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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started taking dance classes. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. She graduated from high school in 1980. After graduation she enrolled in the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career took off. But the hit single "Straight Up" was a major hit and she's been a successful singer/dancer ever after. This was made possible by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Seph

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is well-known for her portrayals of characters in period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on the 28th of April 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant, both of Irish origin. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She then attended theatre school, and was then accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). A decade later she was offered her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) where she played "Stands with a Fist" as a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such well-known actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley); Roland

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as the TV reporter at ABC News. Her most well-known work is her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. She was also co-anchor on 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. Due to the limited opportunities in television, she was offered a job as a sales representative for radio. After a year of work as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT. She was then in a position to report and anchor at times. From 2002 until 2005 she was the sports anchor for weekends and the weekday sports anchor for WPO-TV in Cincinnati. The contract was ended and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011 she was recruited by ABC News the division for news of ABC.

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career in productions for television and film like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of such projects as Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared 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 greatest TV part was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 , she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and a well-known nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7 in 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 90, 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. She attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. Le

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle of two siblings: the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in the film City Boy (1992), an original television film. In 1993, following her first film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was in search of an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995. She was also involved in the production of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) alongside Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was a cheerleader who was named Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to be a part in a TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) which was a year follo

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna as well as one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the Best Comedic play award and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe award. She's appeared in various roles in "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian television series, "Almost Heroes." She had a recurring role in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices the character of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has grown significant. So, how mu

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African American, and her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived on the same street as the 20th Century Fox lot when she was young and she was a lover of films from her earliest age. Her mother was a teacher while her father was an attorney. Paula admits that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be a different person as an infant. It's not surprising that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer program she studied film and was then given a 3 month project to make documentaries for PBS. This led to her being employed as a production assistant in television documentaries, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she began producing documentarie

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in junior high, she and her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the oldest of three siblings: Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe both with her family as well as independently. Since her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. In reality, they've camped in every state except Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda after the war in 1994 to help in relief efforts. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and also won writing contests. In high school, she excelled as an athlete taking part in the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in the Illinois track. After suffering an injury, Amy returned to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” and then dire

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez. As a young child, she was an obsessive performer and would re-enact commercials from the television to entertain of her family. However, she decided to focus her efforts on dance. She continued to train with a variety of highly-regarded dancers, after having spent the last nine years learning ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. She realized what she wanted to do at the age of 15 when she defeated more than 300 other girls in an audition with an agency for talent. She was then offered roles on Spanish music videos and TV. The contract led to many more roles, and opened the doors to a successful career in the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie in which she was one of the four

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director, actor, and musician who has directed numerous episodes of TV, including The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), 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 has been tapped to direct two pilots in the process of development. Milena was selected as one of the eight directors for AFI's highly acclaimed Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable is her short film and television show proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. It also received Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has played all over the country and won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest, and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor, Milena has been featured in over 100 episodes

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and TV actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has been in a variety of films since when, including Christopher's "The Prestige", with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So" featuring Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me and You" films with Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama featuring a cast which also comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt, and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". On television, Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." S

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most well-known actresses is a special lady. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first role in English as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since arriving in America, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's film with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. For her role as Hostages the lead actress, she won the Gold Nym

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland and began to perform on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she moved to London, where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first professional gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also been involved in theatre, both as an actor and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as and David Dayan Fisher (a regular part in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress landed her first US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a rebellious, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her distinctive combination of

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer, as well as voice actor. Her character as Kathy the character who appeared in recurring roles on Friends Season 4, was her first public recognition. Her first big break came when she portrayed the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds, on which she starred on a regular basis from 2006 until 2012 and was then re-cast for guest appearances , before returning frequently in 2016. 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, which was the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a state official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at the school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts, and she

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff, a French actress was born on 3 May 1986. 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 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 the daughter of two parents: a Korean mother, as well as an American-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Her father was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it is like the Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff resided in Canada for a short time before her family went on a long trip because of her father's work. After moving to France she lived in Japan. Klementieff's father, who died from cancer at age 5 was also her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia , and could not care for he