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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years older, she began her dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the top cheerleader and the senior class president. She graduated in 1980, and began the college process 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. She was approached by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first in a long list of videos and movies she would choreograph. She began her singing career through her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she's been a household singer/dancer ever since, enhanced by her appearance as an adjudicator on the popula

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is well-known for her portrayals of characters from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) she was who is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and attended 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. Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character of "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) as well as opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring Will Smith); the pop

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as a television correspondent for ABC News. She is famous for her work as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, she was co-anchoring World News Now as well as 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 lack of TV opportunities she worked in sales for radio. After a few years of working as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT, she was eventually allowed to anchor and report on occasion. From 2002 to 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor and the weekday sports anchor for the WCPO-TV station in Cincinnati. After her contract expired in 2005, she was a anchor and sports reporter for the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 to December 2011. She was hired by ABC News the news division in Decem

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She started her career in productions for television and film such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she worked on projects like Double Dare (1976). She also has appeared in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Perhaps her most famous TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She appeared in more than 156 episodes of the comedy from 1984 until 1992. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, a poet, and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). There were two daughters she had with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30, 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek in California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. Lewis &amp

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child. She has an older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's debut as an actor was City Boy (1992), which was a TV-produced movie. Following her debut film she auditioned for the role of Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college, the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah completed her high school graduation in the year 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleader called Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to appear in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year after Roseanne (1988). Based on Nothing To

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has also won awards for Best Comedic play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has played a variety of characters in "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes,"" an Canadian television series. She played a recurring character in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown significant in 2019 and 2020. How much does Laur

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 and her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a huge enthusiast of films from her earliest days. Her mother, a schoolteacher as well as her father was a lawyer and were both avid film fans. Paula stated that she had tried to escape when she was an infant by "pretending" to be someone other than herself. So it's not a surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at University of Southern California, where she completed a course in film. In that time, she was awarded a three-month task to create documentaries on PBS. She was then hired as a production assistant for TV documentaries and Howie M

Amy Carlson

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The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago until she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the youngest of three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family and on her own. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer because of this. They've camped in every American state except Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to aid in efforts to help after the 1994 war. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and won writing contests. She was a promising athlete in high school and participated in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an injury, she was back in the theater with many roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and directing Wallace Shawn's "Au

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 young girl she was already an avid performer, who would reenact TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. When she turned 15 she realized her real destiny when she outclassed more than 300 other girls in an audition by a talent agency. The contract she received landed her roles on Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. The contract opened the way to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), in which she was one of the four sisters co

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a writer and actor, has directed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots that are currently in the process of 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 as well as a short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the award for Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival as in addition to Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made, Temporary (2017) was shown across the country. She was awarded the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. and the Director's Choi

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of TV, stage, and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. She was featured in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in the year 2000. She has appeared in numerous films since when, including Christopher's "The Prestige" which starred 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 comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. Perabo was in the film 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 Ann

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best loved actresses, is a very special woman. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first attracted the attention of Hollywood when she was chosen by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's character's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since arriving in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point opposite William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with 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 of Lawrence Kasdan that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she has been waiting for the release date of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. She

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland where she began performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London, where she soon 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 actress as well as a director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular part in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. The role was later recast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique blend of power sexuality an

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 (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She appears as Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was the child of two parents: a Korean mother and a French-Russian father. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Her parents picked the name "Pom" due to the fact that it's identical in pronunciation to Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff lived in Canada for a time of one year, before her family travelled extensively because of her father's work. Prior to making the move to France, they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father died of cancer when she was 5, and her mother had s