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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At age eight, she began dancing lessons. She went to Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. Her graduation was in 1980 and began 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 Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 movie "Torture" it was the first of a long line of movies and videos she would choreograph. Her first album "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career began to take off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a huge success and she has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. It was made easier by her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her m...

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is well recognized for her roles on screen in modern and historical roles. She also has a long history of acting roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Later, she attended drama school and was accepted into the well-known Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian-raised white woman. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination 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 and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s...

Paula Faris is an American journalist from the US. She previously worked as a television correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her time as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and being co-host of The View from 2015 to in 2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors America This Morning as well as World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to the lack of opportunities on television, she held an opportunity as a radio sales representative. Her next job was a year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT . She then occasionally anchor or report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. She was hired as a sports journalist at the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 through December 2011 after her contract expired. She was employed by ABC News the ne...

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). Later, she was the producer of projects like Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). One of her most memorable TV part was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is a poet and noted nuclear 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, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Clark Colleg...

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle child with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career on TV in a made-for-TV film, City Boy (1992). Following her debut film Sarah was a candidate for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was searching for a replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to attend studies at college. Sarah completed her high school graduation in 1995 during the filming of the 1994-1995 seasons of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) together with Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah appeared in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleader called Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to perform in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. The show was released one year following Roseanne (1988). It w...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also one half of the comedy duo "Cory!". She is a twice-winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She's been in various roles on "Scare Tactics" as well as the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"" “Cracked,""Bomb Girls" as well as "Lost Girl." Her television and film credits also include "Video on Trial," Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She is also the voice of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown substantially between the years 2019 and 2020. What is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37? Lauren ...

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 origins. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was a major movie buff from her very early years. Her mother was a teacher , and her father was an attorney. Paula states that as a girl she would escape by "pretending to pretend to be someone else" therefore it wasn't surprising that she was a part-time actress in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer program, she took film classes and was given a 3-month project to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant on TV documentaries and Howie Mandel's talk-show. Later, she made documentary segments for Medi...

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, until she was in junior college. Her family also resided in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe as a family member and also independently. They both taught and were able to go camping and travel together every summer due to this. In reality, they've spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war in order to help with relief efforts. Amy was a gifted artist from the beginning by participating in school productions and winning writing contests. She was an athlete of great potential in high school and participated in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. After college, she suffered an injury, she returned to the theater and performed in a variety on stage beginning wi...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a child she was already a fervent performer, performing TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dancing. After nine years of ballet training in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the tutelage of a variety of prominent dancers. She found her calling at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 girls at an audition for an agency that represented talent. The contract that resulted in her being signed secured her roles in a variety of Spanish television shows as well as music videos. This in turn set the stage for an acting career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played on...

Milena Govich, who is a director as well as actor and musician has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. She also served as the 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 the eight women selected by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her television series as well as a short film. With Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort It was awarded the award for Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival as and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made, Temporary (2017) was screened across the United States. The film won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. and the Director's Choice Award ...

Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. She was featured in Coyote Ugly's breakthrough role in 2000. She appeared in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. Alongside "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" She also appeared with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt as well as Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. Perabo was also a character in ABC's legal drama "Notorious" in the year 2016....

Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most popular actresses, is a very special woman. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first gained the attention of Hollywood when she was chosen to play the role of Eric Bana's spouse 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 opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan casting that features Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. The actress filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to waiting for the release date of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. Recently, she receiv...

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland which is where she first started performing on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she left for London and soon began to get involved in the indie filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both an actress and director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. Then she landed her first US film role in the movie as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). She was then cast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique combination of power sexuality and irrever...

Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer, as well as voice actor. Her first recognition was for her performance as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends but she was also an actor and singer. Her breakthrough role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 until 2012, she was a guest on Criminal Minds regularly. The actress has returned to guest appearances since and will be appearing on Criminal Minds frequently in 2016. Her other roles include voiceovers for Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the last season of Community, her voice as Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered, and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales making it the first time that she appeared in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a state official. Galen Bre...

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3, 1986. She attended the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She plays the character 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to an Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed as a consul in the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounds similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff stayed in Canada for a time of one year, before her family traveled extensively due to her father's job. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. The father of Klementieff died from cancer when she was just 5, and her mother had schizophrenia and could not care for children which is why Klementieff w...