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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and the senior class president. She graduated in 1980 and went to the college process at Cal State Northridge to major 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 recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and was soon a well-known artist and performer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who was

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well famous for her performance on screen in both traditional and contemporary roles. She also has a long history of roles both on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant, both from Irish heritage. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She later attended the drama school and was accepted into the famous Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. At the age of 22, she was when she scored her first movie role in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who is white. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite the likes of veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier,

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is most famous for her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. Before that she was the co-anchor on America This Morning (World News Now) and America This Morning (America This Morning). 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 for TV, she took the position of a sales representative for radio. Then she was able to work for one year as a producer assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. After her contract expired, she became a anchor and reporter for sports at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 through December 2011. In December 2011, it w

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her first professional work was in productions for television and film like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Then, she created projects such as Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared on television shows like 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). She is perhaps most famous for her part in "Christine Sullivan" in the show, a Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was a part of 156 shows. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and famous nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7 2015). With her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). She was born in Palo alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek, California. Attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlete. She

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the 27th of August, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle child, having one older sister Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career with City Boy (1992), an original television film. In 1993, after her first film, she was a candidate for the part of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in the year 1995, when she was filming the season 1994-1995 of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films she played the character of Krista Wilson as the cheerleader. In 1998, one year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to play a character in a TV show called Nothing Too Good for

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent participant in the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna as well as one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She's twice a winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She's appeared in various roles in "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was an actor on "The Ron James Show" and also had guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." She was also featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." The timeframe of 2019-2020 is when her net worth has grown dramatically. What does Lauren Ash's net worth today at 37? Lauren Ash's main sou

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 is of German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived on the same street as the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up and she was a big fan of movies since her earliest days. Her mother, too, who enjoyed good films was a teacher, and her father was a lawyer. Paula claimed that she tried to escape as an innocent child by "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. So it is no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite role was the one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". But, she decided to study film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and won a 3-month assignment making documentaries for PBS. The result was that she was hired as a production assistant for documentary films on TV as well as Howie Mandel’s talk show. Later, she

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 resident of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, until she entered junior college. Her family also resided in Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy is the older sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe as a solo traveler and with her family. Both of her parents worked as teachers so they had the opportunity to spend their summers camping together and travel all across the United States. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to help with relief efforts. In the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions, and taking part in writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who finished in the first ever 3200-meter relay in the Illinois girls track. Following an injury, she could return to theater and play many roles, i

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 performer with a passion when she was a kid and even reenacted commercials on TV to keep the family entertained. But she chose to devote her time to dance. She continued her dance training by working with several well-known dancers after she had spent the last nine years learning ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized what she wanted to do at the age of 15, when she smashed more than 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talent. She was offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. The contract led to many more performances, which opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her movie debut 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 production in which she pl

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a 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) among others. She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and is attached to direct two pilots in development. Milena was one of the eight women chosen by AFI for their highly regarded Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her short film as well as a television show proof of concept was shown at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the United States. It won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for an Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. She appeared in Coyote Ugly's breakthrough role in the year 2000. She has been in a variety of films since the time, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" which starred Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "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 with a cast that comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. In Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo was Annie Walker's TV part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best popular actresses, is a very special woman. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role , Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt) Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the film with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion, a Lawrence Kasdan cast and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in the film of Rodrigo Garces' Last Days in Desert. She also waited patiently for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. Rec

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London where she became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as both an actress and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. In Headspace (2005) the actress made her debut US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique blend of

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress, and singer. Her first recognition came from her role as Kathy on the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was on the show regularly from 2006 to 2012 and is now back for guest appearances and then returned 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 on animated television for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official of the government, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts and then moved to New Yo

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is a French actress was born on May 3, 1986. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in movies such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mom. He was working as consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Her parents chose the name "Pom" because it's identical in pronunciation to Korean words for both "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff spent one year in Canada prior to moving her family frequently due to her father's work. After moving to France the family lived in Japan. Her father was diagnosed with cancer when she was five, and her mother had schizophrenia and was incapable of caring for childr