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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight older, she began her dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was the senior class president and also the head cheerleader. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. Following graduation, she began college at Cal State Northridge. There she majored 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, which was the first of a number of movies and videos she would choreograph. She branched out into singing on her debut album, "Forever Your Girl" with a mediocre sales performance until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 and she's been a household dancer ever since, aided by her time as a judge on the hit series

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 in period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) who was an Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Later, she attended drama school , and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. After a few decades she got her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist" she was a white girl who is raised by the Sioux Indians. In exchange for the role, she earned her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) in which she starred alongside veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kin

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist. She previously worked as a TV correspondent for ABC News. Her time as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host of The View (2015-2018) are well-known. In the past, she anchors 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 limited opportunities on television, she landed an opportunity as an agent for sales at radio. After a year of work as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT she was in a position to report and anchor at times. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until. She was a sports reporter at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 through December 2011 after her contract expired. In December 2011 she was appointed by ABC News, the news division of ABC. Her debut on the network was on the 2nd of

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a film and TV producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). Post produced projects such as Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most memorable TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 she appeared in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 in 2015). She had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30, 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. The school she attended was Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlete. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis &

Sarah Chalke

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  Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle child. She has one older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career with City Boy (1992), a made for television movie. After her first film she auditioned for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was in search of an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show in order to attend studies at college. 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). She also appeared in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films she played the part of Krista Wilson and was an athlete. Sarah was asked to be a part in a show from 1998 called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. The show was released one year after Roseanne (1988). The show was base

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumna of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a twice Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser and has also won awards for the Best Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and appeared in guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"" “Cracked," “Bomb Girls” and "Lost Girl." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays Sam in animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." In the period 2019-2020, her net worth has increased significant. What's the average amount Lauren Ash make at 37 years of age? La

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was a huge movie buff from the beginning of her life. Her mother, who loved good films also taught at a school as was her father, a lawyer. Paula claimed that she tried to escape when she was an innocent child through "pretending" to become someone else. Therefore, it's no surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer program, she studied film and was given a 3-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. This meant that she was able to serve as a production assistant in documentary films on TV as well as Howie Mandel’s talk show. Later,

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 with her family in Chicago while she was in junior high school. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe both with her family as well as alone. They both taught and could travel and camp together every summer as a result of this. In actuality, they've spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to assist in relief efforts. Amy showed her artistic talents early through acting in school plays, as well as winning writing contests. In high school, she was a promising athlete who won the first ever 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After suffering an injury, Amy went back to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” b

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. When she was a baby she was already an avid performer, performing commercials on TV for her parents' amusement. However, she chose to devote her energy to dance. She continued to train with a number of well-respected dancers following her nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her true calling at age 15 when she beat more than 300 other girls in an audition held by an agency for talents. The resulting contract landed her roles in a variety of Spanish TV shows and music videos. This in turn paved the way for an acting career on the big screen. Cruz made her film debut in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She also briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film she played one of the four sisters that were fighting for t

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, director, actor and musician, has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The 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 currently in development. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable is her short film and TV show proof of concept was premiered at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 produced by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the nation. 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 given at

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a stage, TV, and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000 she was cast in a starring role in Coyote Ugly. She has been featured in a number of films since the time, including Christopher Nolan'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 and 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. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper.". On television, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA N

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first attracted the attention of Hollywood after she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since her arrival in America, 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 in the role of Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion which is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble casting that features Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garces' Last Days in Desert. She also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya who is Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese direct

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia She was born in Colombia and Portugal, but she later moved to Scotland when she began her career on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she left for London and soon found herself involved in independent filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre acting, both as an actor and 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 the director. It was well-received by critics. In Headspace (2005), she made her debut US film role as "Stacy" who was a manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the public began to notice of her talent, noting a unique blend of powerful sexua

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. Her character as Kathy an recurring character on Friends the fourth season was her first big break. Her first big break came when she portrayed the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds where she starred on a regular basis from 2006 to 2012 and has since returned for guest appearances and then returned frequently in 2016. Other roles she has played include Mr. Mumbles, Elise, and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs. Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered and the voice of Donald Duck's twin sister Della as well as in DuckTales 2017. The first time that she appeared in animation as the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an administrator at the school. Brewster was born in Massac

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She attended the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She is the voice of 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to a Korean mother and a French-Russian father who was working as a consul there for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name due to the fact that it sounds like the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff lived in Canada for one year. Her family had traveled extensively because of her father's job. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her aunt and uncl