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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At age eight, she began dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and class president for senior year. She graduated in 1980, and entered college at Cal State Northridge to major 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first of a series of videos and movies she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and became a popular dancer and singer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, too Jewish was born and was raised in Can

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is known for her portrayals in characters from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She attended theatre school, and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist" as a Sioux Indian-born white woman. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also played in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith. Margin Call (2011)

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as the TV correspondent for ABC News. She is well-known for her time as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this, she hosted 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. Due to the limited opportunities on television, she held a job as a sales representative for radio. She was eventually able to find work for one year as a producer assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor or report. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays at WCPO TV in Cincinnati between 2002 and 2005. Following the expiration of her contract in 2005, she was a anchor and reporter for sports at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 to December 20

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and started her career on films and TV shows like Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and went on to even make such shows as Double Dare (1976) and appeared on such TV shows like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most memorable TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was in 156 episodes of this comedy from 1984 until 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet, and well-known nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7, 2015). There were two daughters she had with her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Born in Palo Alto in California and raised in Walnut Creek. The school she attended was Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlete. Received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child having one older sister Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career on TV in a made-for-TV film called City Boy (1992). After her first film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking someone to replace Alicia Goranson, who left the show to go to studies at college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 and was a part in the production of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films she played the part of Krista Wilson who was an athlete. Sarah was asked to play a character in a TV show named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) the same year following Roseanne (1988). Based on the show Nothing Too

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent participant in the Second City Chicago Mainstage. 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 and has also won for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She's played various roles in "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was an actor on "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." She was also featured in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays Sam in animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has risen dramatically. What is Lauren Ash's net worth today at 37? Lauren Ash is a successful Actre

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 and is of German, English and Dutch roots. As a child in the area, her family lived next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mom was a teacher , and her father worked as an attorney. Paula claims she was able to get away from her mother by pretending to be someone else when she was an infant. It's not surprising that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. At the time, she was given a three-month project to create documentaries for PBS. Then, she was hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk show. After a few months she was able to cr

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. However, when Amy was in high school, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe on her own as well as with her family. 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've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 following the war to aid in relief efforts. From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning contests for writing. In high school she was a promising athlete who finished in the first ever 3200-meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After an injury, she could return to theater and play many roles that included Lanford W

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was a hairdresser. When she was a child, she was already a compulsive performer, performing TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dance. After nine years of classical ballet instruction at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the supervision of a variety of prominent dancers. She discovered her true calling at age 15, when she defeated more than 300 girls at an audition for a talent agency. The agency offered her roles on Spanish television and music videos. This led to many more roles, which opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her film debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a writer, director actress, musician, and actor who has helmed many episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached to two pilots. Milena was among eight women who were selected by AFI's famous Directing Workshop for Women. She was also a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable the short film she created, as well as a TV series proof of concept was shown at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been screened across the United States and was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and television actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and was raised in New Jersey, she graduated with a summa cum Laude degree from Ohio University. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then, she's been featured in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" featuring Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me & You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th Wolf" with an ensemble cast that included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action movie "Looper," she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons on the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." After that, Perabo played as Anni

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best popular actresses, is an extremely special person. 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 has appeared in several Studio films since her arrival in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts, which starred Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to awaiting the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen.

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland and began to perform 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 job that was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actor 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. In Headspace (2005) the actress got her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and a born-again Christian. The role was later recast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her distinctive combination of powerful sex

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. First recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also a voice actress and singer. The first time she was recognized was her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime drama Criminal Minds. She appeared on that show regularly from 2006 to 2012. She has returned regularly in the years since to guest appearances. She also portrayed 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. This was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew), worked in the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts bu

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff, an actress from France, French actress was born on 3 May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in films like Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She portrays 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to an Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed as a consul there for the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Pom was her name since it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff lived in Canada for one year. Her family had travelled extensively due to her father's work. Before moving to France they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Her father, who passed away aged 5 of cancer was her mother. Additionally, she suffered from s