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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight old, she began dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the head cheerleader as well as the class president. Following her graduation in 1980 she started the Cal State-Northridge campus, majoring in TV and radio. 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 many films and videos she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and was soon a well-known artist and performer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a popular performer/dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother is Jewish and was born in Canada. Her parents have been in Syr

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 period and present-day screen roles, and many films and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy), an American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was raised in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Later, she attended drama school and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Two decades later she got her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist", a white woman raised by the Sioux Indians. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) in which she starred alongside veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as TV correspondent for ABC News. She is famous for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. In the past, she anchors World News Now and America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. The position she held was in sales for radio, due to limited television opportunities. Then she was able to work for a year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 until 2005. She became a reporter for sports at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011, after her contract ended. She was recruited by ABC News the news division in the month of

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career in productions for television and film such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she produced projects such as Double Dare (1976). She has also appeared on TV programs such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was featured in an entire 156 episodes of this show between 1984 and 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 until April 7, 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. Lewis & Clark Coll

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 alumna. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and is one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she received the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, she was awarded the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She's appeared in various roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been growing dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What is Lauren Ash worth

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. She is of German, English, Dutch and English family ancestry. When she was a young girl, her family lived right next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mom was a teacher , and her father worked as an attorney. Paula stated that she had tried to escape when she was a young girl through "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. Therefore, it's no surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a course in film. The program was a success, and she was awarded a three-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. As a result, she was able to work as a production assistant in

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. However, when Amy was in high school, 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 all over Europe on her own and with her family. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp with each other every summer because of this. They have camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy has also traveled to Rwanda after the 1994 war to aid relief efforts. Amy displayed her talent for art early through acting in school plays, as well as winning writing contests. She was a promising athlete in high school who participated in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an injury, she returned to the theater and performed in a variety on stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" a

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was hairdresser. When she was a young girl she was already a fervent performer who would recreate commercials on television for her family's entertainment, but she eventually decided to concentrate on dance. After studying ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of famous dancers. She realized what she wanted to do at age 15 after she defeated over 300 other girls at an audition held by a talent agency. The agency offered her roles in Spanish music videos and TV. This brought her many roles, which opened the way to a future in the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She also briefly was in Framed (1992) which was a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played one of the four sisters fighting fo

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director as well as an actor and musician who has directed a number of episodes of TV which include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently working on two pilots. Milena was among eight women selected for AFI’s prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She was also a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable the short film she created, as well as a TV show proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film, Temporary, she produced (2017) was screened across the United States. She was awarded Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. And the Director's Choice Award from Sedona Internati

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 was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland when she began her career on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she moved to London where she began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also been involved in theatre, both as an actress as well as a director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" where 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 high praise. In Headspace (2005) in which she landed her first US movie part as "Stacy" an manipulative, born-again Christian. The role was later recast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heath

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actress, and singer. Her first recognition came from her role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. The first time she was recognized was her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime series Criminal Minds. She appeared frequently on the show from 2006 to 2012. She has returned often since then , with guest appearances. 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 was the first appearance on animated television for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew), worked in the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts. She was able to move to New York City for Parsons

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is a French actress, was born 3 May 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured 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). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of two parents: a Korean mother and an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it's like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff stayed in Canada for a short time before her family traveled extensively because of her father's job. They resided in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father died of cancer at the age of 5, and her mother had schizophren