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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At age eight, she began learning dance. 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 began 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 their 1984 film "Torture" the first of a series of films and videos she would choreograph. She branched out into singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she's been a household artist and singer ever since. This was made even more popular by her time as an adjudicator on the popular series American

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, she is well-known for her character portrayals in both contemporary and period screen roles, and the long list of acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She later attended drama school and was accepted into the famous Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) as well as opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Inde

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist. She previously worked as the TV reporter for ABC News. She is most famous for her work as cohost on Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. 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. Due to the lack of opportunities available on TV, she took a job as an agent for sales at radio. She was recruited as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. She later became a anchor and reporter. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011, she was recruited by ABC News the news division of ABC. She made her debut fo

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in film and TV shows like Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and then went on to make such shows as Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such programs on television like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). She is perhaps most famous for her performance in "Christine Sullivan" who was the Night Court star (1984). From 1984 to 1992 , she played in 156 episodes. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). Alongside 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, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Cl

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle of two sisters, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television film, City Boy (1992). After her first movie Sarah auditioned for the role of Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was seeking an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). 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 called Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). The show was based off the TV film of the same name that was ti

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and a member of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has performed a range of roles on "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes," a Canadian TV show. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown considerably between 2019 and the year 2020. How much is Lauren Ash's net worth today at 37? Lauren Ash's main

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 is of German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived right across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up and she was an avid fan of movies from her earliest days. Her mother was a teacher , and her father worked as an attorney. Paula states that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else while when she was a kid. It is not surprising to learn that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her favorite character was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". After having graduated from the University of Southern California's summer camp, she took film classes and was assigned a three-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant for TV documentariesand for Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she b

Amy Carlson

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The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago area. But 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 younger sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe by herself as well as together with her family. Since her parents were teachers, they were able to spend the entire summer traveling and camping all over the United States. They've camped in every US state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy was a talented actor in school plays , and she won writing contests. She was a promising athlete during high school, and was a participant in the first ever 3200-meter relay on the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she returned to school and was a part of the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson's "Fi

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. As a young child she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials from the television to entertain of her parents. But, she decided to focus her efforts on dance. After nine years of classical ballet classes in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the guidance of a number of famous dancers. When she was 15, she heeded her true call when she topped over 300 other girls at an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her several roles in Spanish television shows and music videos, which set the stage for a career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film in which she played one four sisters who were competing to win the love of an

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor also a director, actor, and musician. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film and TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has had its World premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. It was awarded the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also presented at the Sedona International Film Festival. Mi

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for a Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. The film featured her in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in the year 2000. The film starred her in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So", and "Because I Said So", along with "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode as well as the crime thriller "10th and Wolf", she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action film "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. On TV, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." In the following seasons, she co-starred on ABC's 2016 legal drama "Notorious. You c

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most well-known actresses is a special lady. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role , Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress who has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces with 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 Lawrence Kasdan's film, stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor and is waiting for the release of her movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. As the Hostages' lead actress, she was awarded th

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London where she quickly became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's participated in theater as an actor and director. In 2004, she moved 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 directed. It was well-received by critics. Her first US film role was "Stacy" an empathetic and reborn Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) which was written produced by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the reviewers began to be aware of her talent, noting an u

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, and voice actor. First recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also vocalist and voice actress. Her breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was a regular on the show from 2006 until 2012 and is now back for guest appearances before returning regularly in 2016. 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, marking the first appearance on animated television for the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at school. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts. She was able to move t

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in such films as 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 the daughter of two parents: a Korean mother, and a French-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Her father was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Pom was her nickname because it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff was in Canada for one year before her family went on a long trip because of her father's job. After the move to France the family lived in Japan. Her father was diagnosed with cancer when she was five, and her mother had schizophrenia and was unable to take care of children as a result, and Klement