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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started taking dance classes when she was just eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the head cheerleader and class president for senior year. Her high school graduation was in 1980. After graduating, she began college at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. 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 Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" which was the first in a long series of movies and video she choreographed. She started singing through her first album, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she's been a well-known artist and singer ever since. This was made eve

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 in contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy), an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. After a few decades, she landed her breakthrough film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990), playing "Stands with a Fist" as a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has been in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such famous actors such as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), with W

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is well-known for her stint as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. She was also the 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. The position she held was in radio sales, because of the limited opportunities for television. She was hired as a WRGT/WKEF production assistant, and later became a anchor and reporter. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that she was hired by the news division of ABC, ABC News. The first time she appeared on ABC New

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her first professional work was with television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of projects like Double Dare (1976). She has also been featured in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). Her most notable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992, she appeared in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet as well as a noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7 in 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). She was born in Palo alto, California and grew up in the vicinity of Walnut Creek, California. The school she attended was Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, C

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 of two sisters, one older, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a TV-made film, City Boy (1992). After her debut film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995. She was also involved in the production of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996 she appeared in two movies that included Robin of Locksley (1996), and also Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". Sarah was asked to be a part on a television show named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) which was a year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on t

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she won the best Comedic play award and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She plays Sam in "The Dating Guy,"" an animated Canadian show. Her wealth has increased significantly between 2019 and 2020. What is Lauren Ash worth at the

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 roots. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a major enthusiast of films from her early days. Her mother was a teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula admitted that she tried to escape as a young girl through "pretending" to become someone else. Therefore, it's no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She continued her studies at University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. The program was a success, and she was awarded a three-month task to create documentaries on PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant in TV documentaries, and also for Howie Mandel's talk show.

Amy Carlson

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The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. Amy resided in GlenEllyn Illinois, right up to the time she was in 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 with her entire family and on her own. They both taught and were able to travel and camp together each summer because of this. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid in relief efforts. Amy was an accomplished actor in school plays and also won writing contests. She was an athlete of great potential in high school and participated in the very first 3200-meter relay on the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to return to theater and perform a variety of roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's &quo

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. She was a compulsive performer in her youth and often reenacted TV commercials to amuse the family. But she chose to concentrate on dance. She continued her training alongside a group of highly respected dancers after she had spent nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. At the age of 15 she realized her real destiny when she outclassed over 300 other girls in an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her several roles in Spanish television shows and music videos, which opened the door to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production where she played one of four sisters

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a writer as well as actor and musician has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. She also served as the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is currently directing two pilots in development. Milena was among eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable was her TV show as well as a short film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort It was awarded the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival as well as Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) is screened across the nation, 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 appeared

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage actress, television and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas, and born in New Jersey, she graduated with a summa cum Laude degree from Ohio University. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has been in a variety of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" which starred Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So" featuring Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me & You" films with 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 was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker on US

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has received praise for her performance. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking 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 featuring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces alongside Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected along with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion with Lawrence Kasdan with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, opposite Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages' lead actress, she was awarded th

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she moved to London and soon found herself involved in the indie filmmaking (her first paid gig was as an actor in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. In 2004, her move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular part on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. In Headspace (2005), she was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" who was a manipulative, born-again Christian. She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) as played by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her distinctive combination of power sexuality and irrevere

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor, and singer. Her character as Kathy as a character that recurred on Friends Season 4, was her first public recognition. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 , she appeared on Criminal Minds regularly. She has returned to guest appearances since and will be appearing on Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. She has also played 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, which was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator at a school. Brewster grew up in Massach

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. 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 plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mother. He worked as a consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name because it sounds like the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff resided in Canada for a short time before her family was able to travel extensively due to her father's employment. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father, who died aged 5 of cancer was her mother. She also suffered from schizophrenia , and could no