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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and class president for senior year. She graduated in 1980, and went to college 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. The Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture", the first of a long series of movies and video she choreographed. After her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and soon became a well-known artist and performer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother is also Jewish and was born in C...

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is best known for her portrayals on screen in modern and historical roles. She also has a long list of roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy), an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She attended the drama school and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist" as a Sioux Indian-born white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite other experienced actors as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996) (starring Will...

Paula Faris is an American journalist from America. She was previously a television correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. She was also co-anchor on 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. She was employed in radio sales, due to the lack of television opportunities. She was recruited to work as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant and then became a reporter and anchor. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 until 2005. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011, she was hired by ABC News which is the new...

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in films and TV shows, including Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and continued to make projects like Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such TV shows like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was part of 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 June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High school located in Walnut Creek. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis...

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. Sarah is the middle child. She has one older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a made-for-TV film, City Boy (1992). In 1993, shortly after her first film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). After Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995. She was also involved in the making of Roseanne (1988), 1994-1995. Sarah also starred alongside Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played an actress called Krista Wilson. Sarah was invited to be a part in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year following Roseanne (1988). Based on th...

Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She also won awards for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Performance in 2008 as well as the Best Sketch Troupe award in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" and also had guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Her credits in television and film 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 risen substantially between the years 2019 and 2020. What is the...

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family resided across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a big fan of movies in her early days. Her mother, also loved good films taught in a school, and her father was a lawyer. Paula claims that as an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" therefore it wasn't the case that she appeared in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most beloved role was of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a program for summers in film. At the time, she was awarded a 3-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant on documentaries for television and Howie Man...

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. Amy lived with her family in Chicago when she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe both with her family and alone. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer due to this. They've camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid in relief efforts. Amy was a talented actor in school plays , and she won writing contests. High school was where she was a star athlete taking part in the first ever 3200 meter relay for girls in the Illinois track. After college, she suffered an injury, she returned the stage with a variety of roles on stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and also directing Wallace Shawn's "Au...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. As a young child she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials from the television to entertain of her parents. But, she decided to focus her efforts on dance. After nine years of classical ballet classes in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the guidance of a number of famous dancers. When she was 15, she heeded her true call when she topped over 300 other girls at an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her several roles in Spanish television shows and music videos, which set the stage for a career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film in which she played one four sisters who were competing to win the love of an...

Milena Govich, a director as well as an actor and musician has directed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was one of the eight women selected for AFI’s prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV show and short film. The show starred Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort It was awarded Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival as well as the Best Pilot award at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been screened across the country, winning Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has app...

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then, she's been in movies such 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 starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and"Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast that included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action movie "Looper," she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. In the television world, Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." She also appeared in ABC's legal drama "Notor...

Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performance. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in America, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor directed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film written by Kazuaki Kiriya that stars Clive Owen. Recently, she received the Gold Nymph Award as Outstanding actress in an Drama Series at the...

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 Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. She first became famous for her frequent appearance as Kathy on the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 until 2012, she was a guest on Criminal Minds regularly. She has been back with guest appearances ever since and is currently appearing on Criminal Minds frequently in the year 2016. Other roles she has played include Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the final season of Community as well as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and as Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales, marking the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in the government. Her father, Galen Brew...

Pom Klementieff is a French actress was born on 3 May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She is the voice 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 the daughter of two parents: a Korean mother, and her father was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Her parents chose the name "Pom" because it is identical in pronunciation to Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff lived for a year in Canada prior to moving her family around extensively due to her father's job. Before moving to France the family resided in Japan and on the Ivory Coast. Her father, who passed away at the age of 5 from cancer was also her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia and ...