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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. When she was eight years of age, she began dance lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year as well as the class president. Her graduation was in 1980 and went to college 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" that was the first of a long series of movies and video she would choreograph. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and was soon a well-known singer/dancer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish, was born in Cana

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 from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the American computer consultant from Ireland, and 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 well-known Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. In the following two decades she scored her first major film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. 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 veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier as well as Ben Kingsl

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist from the United States. She was previously the TV reporter for ABC News. She is known for her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and being co-host of The View from 2015 to in 2018. Prior to this she was co-anchor of 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. After a year of working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT, she was eventually allowed to anchor and report at times. She was the anchor for weekends for WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. She was a sports reporter at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV between November 2005 and December 2011, when her contract had expired. In December 2011, sh

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 went on to even make projects like Double Dare (1976) and appeared on such television projects 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 in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015). She had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 in 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High school in Walnut Creek. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon. She performed

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, one older, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut was in City Boy (1992), which was a TV-produced movie. Following her debut film Sarah was a candidate for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college, the show was searching for someone to replace her. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 and began filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) alongside Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah appeared in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was a cheerleader with the name Krista Wilson. Sarah was invited to appear in a show from 1998 called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on the show

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 and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's twice a winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the 2008 best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has appeared in a variety of roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes. She was an actor on "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." The credits on her television and film work also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices the character of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown significant in 2019 and 2020. What's the sum of Lauren Ash worth at

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 heritage. As a child her family was located right next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge film fan from her childhood. Her mother, too, who appreciated good films also taught at a school as was her father, a lawyer. Paula claims that when she was an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" and it shouldn't come as the case that she appeared in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She went on to learn film at the University of Southern California in an internship program for summer, and received a three-month contract to create documentary films for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for television documentaries as well as Howie M

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 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 younger sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family , and on her own. Her parents were teachers so they could spend every summer together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. In actuality, they've spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the war in 1994 to aid in relief efforts. Amy was a gifted actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who placed in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to go back to theater and play many roles such as Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July&qu

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. She was a performer with a passion as a young girl and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. However, she decided to concentrate on dancing. After studying ballet for 9 years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of famous dancers. At 15, however she realized her real destiny when she outclassed over 300 girls at a talent agency audition. The resulting contract landed her several roles in Spanish television shows and music videos. This in turn opened the door to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film, she played one of the four sisters that were seeking the affection of a handsome Army deserter. This film w

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor director, musician, and actor. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV that include 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 has been tapped to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was one of eight women selected by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV series and short film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort It was awarded the best episodic award at the Seattle International Film Festival as well as Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has played all over the country and won the 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 been in over 100 television sh

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of TV, stage, and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was a part as a breakout actor in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been in movies 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 with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th Wolf" with an ensemble cast, which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was also a part of the cast with Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt as well as Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". In the television world, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." After that, Perabo play

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer, one of Israel's most popular actresses, is a very special woman. She was born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first gained the attention of Hollywood when she was offered the part as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release of her film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya. She also appeared in Clive Ow

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland where she started performing on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she moved to London and was soon involved in indie filmmaking (her first paid gig was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre acting, both as an actor as well as a director. 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 directed. The play was praised by critics. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy", the manipulative, born again Christian and born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her distinctive combination of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Th

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actress, voice actress and singer. She was first recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends as well as being vocalist and voice actress. Her breakout role was as the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012 and is now back for guest appearances , before returning frequently in 2016. 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, which was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts but

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is an actress from France, French actress was born on the 3rd of May 1986. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in movies such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She portrays the role 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and a French-Russian father, who was working as a consul there for the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Since it sounds like the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" Her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff stayed in Canada for a time of one year, before her family was able to travel extensively because of her father's work. Before moving to France, they resided in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father died of can