress. Milena was one of the eight women selected by AFI's highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. The short film she made and the TV series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, had its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. It won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Awar

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, television and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was chosen in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. She has been featured in a number of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me & You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama featuring a cast which also included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama &

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most acclaimed actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first discovered by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first role in English as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has been featured in numerous Studio films since her arrival in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble movie by Lawrence Kasdan which features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel together with Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release date of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. She recently won the Gold

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London when she was 16 and immediately began to get involved in independent filmmaking. The first time she was paid was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" that she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to excellent reviews. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy", the manipulative woman who was a born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder), by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Wa

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. She was first recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also an actor and singer. Her breakout role was as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was a regular on the show from 2006 until 2012 and has since returned to for guest appearances , before returning 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. This was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew), worked in the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts. S

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She plays the character 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 child of two parents: a Korean mother, as well as an American-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff stayed in Canada for a year prior to her family was able to travel extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France and then to France, she resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizoph