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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. When she was eight years old, she began learning dance. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the top cheerleader as well as the class president. Her high school graduation was in 1980. After graduation she entered college 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. She was approached by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a series of movies and videos she would choreograph. She started singing on her debut album, "Forever Your Girl" that had a lackluster success until the single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 and she has been a renowned dancer ever since, aided by her role as an adjudicator on the popular series American Idol (2002).

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is well known for her performances on screen in contemporary and historical roles. She also has a long list of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant Both of Irish origin. She was raised in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. She then attended the drama school and was later accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). After a few decades she was offered her first film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman raised by the Sioux Indians. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier an

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist. She previously worked as a TV correspondent for ABC News. She is famous for her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 until 2018 and also in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to in 2018. 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. She was employed in radio sales, because television was not a viable option. After one year working as a production assistant with WKEF/WRGT. She was then able to report and anchor periodically. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. She was hired by ABC News the news divisi

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a television and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). Post produced projects such as Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). She is perhaps most famous for her part in "Christine Sullivan", who was a Night Court star (1984). From 1984 to 1992, she appeared in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was famous for her poetry and as a nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015.). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degr

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. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a made-for-TV film called City Boy (1992). After her debut film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for a replacement after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 while shooting the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) alongside Jim Varney. She also appeared in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films, she played the role of Krista Wilson who was who was a cheerleader. Sarah was invited to perform in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on the show Nothing Too Good for

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 and her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch heritage. Her family lived just next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was a major enthusiast of films from her early days. Her mother, who liked good movies also taught at a school and her father was an attorney. Paula said that she attempted to escape when she was an infant through "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. So it is no surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her most beloved role was one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer school, she pursued film studies and was given a 3-month project to make documentaries for PBS. She was then hired as a production assistant for documentaries for television and Howie Mandel's talk-show. She pro

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 an Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in New Jersey, she graduated in the summa cum Laude class at Ohio University. She appeared in the breakout role of Coyote Ugly in 2000. She was seen in "The Prestige" by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" She also appeared alongside James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. After that, she was a co-star on ABC's legal drama &q

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 voice actress, actor and singer. She was first recognized for her frequent appearance as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her first big role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. She has returned for guest appearances and is now returning to Criminal Minds frequently in 2016. 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 was the first time that the character appeared in animation the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) was employed in the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts and then moved to New Y

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