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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years young, she started dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. Her high school graduation was in the year 1980. After graduating she started the college process at Cal State Northridge. There, she majored 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. The Lakers enlisted The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a series of films and videos she would choreograph. With her first CD "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career began to take off. But the hit single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's become a popular singer/dancer for years after. It was made easier by her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father

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 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. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Two decades later she scored her first major film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist", a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. In exchange for the role, she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) in which she starred alongside veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. Her most well-known work is her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. 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. Due to the limited opportunities on TV the company employed her in sales for radio. She was eventually able to find work for a year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally report and anchor. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the weekday anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 until 2005. After her contract was up in 2005, she was a sports reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she wa

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and started her career on films and TV shows, including Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and later on 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 and Dyna Girl (2001). One of her most memorable TV role was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She was featured in more than 156 episodes of the comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and a well-known nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 to April 7 in 2015). Two daughters were born to her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek in California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. Lewis &

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child, having an older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. After her debut film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking someone to fill in for Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah completed her high school graduation in the year 1995, when she was filming the season 1994-1995 of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah appeared in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as an actress named Krista Wilson. In 1998, a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to play a character in a TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998)

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, she won the Best Sketch Troupe award. She's appeared in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also has 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 show "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown considerably between 2019 and the year 2020

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 is of German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived on the same street as the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up and she was a big fan of movies since her earliest days. Her mother, too, who enjoyed good films was a teacher, and her father was a lawyer. Paula claimed that she tried to escape as an innocent child by "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. So it is no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite role was the one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". But, she decided to study film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and won a 3-month assignment making documentaries for PBS. The result was that she was hired as a production assistant for documentary films on TV as well as Howie Mandel’s talk show. Later, she

Amy Carlson

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The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she entered junior college. The family also lived 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 backpacked all over Europe with her family and independently. Because her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could travel together every summer, and camping across the United States. In actuality, they've been camping in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to help in relief efforts after the war of 1994. Amy was a talented actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a promising athlete in high school and participated in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she went back to university and played a variety of roles on the st

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. When she was a toddler, she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials from the television to entertain of her parents. But, she decided to devote her energies to dancing. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her studies under a group of highly acclaimed dancers. When she was 15, she heeded her true destiny when she outclassed more than 300 other dancers at an audition by a talent agency. The contract that resulted in her being signed secured her numerous roles on Spanish TV shows and music videos. This set the stage for a career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992) the Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it s

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a writer and actor, has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently directing two pilots currently in development. Milena was among eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable is her short film and television series proof of concept, was shown at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the United States. It won the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, television and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. She appeared in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in 2000. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring 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" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "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 and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. In the fol

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first role in English as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress who has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point, with Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces alongside Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble movie by Lawrence Kasdan that includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. She was a part of Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to waiting for the release date of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya. She also appeared in Clive Owen. Recently, she was awarded the Gold Nymph Award as Outstan

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland which is where she first started performing on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she relocated to London and soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first professional gig in The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as both an actor as well as director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. She was then offered her first US movie role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written created by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her tal

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also an actor and singer. Her first recognition was for her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime drama Criminal Minds. She was on the show often on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned frequently since then , with guest appearances. She also portrayed 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. This was the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as administrator of a school. Brewster was raised in Massachu

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on May 3, 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in films like Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mom. He was employed as consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Pom was her name since it sounds like the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff lived in Canada for a year prior to her family went on a long trip because of her father's job. Prior to moving to France, they resided in Japan and also on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in Fr