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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started dancing lessons. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated in 1980 and started 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 movie "Torture" which was the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" was released, she began singing and soon became a well-known performer and dancer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish, was born i

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 period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy) the American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. In the following years, she was a student at a the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. She was just 22 when she was offered her breakthrough film role in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she was "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman who is white. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the 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 Redford, Sidney Poitier as well as Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independ

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as the TV reporter at ABC News. Her most well-known work is her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, and as host of The View, 2015-2018. Before this, she co-anchored 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. Due to the lack of TV opportunities she was employed in radio sales. After a year of working as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT, she eventually was capable of reporting and anchoring on occasion. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. She became a reporter for sports at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 to December 2011 after her contract expired. In December 2011 she was employed by ABC News which is the news division of ABC. She first made an appearance on ABC News for

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. Sarah is the middle of two brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career with City Boy (1992), the first television-produced film made by TV. Following her first film her audition, she was cast in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson and was an athlete. Sarah was asked to play in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on the show the show Nothing Too

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She has been a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has also won awards for Best Comedic play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She voices Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian series. In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has grown significantly. How mu

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 and 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 a big film buff since her earliest days. Her mother, who also liked good movies taught in a school, and her father was a lawyer. Paula admits she was able to get away from her mother by pretending to be someone else as when she was a kid. It's not too surprising that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school dramas. Her most loved role was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduating from the University of Southern California's summer school, she took film classes and was then given a 3 month task to produce documentaries for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant on documentary films on TV, as well as for Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she bega

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. Amy resided in Glen Ellyn in Illinois until she was in junior college. Her family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe both with her family and also independently. Both of her parents worked as teachers so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They have camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy was sent to Rwanda to assist in relief efforts after the war of 1994. In the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning writing contests. In high school she was an accomplished athlete who was a part of the very first 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she returned to school and played many parts on

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). As a young child, she was an obsessive performer and would re-enact commercials on television for the enjoyment of her parents. But, she decided to focus her efforts on dance. She continued her dance training with a variety of highly-regarded dancers following her nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 contestants in an audition for an agency that represented talent. She was then offered roles on Spanish music videos and TV. This led to many more performances, which opened the door to a career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her film debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she was briefly featured in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film where she played one of t

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director as well as actor and musician has directed many episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and has been tapped to direct two pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of the eight women chosen by AFI for their famous Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV show and short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort the film was awarded Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival as in addition to the Best Pilot award at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the nation. It was awarded the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlan

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, television and film actress. Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ohio University. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then, she's 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" which starred Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me &"Imagine Me & You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast that included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action movie "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. On television, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." In the fo

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performances. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was given the part of Eric Bana's wife on the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in America, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. The actress also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. Recently, she was awarded the Gold Nymph Award as Outstanding

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland and began to perform on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. Her first pay-per-view was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" which was a stage play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was the director. The play received rave reviews. Then she landed her first US movie role as the manipulative new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). Her first movie 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 shot in London and LA it was her f

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor and singer. She was first recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her first fame was due to her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. The actress was seen frequently on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned frequently since then , making guest appearances. Her other roles include the voice of Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community and as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales making it the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on 3 May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She plays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the daughter of two parents: a Korean mother, as well as a father who was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to Korean words for both "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff resided in Canada for a year prior to her family traveled extensively because of her father's job. After the move to France she resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised