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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, older, she began her dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was president of the senior class and also the head cheerleader. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. Following graduation she started the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she majored 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 number of movies and videos she would choreograph. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career began to take off. However, the song "Straight Up" was a massive success and she has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This was made possible by he...

Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is known for her performances on screen in both historical and modern roles. She also has a long history of roles both on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy) who was an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. Growing up in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She later attended the drama program and was admitted to the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. She was just 22 when she was offered her breakthrough film part in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" Sioux Indian woman who is white. Her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell has been in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland E...

Paula Faris is an American journalist from the United States. She was previously an anchor for TV on ABC News. Her time as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host of The View (2015-2018) are famous. Before this, she co-anchored World News Now as well as 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 available on television, she landed a job as a sales representative for radio. She was recruited to work as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. She later was promoted to reporter and anchor. From 2002 to 2005 she was the sports anchor for weekends and the weekday sports anchor for WPO-TV in Cincinnati. She became a sports reporter at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011 after her contract was terminated. In December 2011, she was appointed by ABC News the news division of A...

Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her first professional work was in film and television productions such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she produced such projects as Double Dare (1976). She also has appeared on television shows like 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a noted poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015). There were two daughters she had with her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1997) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Her birthplace was Palo Alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek in California. Attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was an athlet...

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle child with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a TV-made film, City Boy (1992). After her first film she auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was searching for someone to replace Alicia Goranson, who left the show to go to the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, and was involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) 1994-1995. Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). Then, in 1996 she was in two films, including Robin of Locksley (1996), and also Stand Against Fear (1996), where she played a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on ...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She is a twice-winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She's appeared in various roles in "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular 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" as well as the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices the character of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown dramatically in the period 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 y...

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She has German, English, Dutch and English roots. Her family lived directly across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was a big movie buff from her early days. Her mother was a teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula admitted that she tried to escape when she was an infant by "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. So it's not a surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She went on to learn 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. In the end, she was hired as a production associate in television documentaries as well as on Howie Mandel's talk show. Late...

Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago region. Amy resided in GlenEllyn Illinois, right up to the time she was in junior college. There, her family also resided in 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 backpacked all over Europe with her entire family and independently. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer because of this. They've camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda following the 1994 war to aid in relief efforts. Amy was an accomplished actor in school plays and won writing contests. She was a promising athlete at high school and took part in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. Following an injury, she could return to the stage and take on a variety of roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was an obsessive performer in her youth and even reenacted commercials on TV for family amusement. But she chose to focus her attention on dance. After nine years of classical ballet instruction in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the tutelage by a range of well-known dancers. She realized her passion at age 15, when she beat more than 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talent. The contract she received landed her roles in Spanish TV shows as well as music videos. This opened the possibility of a lucrative career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film 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 movie in which she was one of the four sisters seeking to win ...

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 was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, television and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She was seen in "The Prestige" 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. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" in which she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo was the main character alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt, and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". In television Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Then, Perabo appeared as Annie Walker on ...

Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most highly regarded actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first character in English, Eric Bana's character's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt) Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive pieces alongside Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. The actress filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is...

Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland and where she initially began to perform on stage on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London where she quickly became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's participated in theater as an actor and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" which was a stage play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. Her first US film role was "Stacy" an empathetic and reborn Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) which was written produced by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the reviewers began to be aware of her talent, noting an u...

Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. Her first recognition came from her frequent appearance as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakout role was as Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. She has returned to guest appearances since and is currently appearing on Criminal Minds regularly in the year 2016. She 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 was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts in the ...

Pom Klementieff is a French actress, was born 3 May 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in films like Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She portrays the role 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 the child of two parents: a Korean mother and an American-Russian father. Her father was a consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it's like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff stayed in Canada for a short time before her family traveled extensively because of her father's job. They resided in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father died of cancer at the age of 5, and her mother had schizophren...