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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was where she was the class president and the chief cheerleader. When she graduated in 1980, she started college at Cal State Northridge, with a major 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and soon became a well-known singer/dancer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother is also Jewish and was born in Canada. Her parents have lived in Syria, B

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 the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on the 28th of April 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant, both from Irish origin. Growing up in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She then attended the drama program and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. After a few decades, she landed her breakthrough film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) where she played "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman born to the Sioux Indians. Her first Academy Award nomination for the character. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kings

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who worked previously as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is most famous for her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, between 2014 and 2018, as well as hosting of The View, 2015-2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors 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. Due to the limited opportunities on TV the company employed her in radio sales. She eventually found work for one year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor or report. From 2002 until 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends and sports anchor on weekdays at WPO-TV in Cincinnati. She was hired as a sports journalist at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV between November 2005 and December 2011, when her contract ended. She was employed by ABC News the news division in December. On

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a film and TV producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks" (1986). Post produced projects such as Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most notable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is a noted poet and 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) was her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek in California. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. She received her Bachelor of Arts at L

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle child with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a TV-made film, City Boy (1992). After her first film she auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was searching for someone to replace Alicia Goranson, who left the show to go to the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, and was involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) 1994-1995. Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996 she was in two films, including Robin of Locksley (1996), and also Stand Against Fear (1996), where she played a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser and has also won for the best Comedic Performance in 2008 as well as Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has performed a range of characters on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes,"" which is a Canadian TV series. She had a recurring role in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She was also featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices Sam in animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has increased dramatically in the period 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37? Laur

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 heritage. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was a huge film buff since her very early years. Her mother, who also loved good films also taught at a school as was her father, an attorney. Paula said that she attempted to escape when she was a young girl through "pretending" to be someone other than herself. It's no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". However, she went on to pursue a film degree at the University of Southern California in an internship program for summer, and won a 3-month assignment making documentary films for PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant on television documentaries, as well as on Howie M

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 graduated from junior college. There, her family also resided in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy is the sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family as well as on her own. Her parents were teachers so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together camping and exploring all across the United States. They've camped in every American state with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda to aid in efforts to help after the 1994 war. In the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and winning contests to write. She was a talented athlete during high school, and was a participant in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. Following an injury, she was able to return to theater and play man

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. As a young child she was an obsessed performer. She would even re-enact TV commercials for the amusement of her family. But, she decided to dedicate her time to dance. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of famous dancers. When she was 15 she realized her real calling when she bested over 300 girls at an audition for a talent agency. The contract she received landed her roles in Spanish TV shows , as well as music videos. The contract opened the possibility of a lucrative career in the world of film. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) and then briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992), was an Oscar-winning production where she played one of the four sisters

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director, and musician. She has directed many episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also co-producer and Co-EP on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of the eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. The short film she made and the TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has had its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) is screened across the United States and has won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International F

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and television actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" featuring Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me &"Imagine Me & You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast, which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She starred 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 "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. She also appeared in ABC's legal drama &q

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has been featured in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the film with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's cast, stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland, where she first began to perform on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she relocated to London where she began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig in The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). In addition, she has been involved in theatre as both an actor as well as director. In 2004, her move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular part on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to praises of awe. In Headspace (2005) the actress made her debut US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative, born-again Christian. She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique mix of power sexual

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. She was first recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends, she was also a voice actress and singer. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. She has returned with guest appearances ever since and has returned to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Other roles she has played include Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community as well as her voice as Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered, and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales that marked the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as a government

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She plays the character of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of two parents: a Korean mother, as well as an American-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff stayed in Canada for a year prior to her family was able to travel extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France and then to France, she resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizoph