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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 just eight. Van Nuys High School was where she was the senior class president and was the school's chief cheerleader. She graduated 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. She was recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a series of movies and videos she choreographed. After her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" was released, she began singing and was soon a well-known artist and performer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother is also Jewish and was born in Canada. He

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress she is well-known for her portrayals of characters in both period and present-day screen roles, and an extensive history of screen and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant Both from Irish heritage. She was raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Later, she attended the drama program and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. A decade later, she landed her breakthrough film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist" she was a white girl that is raised by Sioux Indians. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite the likes of veteran actors such as Robert

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who was previously an anchor for television at ABC News. She is famous for her time as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and hosting The View from 2015 to 2018. She was previously co-anchor of America This Morning and World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Because of the lack of opportunities available on television, she landed an opportunity as a sales representative for radio. She was eventually able to find work for one year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT , and then occasionally anchor or report. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the anchor for weekdays at WCPO TV in 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 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was recr

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a film and TV producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks," (1986). She continued to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Perhaps her greatest TV performance was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she played in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet as well as a noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 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. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High school in Walnut Creek. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon. She w

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 August 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child. She has an older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a TV-made film called City Boy (1992). Following her first film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was in search of an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah completed her high school graduation in 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Sarah also starred alongside Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson, an athlete. Sarah was invited to play in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year after Roseanne (1988). Based on Nothing Too Good For a Cowboy (1998) The show also had a basis.

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 and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the award of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She has performed a range of characters in "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes," a Canadian TV show. She played a recurring character in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She has also been featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has risen considerably between 2019 and the year 2020. What's the sum of L

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 has German, English, Dutch and English roots. Her family lived directly across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was a big movie buff from her early days. Her mother was a teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula admitted that she tried to escape when she was an infant by "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. So it's not a surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She went on to learn film at the University of Southern California in an internship program for summer, and was awarded a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. In the end, she was hired as a production associate in television documentaries as well as on Howie Mandel's talk show. Late

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy resided in GlenEllyn, Illinois, until she graduated from junior college. Her family also resided in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a younger brother, Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe both on her own and together with her family. Her parents were teachers, so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They've camped in every US state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 following the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and also won writing contests. High school was where she excelled in athletics winning the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in Illinois track. After suffering an injury, Amy returned to college and performed in a variety of roles on the st

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a performer with a passion as a young girl, and reenacted TV commercials for family amusement. However, she chose to concentrate her energy on dance. She continued to train by working with several well-known dancers, after having spent the last nine years learning ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized what she wanted to do at age 15 after she defeated over 300 other girls during an audition held by an agency for talents. The contract she received landed her roles in Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. It opened the way to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) Then she appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her next film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of the four sisters vying for the affection of a handsome d

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor 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 is currently directing two pilots in development. Milena was among eight women who were selected by AFI's highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She was also a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, featured its World Premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been shown across the nation and was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest, and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actress. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then, she's been featured 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" which starred Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th Wolf" with an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. Following that she co-starred in ABC's 2016 legal drama "Notorious. She can be n

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most well-known actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since her arrival in America, which includes Sony Pictures' Vantage Point opposite 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 is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. She is starring alongside Clive Owen. She recently won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in the Drama Ser

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland and where she initially started performing on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London where she got involved in indie filmmaking. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater, both as an actor and a director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre and productions, including "The Woolgatherer", in which she directed 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. Her next project was her first US film role, playing the manipulative, born-again 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). S

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. She first became famous for her recurring role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her most memorable role came in the form of the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds, on which she appeared regularly from 2006 to 2012 and is now back for guest appearances , before returning regularly in 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 the voice of Donald Duck's twin sister Della, in DuckTales 2017. It was the first animated appearance by the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 of 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts and moved to New York City to attend Parson

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on 3 May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). 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 two parents: a Korean mother, as well as a father who was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to Korean words for both "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff resided in Canada for a year prior to her family traveled extensively because of her father's job. After the move to France she resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised