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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 her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and the senior class president. She graduated in 1980 and went to the college process at Cal State Northridge to major in radio and television. 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 films and videos she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and was soon a well-known artist and performer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who was...

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 the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy), an Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She then went to theatre school, after which she was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the character. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996) (starring Wil...

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as TV correspondent for ABC News. Her tenures as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) as well as co-host on The View (2015-2018) are well-known. Prior to that, she was co-anchoring World News Now and America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She was employed in radio sales, because of the limited opportunities for television. She was recruited to work as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. She later was promoted to reporter and anchor. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. She became a sports reporter for NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011, after her contract was terminated. In December 2011 it was revealed that she was employed by the news division of ABC, ABC News. On January 2, 2012...

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her career began in television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of projects like Double Dare (1976). She also has appeared in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet as well as a noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 until April 7 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from ...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle of two sisters, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television film, City Boy (1992). After her first movie Sarah auditioned for the role of Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was seeking an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleader called Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). The show was based off the TV film of the same name that was ti...

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. She is also part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she won the award for the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has played a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes," an 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." Her film and television credits also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She voices Sam in "The Dating Guy,"" an animated Canadian show. In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has grown dramatically. How much does Lauren...

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch origins. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up , and she was a huge fan of movies from her early days. Her mother, who liked good movies, was a schoolteacher, as was her father, a lawyer. Paula claims that she used to hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else while when she was a kid. It's not surprising that she was involved in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most beloved role was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer program, she studied film and was assigned a three-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant for documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a toddler she was an obsessed performer, and would reenact commercials from the television to entertain of her family. But, she decided to concentrate on dance. After nine years of ballet classes at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the tutelage of a number of famous dancers. At 15, however she discovered her true call when she topped over 300 other girls in an audition for a talent agency. She was offered roles on Spanish TV and music videos. This resulted in a variety of roles, and opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her film debut in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie in which she was one of th...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a director, actor and musician, has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots in production. Milena was one of eight women who were selected by AFI's most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has saw its World premiere at SXSW and won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made, Temporary (2017) was screened across the country. The film won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award from Sedon...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, television and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was chosen in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. She has been featured in a number of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me & You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama featuring a cast which also included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She appeared 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 ...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most well-known actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was chosen by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking part, playing Eric Bana's character's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in many Studio films since her arrival in America, which includes Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion, a Lawrence Kasdan cast, stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel, opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She waited for the release of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya. She is starring alongside Clive Owen. Recently, she was honored wi...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London where she quickly became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's participated in theater as an actor and director. In 2004, she moved 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. It was well-received by critics. Her first US film role was "Stacy" an empathetic and reborn Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) which was written produced by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the reviewers began to be aware of her talent, noting an u...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. Her character as Kathy, a recurring character on Friends the fourth season was her first recognition. Her first recognition was for her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime drama Criminal Minds. The actress was seen on that show regularly from 2006 to 2012. The show has been back regularly since then to guest appearances. 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, marking the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at the school. Brewster grew up in Massachusetts and moved to New York City to attend Par...

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 academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She portrays the role 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 daughter of two parents: a Korean mother and a French-Russian father. Her father was a consul in Quebec City, Canada. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Pom was her name because it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff lived in Canada for one year. Her family had traveled extensively as a result of her father's work. After moving to France she lived in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her aunt and paternal uncle. Her uncle, ...