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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started taking dance classes when she was eight. She went to Van Nuys High School, in which she was a senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated in 1980 and began college 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" the first of a series of videos and movies she would choreograph. She began singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" that had a lackluster success until her single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she has been a popular performer ever since. Her popularity was further boosted by her appearance as an judge on the hit series American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardi

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well recognized for her roles on screen in both historical and modern roles. She also has a lengthy history of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She later attended the drama program and was admitted to the highly regarded Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. She was only 22 when she scored her first film role in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she played "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman who is white. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has starred in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich'

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist from America. She previously worked as an anchor for TV on ABC News. She is well-known for her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors 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 limited TV opportunities the company employed her in radio sales. Then she was able to work for an entire year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. She was recruited by ABC News the news division in December of 2011. She first made an

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career with films and TV shows, including Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and went on to even create projects such as Double Dare (1976) and appeared on such programs on television as 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). One of her most memorable TV role was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she appeared in 156 episodes. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990) was her second marriage to Michael A. Ross. Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up in the vicinity of Walnut Creek in California. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High school in Walnut Creek. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis & Clark College

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. 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's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), which was a TV-produced movie. Following her first film, Sarah auditioned in 1993 for the role "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 and was a part in the production of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994), along with Jim Varney. Then, in 1996, she appeared in two movies which included Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996), where she played a cheerleader "Krista Wilson". Sarah was invited to appear in a TV show named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), one year following Roseanne (1988).

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a twice Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has been awarded for the best Comedic Show in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" as well as the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was an actor in "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 is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy,"" an animated Canadian series. Her wealth has been growing significant in 2019 and 2020. How much money does Lauren Ash make at 37 years of age? Lauren Ash is

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family resided across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a big fan of movies in her early days. Her mother, also loved good films taught in a school, and her father was a lawyer. Paula claims that as an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" therefore it wasn't the case that she appeared in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most beloved role was of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a program for summers in film. At the time, she was awarded a 3-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant on documentaries for television and Howie Man

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. However, when Amy was in junior high 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, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe as a family member and alone. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp together each summer due to this. They've stayed in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 after the war in order to help with aid efforts to help the victims. Amy displayed her talent for art early by participating in school productions and taking part in writing competitions. High school was where she excelled as an athlete winning the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in the Illinois track. After an injury, she was able to go back to theater and perform a variety of roles, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wallace Shawn'

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a little girl, she was an obsessive performer who would recreate TV commercials for the amusement of her parents. However, she decided to devote her energies to dancing. After nine years of ballet classes at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the direction of a number of famous dancers. She realized her true calling at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 other girls at an audition with an agency for talent. She was then offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. This contract led to many more roles, opening the door to a career in the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie where she played one of four sisters who were trying t

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, director and actor, has directed many episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently in the process of completing two pilots. Milena was selected as one of eight directors for AFI's highly acclaimed Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her TV show as well as a short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort The film won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival as and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been shown across the United States and has won the 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. As an actor Milena has appeared in over 100 episodes of television. She first ga

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and living in New Jersey, she graduated in the summa cum Laude class at Ohio University. In 2000, she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. The film starred her in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode, and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" In addition, she starred alongside James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action movie "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons on USA Network's spy show "Covert Affair

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most beloved actresses, is an extremely special person. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she was first noticed by Hollywood after she was cast in the part of Eric Bana's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since her arrival in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion which is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble with Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. Recently, she won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in the Drama Series at

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was raised in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London where she started working in independent filmmaking. (Her first pay-per-view in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's been involved in theatre, both as an actor as well as a director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular part on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative and reborn Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). It was as the wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become aware of her talent, citing her

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer and voice actor. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends as well as being a voice actress and singer. Her first big role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From the year 2006 until 2012 she was on Criminal Minds frequently. She has been back to guest appearances since and is now returning to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community as well as the voice of Birdgirl in the 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, marking the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films like 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed as a consul there for the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" because it is similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff lived in Canada for a year. Her family traveled extensively as a result of her father's job. Prior to making the move to France they resided in Japan and also on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father, who died at the age o