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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight young, she started dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. After graduation in 1980, she enrolled in college at Cal State Northridge, with a 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 Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 movie "Torture" which was the first of a long series of films and videos she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and soon became a well-known performer and dancer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother, who was also Jewish, was born in Can

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress who is well-known for her portrayals of characters in both modern and historical screen roles, as well as many acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to drama school and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. For the role, she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such veteran actors like Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996), starring Wil

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously a TV correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 and as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, she was co-anchoring World News Now as well as America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Because of the lack of opportunities in television, she was offered an opportunity as an agent for radio sales. She was hired as a WRGT/WKEF production assistant, and later became a reporter and anchor. From 2002 to 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor as well as the sports anchor for weekdays at the station WCPO in Cincinnati. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that she was hired by the ne

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her career as a TV and film producer, notably "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). She went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her most famous TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she played in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, a poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 in 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. The Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle child. She has an older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in the film City Boy (1992), produced for television. In 1993, following her first film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for a replacement after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). 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 these films she played the part of Krista Wilson who was who was a cheerleader. Sarah was also invited to star in a TV show named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) which was a year after Roseanne (1988). Base

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent participant in the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She also graduated of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has twice won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also received the best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She has played a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes,"" which is a Canadian TV series. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and was a guest on "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." In the period 2019-2020, her net worth has grown significant. How much money does Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash's main 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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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in high school her family also resided 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 Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family and also on her own. They both taught and could travel and camp together each summer due to this. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the 1994 war to help in relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as winning contests for writing. In high school she was a promising athlete who won the first ever 3200 meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After a college accident, she returned to the theater and performed in a variety on stage starting with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and directin

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez. She was a compulsive performer as a child and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. But she chose to devote her time to dance. After nine years of ballet training at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her training under the tutelage of a number of famous dancers. She realized her passion at the age of 15 when she topped 300 girls at an audition for an agency that represented talent. She was then offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. This contract resulted in a variety of roles, opening the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. 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 final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she was one of the four sisters vying to win the heart of a hand

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director, and musician. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV that include Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots in production. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her TV show as well as a short film. With Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort the film was awarded the award for Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival as in addition to Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017 produced by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the United States. It was awarded Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also given at Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor Milena has appeared in over 100 episodes of televisio

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, TV, and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. She was in the film the breakout role of Coyote Ugly in the year 2000. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and"Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast, which included 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 flick "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. After t

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most beloved actresses, is an extremely special person. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was chosen by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's character's wife the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has appeared in Studio films such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel opposite Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor directed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. She is starring alon

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began performing, on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 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)). She has also participated in theater as both an actor and director. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular star in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress made her debut US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative, born-again Christian. She was then cast 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 critics were impressed with her d

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor as well as a singer and voice actress. Her character as Kathy an recurring character on Friends the fourth season was her first big break. Her most memorable role came in the form of the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012. She was then re-cast for guest appearances before returning regularly in the year 2016. Other roles she has played includes Mr. Mumbles, Elise and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs. Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered and portraying Donald Duck's twin sister Della on the show DuckTales 2017. It was the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official of the government, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brew

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She attended the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). 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 (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed there as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" due to the fact that it's like the Korean words for both "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff was a Canadian citizen for a year. Her family was able to travel extensively because of her father's work. After the move to France she resided in Japan. Klementieff's father died of cancer when she was five, and her mother had schizophrenia an