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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, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader and the senior class president. Her high school graduation was in the year 1980. After graduating, she began the college process 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 movie "Torture", the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she choreographed. She began her singing career with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December of 1988. she has been a renowned performer ever since. Her popularity was further boosted by

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well known for her performances on screen in both contemporary and historical roles. She also has a long history of acting roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) and an Irish-American computer expert, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Later, she attended drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. In the following two decades she scored her first major film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990), playing "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman that is raised by Sioux Indians. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poit

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist from America. She previously worked as the TV reporter for ABC News. She is known for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 until 2018 and also hosting The View from 2015 to 2018. Before that she was the co-anchor on 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. She was eventually able to find work for an entire year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. From 2002 until 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor and sports anchor on weekdays at WPO-TV in Cincinnati. She became a reporter for sports for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011, after her contract was terminated. In Dec

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a television and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks" (1986). She produced projects like Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most popular role was for her performance in "Christine Sullivan" as a Night Court star (1984). The actress was on 156 episodes of this comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 to April 7 in 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek in California. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts d

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 of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). In 1993, following her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was in search of an alternative to the character after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the production of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah appeared in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as an actress called Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was over, Sarah was asked to act in a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on

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. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's twice a winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also received the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has appeared in a variety of roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and also appeared as a guest in "Call Me Fitz," “Cracked,""Bomb Girls," as well as "Lost Girl." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been growing dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What's the

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. She is of German, English, Dutch and English family ancestry. When she was a young girl in the area, her family lived in front of the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent film enthusiast since her early years. Her mother, who liked good movies, was a schoolteacher, and her father was an attorney. Paula claimed that she tried to escape as an innocent child through "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. So it's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". However, she went on to learn film at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and was awarded a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for documentaries for television and Howie

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. But when Amy was in high school her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe on her own and with her family. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp with each other every summer due to this. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to aid in relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning contests to write. She was a talented athlete at high school and took part in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an accident, she returned to the theater , playing a variety of roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" as well as

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). As a child and a devoted performer and would re-enact commercials from the television to entertain of her family. However, she decided to devote her energies to dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of highly acclaimed dancers. She discovered her true calling at the age of 15 when she defeated more than 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talents. The contract that resulted in her being signed secured her several roles in Spanish TV shows and music videos. This set the stage for a career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of four sis

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a writer, director actress, musician, and actor who has helmed many episodes of TV, including The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently in the process of completing two pilots. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her TV series as well as a short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort the film was awarded the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival as and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) is screened across the country and has won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared in more than 100 TV episodes acting as

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated in the summa cum Laude class at Ohio University. She was featured in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in the year 2000. She has been in a variety of films since the time, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So", with 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 comprised 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 flick "Looper.". Perab

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performance. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first character in English, Eric Bana's character's wife the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in many Studio films since arriving in America, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred 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, a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her filming partner in Rodrigo Garces' Last Days in Desert. She also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. Recently, she won t

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland and began to perform on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. Her first pay-per-view was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, she relocated 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 the director. The play received rave reviews. Then she landed her first US movie role as the manipulative new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). Her first movie role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) the film, which was shot in London and LA it was her f

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor as well as a singer. Her character as Kathy an recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first recognition. Her most memorable role came in the form of Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she was a regular on the show from 2006 until 2012 and is now back as a guest on the show before returning frequently in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final season of Community and as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales, marking the first time that she appeared in animated form for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 of 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a state official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administr

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is an actress from France, French actress was born on May 3, 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She portrays the role 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 wife. He worked as consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her great-grandfather. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" due to the fact that it's identical in pronunciation to Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff lived in Canada for a short time before her family went on a long trip because of her father's job. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father, who died aged 5 of cancer was also her m