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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight young, she started dancing lessons. 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 enrolled in college at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. 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 long list of videos and movies she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and became a popular performer and dancer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a popular performer/dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, who

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is known for her portrayals in characters in period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) and an Irish-American computer expert, and John McDonnell. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. Later, she attended drama school , and was admitted to the highly regarded Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Two decades later she was offered her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist", a white woman that is raised by Sioux Indians. In exchange for the role, she received her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's credits in films include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such well-known actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier as well as Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich&

Paula Faris

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  Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as a television correspondent for ABC News. Her stints as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host of The View (2015-2018) are very well-known. 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. The position she held was in radio sales, due to the lack of television opportunities. After a few years of working as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT she was capable of reporting and anchoring periodically. She was the anchor for weekends for WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the weekday anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. Following the expiration of her contract she took on the role of anchor and reporter for sports at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago between November 2005 and December 2011. In December 2011, she was recruited

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her career began with television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Then, she created such projects as Double Dare (1976). She has also been featured on TV programs such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). She was perhaps best known for her part in "Christine Sullivan" who was an actress and Night Court star (1984). From 1984 to 1992, she appeared in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is 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, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. As an athlete, she was a part of Las Lomas High school located in Walnut Creek. She receiv

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child. She has one older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. After her debut film she auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show to go to the college of her choice. Sarah completed her high school graduation in 1995 during the filming of the 1994-1995 seasons of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) alongside Jim Varney. Then, in 1996 she starred in 2 films, including Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she played a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was over, Sarah was asked to perform in a show

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has twice won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the Best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She's appeared in various roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and appeared in guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," “Cracked,""Bomb Girls," and "Lost Girl." Her television and film credits also include "Video on Trial," Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has increased significantly between 2019 and 2020. What is the amount Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash's primary source of income comes

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African American, and her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived on the same street as the 20th Century Fox lot when she was young and she was a lover of films from her earliest age. Her mother was a teacher while her father was an attorney. Paula admits that she would hide from her mother by pretending to be a different person as an infant. It's not surprising that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer program she studied film and was then given a 3 month project to make documentaries for PBS. This led to her being employed as a production assistant in television documentaries, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she began producing documentarie

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy resided in GlenEllyn, Illinois, until she graduated from junior college. Her family also resided in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a younger brother, Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe both on her own and together with her family. Her parents were teachers, so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They've camped in every US state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 following the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and also won writing contests. High school was where she excelled in athletics winning the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in Illinois track. After suffering an injury, Amy returned to college and performed in a variety of roles on the st

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. When she was a child she was already a voracious performer who would recreate TV commercials for her family's amusement. However, she chose to concentrate on dancing. After studying ballet for nine years in the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. When she was 15 she discovered her true calling when she bested over 300 other girls in an audition at a talent agency. She was offered roles in Spanish video and television. This resulted in a variety of roles, and opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of the four sisters

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a director, actor, and musician who has directed many episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) among others. Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots in development. Milena was among eight women who were selected by AFI's most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, was screened at its World Premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at 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 screened across the nation. It was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was a part in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. Since then she has been in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" which starred Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". In television Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Then she starred as a co-star in ABC's

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most well-known actresses. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first attracted Hollywood's attention after she was cast in the role of Eric Bana's wife on the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has been in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's film which stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya that stars Clive Owen. For her role as Hostages the lead actress, she won the

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland when she began her career on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at the age of 16 and soon was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. The first time she was paid was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in theatre. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular star on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. She then landed her first US movie role as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written created by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the public began to notice of her talent, citing the unique combination of strong sexuality

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor, and singer. Her character as Kathy as a character that recurred on Friends Season 4, was her first public recognition. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 , she appeared on Criminal Minds regularly. She has returned to guest appearances since and will be appearing on Criminal Minds regularly in 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, which was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator at a school. Brewster grew up in Massach

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in movies such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She is the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian wife. He was employed as consul with the French government. Her father was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Because it sounds similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was an American citizen for a single year. Her family had traveled extensively due to her father's work. Prior to moving to France the family lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff's father, who died from cancer at age 5 was also her mother. Additionally, she s