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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At age eight, she began dancing lessons. She went to Van Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. She graduated in 1980, and started the college process at Cal State Northridge to major 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. The Lakers enlisted The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a lengthy list of movies and videos she choreographed. She branched out into singing through her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she has been a popular artist and singer ever since. This was made even more popular by her stint as an judge on the hit show American Idol (2002). Her f

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is well known for her performances on screen in contemporary and historical roles. She also has a lengthy history of acting roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She later attended drama school , and was admitted to the famous Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) as well as opposite veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independe

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as a TV correspondent for ABC News. She is most famous for her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, between 2014 and 2018, as well as hosting of The View, 2015-2018. Before this, she co-anchored World News Now and America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She held a job in radio sales, because of the limited opportunities for television. She was hired as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant and then was promoted to reporter and anchor. From 2002 until 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends and the weekday sports anchor for the WCPO-TV station in Cincinnati. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011 it was announced that she has been hired by ABC's news division, AB

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career in productions for television and film such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she produced such projects as Double Dare (1976). She has also been featured on television shows like 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her biggest TV part was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she was featured in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 in 2015). With her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). She was born in Palo Alto in California and was raised in Walnut Creek. As cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. She received her Bachelor of Arts de

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television film, City Boy (1992). Following her debut film Sarah was a candidate for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college, the show was searching for an alternative. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the making of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In these films she played the character of Krista Wilson who was a cheerleader. Sarah was asked to be a part in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one year following Roseanne (1988). It was based on the TV film of the

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 the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She is of German, English, Dutch and English roots. Her family lived right next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up and she was a big film buff since her early days. Her mom was a teacher while her father was an attorney. Paula stated that she had tried to get away as an infant through "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. So it's not a surprise that she appeared in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite character was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer program she pursued film studies and was then given a 3 month project to make documentaries for PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant for TV documentariesand on Howie Mandel's talk show. Later, she produced documentary segments for Medical D

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. But when Amy was in junior high her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the youngest of three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe both with her family and also on her own. Because her parents were teachers who taught, they could travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. They have camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to help with aid efforts to help the victims. Amy was a gifted artist from the beginning by participating in school plays, as well as taking part in writing competitions. In high school, she was a promising athlete who finished in the first ever 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After suffering an injury, Amy went back to college and was a part of the stage, beginning with La

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a young girl she was already an avid performer, who would reenact TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. When she turned 15 she realized her real destiny when she outclassed more than 300 other girls in an audition by a talent agency. The contract she received landed her roles on Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. The contract opened the way to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), in which she was one of the four sisters co

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 was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, television and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. She appeared in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So" featuring Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" in which she also starred alongside 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.". In television Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." In the following seasons, Perabo was a

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 a native of Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she relocated to London where she got involved in indie filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's been involved in theatre, as an actor and a director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" an original play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. She was then offered her first US film role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was as the wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder), by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the public began to notice of her talent, noting a unique blend of powerful sexuality and irreve

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actress, voice actress and singer. Her role as Kathy as a character that recurred on Friends the fourth season was her first public recognition. Her first recognition was for her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. She was a regular guest in the show on a regular basis from 2006 to 2012. The show has been back regularly since then to guest appearances. 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, marking the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official of the government, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as administrator of a school. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts and later

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