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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At age eight, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the top cheerleader as well as the class president. Following her graduation in 1980 she enrolled in college at Cal State-Northridge, studying 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 video "Torture" which was the first in a lengthy series of movies and video she would choreograph. She branched out into singing through her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she has been a popular dancer ever since, aided by her role as a judge on the hit show American Idol (2002). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, she is well-known for her character roles that span both present and past 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) who was the daughter of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She attended the drama school and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (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", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) with such famous actors such as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), with

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist. She was previously the TV reporter for ABC News. She is famous for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as being co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. She was also co-anchor on 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 the lack of opportunities on television, she was offered the position of an agent for radio sales. Then she was able to work for one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor or report. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. She was appointed by ABC News the news division in December 2011. On January 2, 20

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a film and TV producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). Post went on to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was famous for her poetry and as a nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters were born to her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 90, 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek, California. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. The Bachelor of Arts degree from

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. Sarah 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). In 1993, after her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college, the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah completed her high school graduation in the year 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. She also appeared in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In these films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson as who was a cheerleader. In 1998, one year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to perform in

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 a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also received the 2008 Best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"" “Cracked,""Bomb Girls," and "Lost Girl." Her film and television credits also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown significantly in 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a su

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 heritage. Her family lived on the same street as the 20th Century Fox lot when she was young and she was a huge fan of movies in her early age. Her mother, who also loved good films also taught at a school as was her father, an attorney. Paula states she was able to get away from her mother by pretending to be someone else when she was a child. It is not surprising to learn that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most beloved role was of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". After having graduated from the University of Southern California's summer program she pursued film studies and was assigned a three-month task to produce documentaries for PBS. In the end, she was hired as a production assistant in documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel’s talk

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy resided in Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she graduated from junior college. The family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family as well as independently. Since her parents were teachers which allowed them to enjoy every summer with each other, traveling and camping across the United States. They've camped in every US state with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 following the war in order to help with the relief efforts. In the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning contests to write. In high school she was a dazzling athlete who was a part of the very first 3200 meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After sustaining

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a baby she was already an avid performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to concentrate her efforts on dancing. After nine years of ballet classes at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the direction of several prominent dancers. Her true calling was discovered at age 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls during an audition at a talent agency. The contract she was offered secured her roles on Spanish television shows as well as music videos. It opened the way to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production in which she played one the four sisters c

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a director and actor, has directed many episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots that are currently in progress. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable is her short film and TV 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. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 produced by Milena Vandervoort) was screened across the nation. It won the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and TV actor. She was born in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. The film featured her in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in 2000. She has been featured in a number of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" which starred Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So", with 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 included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. In Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper," she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. In the television world, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama &

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Since arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films like 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 alongside Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion, a Lawrence Kasdan cast and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel, opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release of her film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen. Recently, she received the Gold Nymph Award

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she moved to London where she quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's been involved in theatre, as an actor and a director. The move 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 star on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. She then landed her first US movie role as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). 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) as played by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her uniqu

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, and voice actor. Most famously, she was known for her character in the role of Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends in addition, she was vocalist and voice actress. Her breakout role was as the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012 and has since returned to for guest appearances , before returning regularly 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, marking the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) was employed by the the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was raised

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was the child of a Korean mother, as well as an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Because it sounds similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff lived in Canada for one year. Her family had travelled extensively as a result of her father's work. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Her father, who passed away from cancer at age 5, was her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia , a