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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was where she was the senior class president and chief cheerleader. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. After graduation she started the college process at Cal State Northridge. There, she majored in radio and television. 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 film "Torture" which was the first in a long line of movies and videos she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career began to take off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a massive success and she has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This is aided by her time on American Idol (2002-200

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is known for her portrayals on screen in both modern and historical roles. She has also had a long line of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) who was an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She then attended drama school, and was then accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). She was only 22 when she got her first movie role in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman that is white. Her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously a television correspondent at ABC News. Her roles as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host on The View (2015-2018) are well-known. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors 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. The position she held was in sales for radio, because television was not a viable option. She was hired as a WRGT/WKEF production assistant. She later was promoted to anchor and reporter. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 until 2005. She became a reporter for sports at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 to December 2011, after her contract expired. She was hired by ABC News' news division in December 2011. She joined ABC News for the

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a film and TV producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). She continued to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Perhaps she is most well-known for her role as "Christine Sullivan" in the show, a Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a noted poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-April 7, 2015). She had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 in 1990). Her birthplace was Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek in California. Was a student at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlete. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree fro

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle of two siblings: the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in the film City Boy (1992), an original television film. After her first film she auditioned for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was seeking an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated high school in 1995 and began filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994), along with Jim Varney. She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films she played the part of Krista Wilson as who was a cheerleader. 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 the TV film w

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 was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived right next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was a huge fan of movies from the beginning of her life. Her mother, who appreciated good films also taught at a school as was her father, a lawyer. Paula states that as an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to be someone else" which is why it came as surprising that she was a part-time actress in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". But, she decided to pursue a film degree at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and received a three-month contract to create documentaries for PBS. She was then hired as a production assistant on documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago area. Amy resided in GlenEllyn Illinois, right up to the time she graduated from junior college. Her family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe as a solo traveler and with her family. Because her parents were teachers and teachers, they could travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 following the war in order to help with relief efforts. Amy was an accomplished actor in school plays , and she won writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who was a part of the first ever 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she returned to school and played a variety of roles on the stage, starting w

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a voracious performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's entertainment, but she eventually decided to concentrate on dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years in the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of highly acclaimed dancers. When she turned 15 she realized her real purpose when she beat more than 300 other girls at an audition by a talent agency. The contract she got secured her roles in Spanish television programs as well as music videos. It opened opportunities for a successful career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of the four sisters fig

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a writer as well as actor and musician has directed numerous episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. She also served as the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently directing two pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of eight women selected by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. The short film she made and the TV series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has saw its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened across the nation and won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Direc

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage, TV and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas, and born in New Jersey, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ohio University. The film featured her in Coyote Ugly's breakthrough role in 2000. Since then, she's been in movies 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 and You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" with an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was also a part of the cast with Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt, and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". In the television world, Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most well-known actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first attracted Hollywood's attention after she was cast in the role of Eric Bana's wife on the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has been in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with 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 film which stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya that stars Clive Owen. For her role as Hostages the lead actress, she won the

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland when she began her career on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking. Her first pay-per-view was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actor and director in theatre. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It received great reviews. Then she landed her first US film role, playing the manipulative woman who is a new Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian, in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique combination of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) that was the firs

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer and voice actor. She was first recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also an actor and singer. Her breakout role was as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds where she appeared regularly between 2006 and 2012 and was then re-cast for guest appearances and then returned regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voiceovers for Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final 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 also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales, marking the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at school. B

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She is the voice of 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 daughter of two parents: a Korean mother, and a father who was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for one year. Her family had traveled extensively due to her father's work. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France