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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At age eight, she began dancing lessons. She went to Van Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. She graduated in 1980, and started 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 Lakers enlisted The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a lengthy list of movies and videos she choreographed. She branched out into singing through her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she has been a popular artist and singer ever since. This was made even more popular by her stint as an judge on the hit show American Idol (2002). Her f

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 daughter of Eileen (Mundy) the American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. In the following years, she was a student at a the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. She was just 22 when she was offered her breakthrough film role in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she was "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman who is white. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite the likes of veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier as well as Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independ

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as the TV reporter at ABC News. She is most famous for her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors America This Morning and World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Because of the lack of opportunities in television, she held a job as a radio sales representative. She was hired as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant, and later was promoted to reporter and anchor. From 2002 to 2005 she was the sports anchor for weekends and weekday sports anchor at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. She became a sports reporter for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 through December 2011, when her contract was terminated. In December 2011, she was recruited by ABC News the news division of ABC. The first time she ap

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a television and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks," (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She appeared in more than 156 episodes of the comedy from 1984 until 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990) was her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Her birthplace was Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek in California. She attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. Receive

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), the first television-produced film made by TV. Following her debut film, Sarah auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was in search of an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue university. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, during the filming of the 1994-1995 seasons of Roseanne (1988). Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah appeared in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was a cheerleader who was named Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent participant in the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She is a twice-winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. The actress has been in several roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was an actor on "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Her television and film credits also include "Video on Trial," Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voiced Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has risen significantly between 2019 and 2020. How much money does Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a successful Actress. Canadian. We&

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 ancestry. Her family lived right across from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a lover of movies in her early days. Her mom was a teacher and her father worked as an attorney. Paula states that as young, she would try to escape from the world by "pretending to pretend to be someone else" which is why it came as an unsurprising that she performed in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite role was the one of Abigail in "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a program for summers in film. In that time, she was awarded a 3-month project to create documentaries for PBS. The result was that she was hired as a production assistant for documentary films on TV as well as H

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago area. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago, when she was in junior high school. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her entire family and on her own. Because her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could spend every summer together traveling and camping across the United States. They've camped in every American state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to help with the relief efforts. Amy displayed her talent for art early when she was acting in school productions, and winning writing contests. She was an athlete of great potential during high school, and was a participant in the very first 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she could return to the stage and tak

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 an obsessive performer in her youth and even reenacted commercials on TV for family amusement. But she chose to focus her attention on dance. After nine years of classical ballet instruction in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the tutelage by a range of well-known dancers. She realized her passion at age 15, when she beat more than 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talent. The contract she received landed her roles in Spanish TV shows as well as music videos. This opened the possibility of a lucrative career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie in which she was one of the four sisters seeking to win

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director, and musician. She has directed a number of episodes of TV, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is attached to direct two pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of eight women chosen by AFI for their famous Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has featured its World premiere at SXSW and won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has played across the United States and has won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, television, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then she has 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 and Wolf" with an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. Then, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker in USA Network's spy drama "Cove

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most well-known actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking film role as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces 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 together with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she has been waiting for the release date of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. Recently, she received the Gold Nymph Award as Outstanding actor in the Drama Series at the 54th

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland, where she first began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London where she started working in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater, both as an actor as well as a director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as and David Dayan Fisher (a regular star in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to praises of awe. In Headspace (2005), she got her first US movie part as "Stacy" an manipulative person who was a newly-baptized 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) as played by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were awed by her distinctive co

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer and voice actor. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends as well as being a voice actress and singer. Her first big role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From the year 2006 until 2012 she was on Criminal Minds frequently. She has been back to guest appearances since and is now returning to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community as well as the voice of Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales, marking the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born 3 May 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She portrays the role of Mantis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films 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 wife. He worked as consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff resided in Canada for one year before her family went on a long trip due to her father's employment. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Her father, who passed away in the age of five from cancer was also her mother. She was also suffering with schizophrenia and didn'