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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began dancing at the age of eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and class president for senior year. Her high school graduation was in the year 1980. After graduating, she began the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she majored in 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. She was approached by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first in a long list of videos and movies she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl", she began singing and was soon a well-known dancer and singer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Je

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. 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 descent. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. After that, 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", a white woman that is raised by Sioux Indians. For the role, she was the first actress to receive an Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) in which she starred alongside veteran actors such as Robert

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist from the United States. She was previously an anchor for TV on ABC News. She is known for her work as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and being co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. She was also co-anchor on 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. Due to the lack of TV opportunities the company employed her in radio sales. Her next job was a year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally report and anchor. Between 2002 and 2005, she was the weekend sports anchor and the weekday sports anchor for WPO-TV in Cincinnati. The contract was ended and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. She was employed by ABC News' news division in the month of December. The 2nd of January,

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her career began with television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Then, she created such projects as Double Dare (1976). She has also been featured on TV programs such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). She was perhaps best known for her part in "Christine Sullivan" who was an actress and Night Court star (1984). From 1984 to 1992, she appeared in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is famous for her poetry and as a nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High school located in Walnut Creek. She receiv

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle of two brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut came in City Boy (1992), a movie made for TV. In 1993, after her first film, she auditioned for the part of "Becky" on the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was searching for a replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue studies at college. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 and began filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah also starred alongside Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah appeared in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was an actress named Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year after Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to play a character in a TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). The show was based off

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumni of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she took home the best Comedic Play award and in 2006, she won the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has appeared in a variety of roles in "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes," an Canadian TV series. She played a recurring character in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She plays Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian show. Her wealth has been increasing substantially in the years 2019-2020. How much is Lauren Ash's

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 and her mother is caucasian. She is of German, English, Dutch and English family ancestry. As a child her family was located right next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge film fan from her childhood. Her mom was a teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula stated that she had tried to escape when she was an innocent child by "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. So it is no surprise that she appeared in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in an internship program for summer, and was awarded a three-month project to make documentary films for PBS. She was then hired as a production assistant on TV documentaries and Howie Mandel's talk-show. Later, she made document

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago until she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe as a solo traveler and together with her family. Because her parents worked as teachers who taught, they could travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. They have spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda following the 1994 war to help in relief efforts. Amy displayed her talent for art early through acting in school productions and taking part in writing competitions. She was an athlete of great potential at high school and took part in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. After a college injury, she returned the theater and performed in a variety on stage, beginning

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. When she was a toddler she was an obsessive performer. She would even re-enact commercials from the television to entertain of her parents. But, she decided to concentrate on dancing. She continued her dance training alongside a group of highly respected dancers following her nine years learning classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her passion at the age 15 after she defeated over 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talent. The contract she got secured her roles on Spanish TV shows , and music videos. It opened the doors to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth), then appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her next film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played one of four sisters fighting for the love of a handsome desert

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director, and musician. She has directed many episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also co-producer and Co-EP on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of the eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. The short film she made and the TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has had its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) is screened across the United States and has won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International F

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for a Golden Globe as a stage, 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. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She appeared in "The Prestige" by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. Alongside "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode as well as the crime thriller "10th & Wolf", she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action movie "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. Perabo was also a character in ABC's legal drama "Notorious"

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has been featured in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the film with 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 as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London and soon found herself involved in independent filmmaking (her first paid gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer" where she directed 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 excellent reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" an empathetic woman who was a born again Christian who appeared in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder), by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become awa

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. She was first recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends, she was also a voice actress and singer. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. She has returned with guest appearances ever since and has returned to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Other roles she has played include Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community as well as her voice as Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered, and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales that marked the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as a government

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born May 3, 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She is the character Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian wife. He was employed as a consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" Her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family travelled extensively due to her father's employment. After moving to France, Klementieff resided in Japan. Her father, who passed away at the age of 5 from cancer, was her mother. She also suffered with schizophrenia and didn't have the time for her kids. Klementieff was rais