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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At age eight, she began dancing lessons. She went to Van Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. She graduated in 1980, and started the college process at Cal State Northridge to 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 Lakers enlisted The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a lengthy list of movies and videos she choreographed. She branched out into singing through her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she has been a popular artist and singer ever since. This was made even more popular by her stint as an judge on the hit show American Idol (2002). Her f

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well known for her portrayals on screen in both traditional and contemporary roles. She has also had a long line of roles both on stage and screen. 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 then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She went on to the drama school and then was accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). She was just 22 when she landed her breakthrough movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who is white. For the role, she earned her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) with such famous actors such as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also played in Roland Emmerich'

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously a television correspondent at ABC News. Her roles as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host on The View (2015-2018) are well-known. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors America This Morning as well as World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. The position she held was in sales for radio, because television was not a viable option. She was hired as a WRGT/WKEF production assistant. She later was promoted to anchor and reporter. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 until 2005. She became a reporter for sports at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 to December 2011, after her contract expired. She was hired by ABC News' news division in December 2011. She joined ABC News for the

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her career as a television and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). She went on to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most popular role was for her performance in "Christine Sullivan" who was who was a Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she played in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born during her second marriage to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek, California. Was a student at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlet

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle of two brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), an original television film. After her debut film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for a replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue university. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, and was involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, she appeared in two movies, including Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she played a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". Sarah was asked to play in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one year following Roseanne (1988). Based on Nothing Too Good For a Co

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and a member of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has performed a range of roles on "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes," a Canadian TV show. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown considerably between 2019 and the year 2020. How much is Lauren Ash's net worth today at 37? Lauren Ash's main

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 ancestry. 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, a teacher and her father was a lawyer and were both avid fans of films. Paula states that as an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to play a different character" and it shouldn't come as the case that she appeared in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite role was the one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer camp, she pursued film studies and was given a 3-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant on television documentaries as well as Howie Mandel's talk show. She

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. But when Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the oldest of three siblings: Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe by herself as well as with her family. Because her parents worked as teachers which allowed them to spend every summer together traveling and camping all across the United States. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the 1994 war to assist in relief efforts. Amy showed her artistic talents early through acting in school plays, as well as taking part in writing competitions. In high school she was a promising athlete who won the first ever 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to return to theater and perform a variety of roles in

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez. She was a fervent performer when she was a kid and would reenact TV commercials for family amusement. However, she decided to concentrate on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of famous dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15, when she topped 300 girls at an audition for a talent agency. She was offered roles in Spanish television and music videos. The contract brought her many performances, which opened the door to a career in the big screen. 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). The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film she played one of four sisters who were competing for the affection of a handsome Army deserter. It also won

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director as well as an actor and musician has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more. She also was the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is attached to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors to take part in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her TV series as well as a short film. It starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort the film was awarded the award for Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival as well as the Best Pilot award at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017) was screened throughout the country. She won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. And the Director's Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor Milena has a

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. She was featured in Coyote Ugly's breakthrough role in 2000. She appeared in "The Prestige" directed 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. Alongside "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" She also appeared with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt as well as Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. Perabo was also a character in ABC's legal drama "Notorious" in the year 2016.

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performance. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking film role as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has been featured in numerous Studio films since her arrival in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts, which starred Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion with Lawrence Kasdan which stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to waiting for the release of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen. Recently, sh

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland where she started performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly started to become involved in indie filmmaking. Her first paid gig was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" and in which she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to high praise. She was then offered her first US film role in the movie as 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). Exam (2009), which

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress and a vocalist. Her first recognition came from her regular role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her first big break came when she portrayed Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds, on which she appeared regularly between 2006 and 2012 and was then re-cast as a guest on the show before returning regularly in 2016. Other roles she's performed includes Mr. Mumbles, Elise, and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs, Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered, as well as voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della on the show DuckTales 2017. The first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on May 3, 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 Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City, Canada, to an Korean mother and a French-Russian father who was working as a consul there for the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Her parents chose the name "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff lived for a year in Canada prior to moving her family frequently due to her father's job. Prior to moving to France, they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father died of cancer when she was just 5 and her mother was suffering from schizophrenia and was un