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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was where she was the class president and was the school's chief cheerleader. She graduated in 1980, and entered 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 Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 video "Torture" which was the first in a lengthy sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. She began her singing career with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" that had a lackluster success until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she has been a renowned dancer ever since, aided by her time as a judge on the hit show American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic Jew

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is best known for her portrayals on screen in modern and historical roles. She also has a long list of roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy), an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She attended the drama school and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist" as a Sioux Indian-born white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite other experienced actors as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996) (starring Will

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist from the US. She previously worked as an anchor for TV on ABC News. Her most well-known work is her work as cohost on Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. In the past, she anchors 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 worked in radio sales, because of the limited opportunities for television. She eventually found work for one year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until. Her contract was terminated and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011 it was revealed that she was employed by the news division of ABC, ABC News. The 2nd of January,

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a television and film producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). She continued to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most notable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was featured in 156 episodes of this comedy from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a noted poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015.). Two daughters were born to her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1997) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up in the vicinity of Walnut Creek, California. Was a student at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlete.

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child, having one older sister Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in the film City Boy (1992), produced for television. After her first film she auditioned for the role of Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college The show was looking for someone to replace her. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was involved in the production of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996, she was in two films, including Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996) where she played a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". Sarah was also invited to star in a TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), one year after Roseanne (1988). B

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 a twice Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She been awarded for Best Comedic Play in 2008 and the Best Sketch Troupe award in 2006. She has played a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics," and "Almost Heroes," which is a Canadian television series. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and played guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"""Cracked,"""Bomb Girls" and "Lost Girl." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She is also the voice of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown substantially in the years 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren As

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch origins. While growing up in the area, her family lived close to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mother, also appreciated good films was a teacher, as was her father, an attorney. Paula claimed that she tried to escape when she was young girls through "pretending" to become someone else. So it's not a surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite role was the one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". She completed her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a program for summers in film. It was during this time that she was given a three-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. It led her to work as a production assistant for TV documentariesand o

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 her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the youngest of three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe with her family as well as independently. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and camp together each summer due to this. In reality, they've camp in every state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the 1994 war to aid in relief efforts. Amy was a gifted artist from the beginning through acting in school plays, as well as taking part in writing competitions. She was a promising athlete during high school, and was a participant in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After an injury, she returned to school and played many parts on the stage, beginning with Lanford

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a fervent performer when she was a kid and would reenact TV commercials to entertain the family. However, she decided to focus her attention on dancing. She continued to train with a variety of highly-regarded dancers after spending nine years learning classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her passion at the age of 15, when she topped 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talent. She was then offered roles in Spanish television and music videos. The contract resulted in a variety of roles, opening the doors to a career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she briefly was in Framed (1992) which was a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film, she played one of the four sisters trying to win the love of a h

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a writer, actor and musician, has directed numerous episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more. Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots currently in progress. Milena was one of eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, and also the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. The short film she made and the TV series proof-of-concept called Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober It saw its World premiere at SXSW and was awarded the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made, Temporary (2017) was shown across the country. She won the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. and the Dire

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has appeared in numerous films since when, including Christopher's "The Prestige" in which she starred with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So" featuring 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 with a cast that comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. Perabo was the main character alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for f

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has received praise for her performance. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first caught the attention of Hollywood after she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first character in English, 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, which starred Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected along with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel together with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film written by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. In recognition of

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. She moved to London at the age of 16 and soon became involved with indie filmmaking. The first time she was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and a director in theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. In Headspace (2005) she was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy" as a manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. It was as the wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) directed from Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her talent, noting her unique mix of powerful sexuality and hilar

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress and singer. She was first recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends but she was also an actor and singer. Her breakout role was as the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she appeared regularly from 2006 to 2012 and was then re-cast for guest appearances before returning regularly in the year 2016. She has 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 time that the character appeared in animation the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as a government official, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school administrator. Brewster was raised in Massachuse

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff, an actress from France, French actress was born on 3 May 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in such films 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 raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian wife. He was consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Her parents chose the name "Pom" because it is like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family went on a long trip due to her father's employment. After the move to France and then to France, she lived in Japan. Klementieff's father, who died in the age of five from cancer, was her mother. Additionally, she