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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started taking dance classes. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. She graduated from high school in 1980. After graduation she enrolled in the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. 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" video, which was the first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career took off. But the hit single "Straight Up" was a major hit and she's been a successful singer/dancer ever after. This was made possible by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Seph

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, recognized for her character roles that span both present and past screen roles, as well as the long list of stage and film roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy) and an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. Then, she went to drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. She was 22 years old when she scored her first film part in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who was white. The role was so well-loved that she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmeri

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously an anchor for television at ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 and in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. Before 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. Due to the lack of TV opportunities she worked in radio sales. She was hired as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant, and later became a anchor and reporter. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. The contract was canceled and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. She was employed by ABC News' news division in the month of December. She first

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She began her career with television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of projects such as Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared on TV programs such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 , she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and a well-known nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 until April 7 in 2015). Two daughters were born to her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 90, 1990). Born in Palo Alto in California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon

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 Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and one half the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the award for the Best Comedic Play award and , in 2006, she won the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has played a variety of roles in "Scare Tactics" as well as "Almost Heroes,"" a Canadian TV show. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"" “Cracked," “Bomb Girls” as well as "Lost Girl." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy,"" an animated Canadian show. Her wealth has increased significant in 2019 and 2020. How much

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 has German, English, Dutch and English ancestry. While growing up in the area, her family lived across from the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge film fan from her childhood. Her mom was a teacher while her father worked as an attorney. Paula states that she used to escape from her mother by pretending to be someone else while young. It's not surprising to learn that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her favorite role was the one of Abigail in "The Crucible". She went on to study film at the University of Southern California in an internship program for summer, and got a 3-month job making documentary films for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk-show. In the following years, she was a producer of documentaries for Me

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago region. However, when Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe with her family and also independently. Since her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could travel together every summer, and camping all across the United States. They've stayed in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to assist in efforts to aid in the aftermath of the 1994 war. Amy showed her artistic talents early when she was acting in school productions and taking part in writing competitions. In high school, she was a promising athlete who placed in the very first 3200 meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After a college injury, she returned to the theater with many roles on stage. Her fi

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. She was a fervent performer in her youth and would reenact TV commercials to amuse the family. But she chose to concentrate her energy on dance. She continued her training by working with several well-known dancers, after having spent 9 years studying classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She found her calling at the age of 15 after she defeated over 300 girls at an audition for an agency that represented talent. The contract she signed secured her roles on Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. It opened the doors to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her film debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth), then appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of four sisters who compete to win the heart of a handsome army deserter. It als

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actress 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 has been tapped to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was one of eight women selected for AFI’s prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept called Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober It featured 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, by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. It won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's C

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and TV actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has been in a variety of films since when, including Christopher's "The Prestige", with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So" featuring 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 comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt, and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". On television, Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." S

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most well-known actresses is a special lady. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first role in English as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since arriving in America, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's film with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. For her role as Hostages the lead actress, she won the Gold Nym

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at 16 and quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. The first time she was paid was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and a director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions, including a production of "The Woolgatherer" and in which she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to high praise. Then she landed her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona R

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. Her role as Kathy an recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first recognition. Her first recognition was for her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent in the crime drama Criminal Minds. The actress was seen often on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned frequently since then to guest appearances. 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 voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della as well as in DuckTales 2017. It was the first animated appearance by 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 born in Massachusetts in the United States,

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She appears as Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He was employed as consul with the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Since it sounds like the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family travelled extensively because of her father's job. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff wa