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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years older, she began her dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the top cheerleader and the senior class president. She graduated in 1980, and began the college process at Cal State Northridge to major in TV and radio. 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, which was the first in a long list of videos and movies she would choreograph. She began her singing career through her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she's been a household singer/dancer ever since, enhanced by her appearance as an adjudicator on the popula

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 from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) the Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. She was raised in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Two decades later she scored her first major film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist", a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. In exchange for the role, she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) in which she starred alongside veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously the TV reporter at ABC News. She is most famous for her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. 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. She was employed in radio sales, because television was not a viable option. She was hired as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. Later, she became a anchor and reporter. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until. She became a reporter for sports for NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV between November 2005 and December 2011 after her contract had expired. In December 2011 she was recruited by ABC News, the news division of ABC. The 2nd of January, 2012 she made her debut on ABC's World News Now and America This Morning.

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her first professional work was with television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of such projects as Double Dare (1976). She has also appeared in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her performance in "Christine Sullivan" as who was a Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she played in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a poet and noted 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 June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. Lewis & Clark C

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the Best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She's appeared in various roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown significantly in 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren A

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She is of German, English, Dutch and English ancestry. Her family lived just across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up and she was a big film buff since her early days. Her mother, a schoolteacher, and her dad who was a lawyer were both avid movie buffs. Paula claimed that she tried to escape when she was an infant by "pretending" to be someone other than herself. So it's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her most beloved role was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in an internship program for summer, and was awarded a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant on documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie M

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy lived with her family in Chicago, when she was in junior high school. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe with her family and independently. Because her parents were teachers which allowed them to spend the entire summer traveling and camping all over the United States. They have camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 after the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy showed her artistic talents early through acting in school plays, as well as winning writing contests. In high school, she excelled in athletics taking part in the first ever 3200-meter relay for girls in Illinois track. In college, following an injury, she returned to the theater , playing a variety of roles on stage, beginning with

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was a hairdresser. She was a performer with a passion when she was a kid and even reenacted commercials on TV to entertain the family. However, she decided to concentrate her energy on dancing. After pursuing classical ballet for 9 years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. She discovered her true passion at 15 years old when she smashed more than 300 other girls during an audition for an agency for talent. The resulting contract landed her a variety of roles in Spanish television shows and music videos. This in turn led to a career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her next film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film in which she was one of the four sisters

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, a director, actor and musician, has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more. Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots currently in the process of development. Milena was chosen as one of eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. The short film she made and the TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable, starring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, saw its World premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) is screened across the United States, winning 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, Milena has a

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for a Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. She was born in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has been in a variety of films since then, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring 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 & 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 also comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action movie "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker's TV role in five seasons of USA Network's spy show &quo

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best well-known actresses is an extremely special person. 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 who has been featured 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 opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She has been waiting for the release date of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. She is starring alongside Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages'

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London where she quickly became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first pay-per-view on The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also been involved in theatre, as an actor and a director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions, including a production of "The Woolgatherer" where she was the director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to high praise. Then she landed her first US film role, playing the manipulative woman who is a new Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian, in Sex and D

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer as well as voice actor. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends, she was also an actor and singer. Her first recognition was for her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. She was on the show in the show on a regular basis from 2006 to 2012. She has returned often in the years since to guest appearances. She also portrayed 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. This was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a senior government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at the school. Brewster was born in Massach

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She attended the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films 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 the daughter of the Korean mother, as well as a father who was French-Russian. Her father was a consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Her parents chose the name "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff resided in Canada for a short time before her family traveled extensively because of her father's work. Prior to moving to France they resided in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her