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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and the senior class president. She graduated in 1980 and went to the college process 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. She was recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and was soon a well-known artist and performer. Her stint 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 and hails from Syria. Her mother, who was

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 is an American journalist from America. She previously worked as the TV reporter for ABC News. She is most famous for her stint as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, between 2014 and 2018, as well as hosting of The View, 2015-2018. Prior to that she was co-anchor for America This Morning (World News Now) as well as America This Morning (America This Morning). After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She worked in sales of radio stations due to the lack of television opportunities. She was eventually able to find work for one year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor or report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. She became a sports reporter at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 through December 2011, when her contract was terminated. She was recruited b

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and started her career on films and TV shows such as Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and continued to make projects like Double Dare (1976) and was a guest on television projects like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps she is most well-known for her performance in "Christine Sullivan", the Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was a part of 156 shows. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is a noted poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-April 7, 2015). With her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Born in Palo Alto in California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark Col

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, with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a TV-made movie, City Boy (1992). Following her first film her audition, she was cast in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Sarah was also in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films, she played the role of Krista Wilson who was an athlete. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on the show

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 was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American , and her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch heritage. Her family lived directly across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a big film buff since her earliest days. Her mom was a teacher while her father was an attorney. Paula said that she attempted to escape when she was an innocent child through "pretending" to become someone else. So it's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her most loved role was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a course in film. In that time, she was awarded a 3-month task to create documentaries on PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant on TV documentaries and Howie Mandel's talk-show. Then she began producing documentary segments for

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 among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first gained the attention of Hollywood after she was cast in the part as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point, with Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt) Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive pieces alongside Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion with Lawrence Kasdan and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in the film of Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days In Desert. The actress also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya who is the Japanese director. She recently won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding

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 actress, singer and voice actor. Her first recognition came from her recurring role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her first fame was due to her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime series Criminal Minds. She was a regular guest often on the show from 2006 to 2012. She has returned regularly since then , making guest appearances. Other roles she has appeared in 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, as well as portraying Donald Duck's twin sister Della as well as in DuckTales 2017. It was the first time that she appeared in animation as the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an administrator at school. Brewster was raised in Massachu

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on the 3rd of May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like 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). Avengers: Endgame (2019). 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 was her grandfather. Since it sounds like the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff was in Canada for a short time before her family was able to travel extensively due to her father's job. Prior to making the move to France, they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Her father was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and was u