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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons at the age of eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, in which she was a senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. Following graduation, she began college at Cal State Northridge. There, she majored 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" the first of a series of videos and movies she choreographed. Her first album "Forever Your Girl" Her singing career took off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This was helped by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syr

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress recognized for her portrayals of characters in both period and present-day screen roles, as well as the long list of acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. After that, she went to drama school and was accepted into the well-known Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. She was only 22 when she got her first movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she played "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman who was white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has appeared in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland E

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist from the United States. She was previously the TV reporter for ABC News. She is known for her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and being co-host of The View from 2015 to in 2018. Prior to this she was co-anchor of America This Morning (World News Now) and 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. Due to limited TV opportunities she was employed in sales for radio. After a year of working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT, she was eventually allowed to anchor and report at times. She was the anchor for weekends for WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. She was a sports reporter at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV between November 2005 and December 2011, when her contract had expired. In December 2011, sh

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career in television and film productions such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of projects such as Double Dare (1976). She has also been featured on TV programs such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most famous TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she was in 156 episodes. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). There were two daughters she had with her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at Le

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. Sarah is the middle child. She has an older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), a movie made for TV. Following her debut film she auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was in search of an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show to attend college. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah also appeared with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In these films she played the part of Krista Wilson and was a cheerleader. In 1998, just 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). It was based on the show the show Nothing Too G

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumna of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the award of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She has performed a range of characters in "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes," a Canadian TV show. She played a recurring character in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She has also been featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has risen considerably between 2019 and the year 2020. What's the sum of L

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 is of German, English and Dutch roots. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was a big film buff since her earliest days. Her mother, who also liked good movies taught in a school, and her father was a lawyer. Paula admits she was able to get away from her mother by pretending to be someone else as when she was a kid. It's not too surprising that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school dramas. Her most loved role was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduating from the University of Southern California's summer school, she took film classes and was then given a 3 month task to produce documentaries for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant on documentary films on TV, as well as for Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she bega

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. 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 has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family as well as independently. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp together each summer as a result of this. They've camped across every state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid in relief efforts. Amy was a talented actor in school plays and also won writing contests. She was an athlete of great potential in high school who participated in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After an injury, she was able to return to theater and perform a variety of roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wallace Shawn's film &quo

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a performer with a passion as a young girl, and reenacted TV commercials for family amusement. However, she chose to concentrate her energy on dance. She continued to train by working with several well-known dancers, after having spent the last nine years learning ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized what she wanted to do at age 15 after she defeated over 300 other girls during an audition held by an agency for talents. The contract she received landed her roles in Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. It opened the way to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) Then she appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her next film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of the four sisters vying for the affection of a handsome d

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor as well as a director and musician. She has directed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently directing two pilots in development. Milena was among eight women who were selected by AFI's highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She was also a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, featured its World Premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been shown across the nation and was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest, and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, TV, and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000 she was cast in a starring role in Coyote Ugly. She has been featured in a number of films since the time, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" which starred Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me and You" films starring 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 starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper.". On television, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA N

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most well-known actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since her arrival in America, which includes Sony Pictures' Vantage Point opposite William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. She is starring alongside Clive Owen. She recently won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in the Drama Ser

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she left for London and soon found herself involved in indie filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as an actor in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress as well as a director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer", in which she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to excellent reviews. Then she landed her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) directed produced by Heathers (1

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. Her fame was first recognized due to her role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakthrough role came as the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she was a regular on the show between 2006 and 2012 and is now back for guest appearances , before returning regularly in the year 2016. Other roles she's performed 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 in DuckTales 2017. This was the first animated appearance by the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 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 born in Massachusetts. She

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on May 3rd, 1986. She was trained 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 plays 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 born in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He was employed as a consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. The actress spent a year in Canada before her family moved throughout the world because of her father's work. Prior to moving to France the family lived in Japan and on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Kl