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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was just eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was the senior class head cheerleader and president. She graduated in 1980 and began college at Cal State Northridge to major 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 video "Torture", the first in a lengthy line of movies and videos she would choreograph. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl", her singing career began to take off. The single "Straight Up" was a massive success and she has been a successful dancer/singer ever after. This was helped by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born and was raised

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters in contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter 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. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her first film role came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell has been in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of veteran actors like Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith.

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. Her tenures as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host on The View (2015-2018) are very well-known. Prior to that, she was co-anchoring 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. Due to limited TV opportunities she was employed in radio sales. After one year working as a production assistant with WKEF/WRGT. She was then capable of reporting and anchoring periodically. She was the weekend anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati between 2002 and 2005. The contract was canceled and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 through December 2011. In December 2011 she was appointed by ABC News, the news division of ABC

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career with films and TV shows, like Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and continued to produce such projects as Double Dare (1976) and appeared on such TV shows like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). She was perhaps best known for her character "Christine Sullivan" as the Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she appeared in 156 shows. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-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). Her birthplace was Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek, California. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. Earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Lewis &

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child. She has one older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut was in City Boy (1992), which was a TV-produced movie. In 1993, following her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college, the show was searching for someone to replace her. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the production of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996 she appeared in two movies that included Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played the cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". In 1998, a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was over, Sarah was ask

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna as well as one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She is a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She also won awards for Best Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. The actress has been in several roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voiced Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." The timeframe of 2019-2020 is when her net worth increased significant. What's the sum of Lauren A

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 and is of German, English and Dutch roots. While growing up in the area, her family lived next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge movie enthusiast from childhood. Her mom was a school teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula admitted that she tried to escape when she was a young girl by "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. Therefore, it's no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her most loved role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer program she pursued film studies and was then given a 3 month project to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for TV documentaries and Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she began producing documentaries for Medical D

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 was a part of her family in Chicago, when she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the youngest of three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her entire family and independently. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer due to this. They've camped in every US state except Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 after the war to help with aid efforts to help the victims. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions, and taking part in writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who finished in the very first 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After an injury, she returned to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson's "F

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 little girl and a devoted performer. She would even re-enact commercials on television for the enjoyment of her parents. However, she decided to dedicate her time to dancing. After nine years of classical ballet training at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to further her education under the guidance of a number of famous dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15 when she beat more than 300 other girls in an audition at a talent agency. The contract she was offered secured her roles on Spanish television shows , as well as music videos. This opened up the way to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film, she play

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director actress, musician, and actor who has helmed many 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 of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently working on two pilots. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors for AFI's highly acclaimed Directing Workshop for Women. The short film she made and the TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, had its World premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 produced by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the US. It won the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also given at Sedona Intern

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, television and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was chosen in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. She has been featured in a number of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" featuring 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 & 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 included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama &

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has received praise for her performances. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first discovered by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in America, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor and is waiting for the release of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. For her role as Host

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland which is where she first started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon started to become involved in indie filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and a director in theatre. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It received great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and a born-again Christian. The first time she appeared in a movie was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) that was the first, in which she worked with in London and LA foll

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress and singer. She first became famous for her regular role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakout role was 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 was then re-cast for guest appearances before returning regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the final season of Community and the voice of Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales that marked the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school administrator. B

Pom Klementieff

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  Pom Klementieff was born on May 3rd, 1986. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared 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) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mom. He was working as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name 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. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. The father of Klementieff died from cancer when she was five, and her mother had schizophrenia and was unable to take care of children, so Klementieff was cared for by h