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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight, she began taking dance lessons. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the class president and head cheerleader. After graduating in 1980, she enrolled in college at Cal State Northridge, studying 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 movie "Torture" which was the first in a long line of movies and videos she choreographed. Following her debut album "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and was soon a well-known singer/dancer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born and was raised in Canada. Her parents were born in Can

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 was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Her birthplace was Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Later, she attended the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such veteran performers as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith

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 2014 to 2018 and as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, she was co-anchoring 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. Because of the lack of opportunities in television, she was offered an opportunity as an agent for radio sales. She was hired as a WRGT/WKEF production assistant, and later became a reporter and anchor. From 2002 to 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor as well as the sports anchor for weekdays at the station WCPO in Cincinnati. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that she was hired by the ne

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a film and TV producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks" (1986). She was later able to create projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has appeared on many television shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps she is most well-known for her part in "Christine Sullivan" as the Night Court star (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). With her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon

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 child having an older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut came in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. In 1993, following her first film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was searching for someone to fill in for Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 and was a part in the making of Roseanne (1988), 1994-1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was an actress named Krista Wilson. Sarah was invited to be a part in a 1998 TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year following Roseanne (1988). Based on

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 is a twice-winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. The actress has been in several roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was an actor on "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Her television and film 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 wealth has risen significantly between 2019 and 2020. How much money does Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a successful Actress. Canadian. We&

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch origins. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up , and she was a huge fan of movies from her early days. Her mother, who liked good movies, was a schoolteacher, as was her father, a lawyer. Paula claims that she used to hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else while when she was a kid. It's not surprising that she was involved in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most beloved role was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer program, she studied film and was assigned a three-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant for documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in high school, she and her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family , and on her own. Both of her parents worked as teachers so they could enjoy every summer camping together and travel all across the United States. They've camped across every state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to aid in aid efforts to help the victims. Amy displayed her talent for art early through acting in school productions, and taking part in writing competitions. High school was where she was a star athlete winning the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in the Illinois track. In college, after an injury, she returned the theater with many roles on sta

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez who was hairdresser. She was a performer with a passion in her youth and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. However, she decided to concentrate her energy on dance. After nine years of ballet instruction at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to further her education under the supervision by a range of well-known dancers. When she was 15 she followed her destiny when she outclassed more than 300 other girls at an audition for a talent agency. The contract she signed secured her roles in Spanish TV shows , as well as music videos. It opened the doors to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it she played one of four sisters who were seeking the a

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director as well as an actor and musician has directed numerous episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and has been tapped to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable, her short film and TV series proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been shown across the country and has won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Mil

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and television actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. She appeared in Coyote Ugly's breakout role in 2000. She has appeared in many films since then, including Christopher Nolan'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 and You" films starring 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 starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's television role in five seasons of USA Network’s spy drama "Covert Affairs.

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has received praise for her performance. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first attracted the attention of Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking part, playing Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point and Vantage Point, starring 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 and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. The actress filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release of her film The Last Knights by the Japanese directo

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she left for London and soon became involved in independent filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre acting, both as an actor and director. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as in addition to David Dayan Fisher (a regular character in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy", the manipulative birthed Christian who appeared in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) directed created by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become awa

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, as well as voice actor. Her fame was first recognized due to her role as Kathy on the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. The first time she was recognized was her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent in the crime drama Criminal Minds. She appeared often on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned regularly since then , making guest appearances. 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 was the first time that the character appeared in animation the character. Brewster was born 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 in a school. Brewster grew up in Massachusetts and later moved

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born May 3rd, 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films such as 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) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was working as a consul there for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name due to the fact that it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff resided in Canada for a short time before her family travelled extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France, Klementieff resided in Japan. Her father passed away from cancer when she was just 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and was unable to take care of child