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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. She began taking dance lessons at the age of eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, in which she was a senior class president and head cheerleader. When she graduated in 1980, she began college at Cal State Northridge, 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 enlisted by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a number of films and videos she would choreograph. The first album she released was "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career took off. However, the song "Straight Up" was a huge success and she has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. It was made easier by her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, wh...

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is best known for her performances on screen in both contemporary and historical roles. She has also had a long line of acting roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on the 28th of April 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant Both from Irish origin. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She then attended drama school after which she was accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). In the following two decades, she landed her breakthrough film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. For the role, she received her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell has starred in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) with such experienced actors a...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist. She was previously the TV reporter for ABC News. She is famous for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as being co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. She was also co-anchor on America This Morning and 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 on television, she was offered the position of an agent for radio sales. Then she was able to work for one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor or report. 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 hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. She was appointed by ABC News the news division in December 2011. On January 2, 20...

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a TV and film producer, notably "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks" (1986). She was later able to create projects like Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many television shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most memorable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was a part of 156 shows. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015.). Had two daughters with her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1997) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 in 1990). Her birthplace was Palo Alto, California and grew up in the vicinity of Walnut Creek, California. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High school in Walnut Creek. Lewis & Clark College in Portlan...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child. She has an older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). In 1993, after her debut film, she was a candidate for the part of "Becky" in the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was searching for an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show in order to attend the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995. She was also involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) 1994-1995. Sarah also starred alongside Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996 she appeared in two movies in which she starred, including Robin of Locksley (1996), and also Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleader "Krista Wilson". Sarah was asked to perform in a 1998 TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one...

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 took home the Best Comedic Play award and , in 2006, the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She has played a variety of roles in "Scare Tactics," and "Almost Heroes,"" a Canadian TV series. She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." She also has been featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." In 2019-2020, her net worth has risen significant. How much does Lauren Ash's net worth when she is 37? Lauren Ash'...

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 is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived just next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was a big enthusiast of films from her very early years. Her mother, also appreciated good films, was a schoolteacher, and her father was a lawyer. Paula admitted that she tried to escape when she was young girls by "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. Therefore, it's no surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her most beloved role was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. The program was a success, and she was given a three-month project to create documentaries for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant for television documen...

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. Amy resided in GlenEllyn in Illinois until she graduated from junior college. The family also resided in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy is the oldest of three siblings: Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe both with her family and alone. Her parents were teachers so they had the opportunity to spend their summers camping together and travel all across the United States. In actuality, they've camp in every state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda after the 1994 war to aid relief efforts. Amy was a gifted actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a talented athlete during high school, and was a participant in the very first 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After suffering an injury, Amy returned to school and performed in a variety of roles on the stage, starting with Lanfo...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. When she was a baby she was already an avid performer, performing commercials on TV for her parents' amusement. However, she chose to concentrate on dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her studies under a group of highly acclaimed dancers. She realized what she wanted to do at the age of 15 when she defeated more than 300 other girls at an audition for an agency for talents. She was then offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. This contract brought her many roles, and opened the way to a future in the world of big screens. 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 next film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production where she played one of the four sisters that were fighting to...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a producer, actor actress, musician, and actor who has directed a number of episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently working on two pilots. Milena was among eight women selected by AFI's highly regarded 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 , Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has was screened at its World Premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been screened across the nation and was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for an Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated with a summa cum Laude degree from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. Since then she has been featured in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with 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"Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". On TV, Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons ...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most acclaimed actresses. She was born 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 arriving in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point opposite William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's cast, stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel, opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garces' Last Days in Desert. She also waited patiently for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. She recently won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a D...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland and began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon began to get involved in the indie filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both an actress as well as a director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" where she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" who was a manipulative, born again Christian who appeared in Headspace (2005). The first time she appeared in a movie 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 shot in L...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. Her first recognition came from her frequent appearance as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakout role was as Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. She has returned to guest appearances since and is currently appearing on Criminal Minds regularly in the year 2016. She 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 appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts in the ...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is a French actress was born on the 3rd of May 1986. She studied 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 portrays the role 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 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. Pom was her name since it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. The actress spent a year in Canada before her family moved extensively due to her father's job. Prior to moving to France, they resided in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father, who died aged 5 of cancer was her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia , and could not care for her...