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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and class president for senior year. After graduation in 1980, she began college at Cal State-Northridge, 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 the 1984 "Torture" the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career began to take off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's become a popular singer/dancer for years after. This was made possible by her time on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born in Ca...

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant who are both of Irish descent. Growing up in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She attended the drama school after which she was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). At the age of 22, she was when she was offered her breakthrough film part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman that is white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such veteran performers as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of R...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist. She was previously a TV correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. Prior to this, she hosted 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 the limited opportunities on TV she was employed in radio sales. Then she was able to work for an entire year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT , and then occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays at WCPO TV in Cincinnati between 2002 and 2005. After her contract was up she took on the role of sports reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago between November 2005 and December 2011. She was hired by ABC News' news division in December 2011. The firs...

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a TV and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks" (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her part in "Christine Sullivan" in the show, an actress and Night Court star (1984). The actress was on more than 156 episodes of the comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990), were her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, Californi...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child of two sisters, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), produced for television. Following her first film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking the replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995, and was involved in the production of Roseanne (1988), 1994-1995. 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 both films she played the part of Krista Wilson who was a cheerleader. Sarah was invited to appear in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year following Roseanne (1988). It was based on the show the sho...

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the best Comedic Play award and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She has played a variety of roles in "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes," a Canadian television series. She had a recurring role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She's the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian show. Her net worth has increased dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What is La...

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 who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a big enthusiast of films from her very early years. Her mother, who was a teacher, and her dad as a lawyer were both avid fans of films. Paula states that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else when she was when she was a kid. It is not surprising that she was involved in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She completed her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. The program was a success, and she was awarded a 3-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. This meant that she was able to serve as a production assistant in docume...

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. Amy resided in Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she graduated from junior college. The family also lived in Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family , and independently. Because her parents worked as teachers which allowed them to spend the entire summer traveling and camping across the United States. They've camped in every US state with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda after the 1994 war to aid in relief efforts. From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and winning writing contests. High school was where she was a star athlete winning the first ever 3200-meter relay to be held for girls in Illinois track. After suffering an injury, Amy went back to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a writer, director as well as an actor and musician who has helmed many episodes of TV, including The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. She was also the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots that are in development. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her television series and short film. With Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival as in addition to Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) was screened across the US. It won the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also awarded at Sedona International Film ...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, television and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She was seen in "The Prestige" by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So", and "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" in which she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo was the main character alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt, and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". In television Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Then, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker on ...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she was first noticed by Hollywood when she was offered the part of Eric Bana's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since moving to the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with 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, a Lawrence Kasdan cast with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. The actress filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release of her movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya. She also appeared in Clive Owen. For her role as Hostages the lead actress, she won t...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London where she quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater, both as an actress as well as a director. After moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular character on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. In Headspace (2005) she was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" an manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. Her first film role was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Working in both LA and London, E...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor as well as a singer. Her role as Kathy the character who appeared in recurring roles on Friends' fourth season, was her first major recognition. Her first fame was due to her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. She appeared on that show regularly from 2006 until 2012. She has returned regularly since then to guest appearances. She also played 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. This was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) was employed by the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts and then moved ...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like 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 the child of two parents: a Korean mother and a French-Russian father. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Her parents picked the name "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 time of one year, before her family travelled extensively because of her father's work. Prior to making the move to France, they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father died of cancer when she was 5, and her mother had s...