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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At eight, she started taking dance lessons. She went to Van Nuys High School, in which she was a senior class president and head cheerleader. Her graduation was in 1980 and entered the college process 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 film "Torture" which was the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. She branched out into singing in her first album, "Forever Your Girl" with a mediocre sales performance until the single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 and she has been a renowned singer/dancer ever since, enhanced by her appearance as an adjudicator on the popular show American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Abdul) ...

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 period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. She was raised in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She later attended drama school , and was accepted into the highly regarded Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her first film role came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the character. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite other well-known actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously a TV correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and hosting The View from 2015 to the year 2018. In the past, she anchors World News Now as well as 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 sales for radio. Her next job was one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati, and the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati between 2002 and 2005. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was hired by ABC News, the news division of ABC. The first time she appeared on ...

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and started her career on films and TV shows like Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and later on make such shows as Double Dare (1976) and appeared on such TV shows such like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Perhaps her most famous TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she was featured in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 until April 7 15th, 2015). Had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Cla...

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's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), the TV-produced film. After her debut film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college The show was looking for an alternative. Sarah completed her high school graduation in 1995 during the filming of the 1994-1995 seasons of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) together with Jim Varney. She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson who was an athlete. In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good...

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 as well as one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She also won for Best Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" as well as the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and appeared in guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," “Cracked," “Bomb Girls” and "Lost Girl." Her credits in television and film also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She's the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian show. Her wealth has risen significantly between 2019 and 2020. What is the amount Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a successful ...

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch heritage. Her family lived on the same street as the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up , and she was a fan of movies in her early days. Her mother, who appreciated good films was a teacher, as was her father, an attorney. Paula stated that she had tried to get away as an infant by "pretending" to become someone else. So it's not a surprise that she appeared in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite character was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". However, she went on to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and received a three-month contract to create documentary films for PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant on documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie Mandel...

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent most of her childhood living in Chicago. Amy resided in GlenEllyn Illinois, right up to the time she entered junior college. Her family also resided in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe with her family and independently. Both of her parents worked as teachers, so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together camping and exploring all across the United States. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda to assist in relief efforts after the war in 1994. Amy was an accomplished actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. In high school she was a dazzling athlete who was a part of 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 stag...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. She was an obsessive performer when she was a kid and often reenacted TV commercials for family amusement. But she chose to focus her attention on dancing. After studying ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers. She realized her passion at the age of 15 when she defeated more than 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talents. She was offered roles on Spanish television and music videos. This contract led to many more roles, opening the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film where she played one of the four sisters trying to win the affection of a handsome deser...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director, and musician. She has directed a number of episodes of TV, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She also was the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is currently directing two pilots in the process of development. Milena was among eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable the short film she created, and TV series proof of concept was shown at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened all over the country and won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared in over 100 television shows. She fir...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and television actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then she has been in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow", with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo was in the film alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". In television Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." She also appeared in ABC's legal drama "Notorious" in 201...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best well-known actresses is a very special woman. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first gained the attention of Hollywood when she was chosen to play the role of Eric Bana's wife on the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Since moving to the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces opposite 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 an ensemble of Lawrence Kasdan which features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She also was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. Recently, she won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Ac...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland where she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she moved to London and soon began to get involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first job paid for was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions, including a production of "The Woolgatherer" where 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 amazing reviews. She then landed her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was as the wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) written by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, th...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actress, and singer. She was first recognized for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakout role was as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she appeared regularly between 2006 and 2012 and is now back for guest appearances , before returning regularly in the year 2016. Other roles she's played include Mr. Mumbles, Elise and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs, Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered and portraying Donald Duck's twin sister Della, in DuckTales 2017. The first appearance on screen in animated form by the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as a government official, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as administrator of a school. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts and then mo...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on 3 May 1986. 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 plays 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 the daughter of an Korean mother, and an American-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Her parents chose the name "Pom" because it's similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff was an American citizen for a year. Her family traveled extensively as a result of her father's work. After the move to France, Klementieff resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in Fr...