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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. She began taking dance lessons at the age of eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. Her graduation was in 1980, and began college 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 film "Torture" it was the first in a lengthy sequence of videos and movies she choreographed. She started singing in her first album, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she's been a household dancer ever since, aided by her role as judge on the cult series American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mo...

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters in period and contemporary 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 graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She later attended drama school , and was accepted into the highly regarded Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her first film role came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the character. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite other well-known actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day...

Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as a TV correspondent for ABC News. She is known for her work as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. 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. Due to the lack of opportunities in TV, she took an opening as a sales representative for radio. After one year working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT she was in a position to report and anchor occasionally. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. She became a reporter for sports for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 to December 2011 after her contract was terminated. In December 2011 she was recruited by ABC News, the ...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a television and film producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks" (1986). Post continued to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). Her most memorable TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was in an entire 156 episodes of this show, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-April 7, 2015). Had two daughters with her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Born in Palo Alto in California and was raised in Walnut Creek. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. Lewis ...

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle of two brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in the film City Boy (1992), an original television film. Following her debut film, Sarah auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was searching for a replacement after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah starred in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played an actress with the name Krista Wilson. Sarah was invited to be a part in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year after Roseanne (1988). Based on the show Nothing Too Good For a Cowboy (1...

Lauren Ash is a recent participant in the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a twice Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser and has also won for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She's played various roles in "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was an actor on "The Ron James Show" in addition to 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 Sam in animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." In the years 2019 and 2020, her net worth has risen dramatically. What is Lauren Ash's net worth today at 37? Lauren Ash is a successful Actre...

Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch roots. As a child in the area, her family lived next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mom was a teacher , and her father worked as an attorney. Paula claims she was able to get away from her mother by pretending to be someone else when she was an infant. It's not surprising that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. At the time, she was given a three-month project to create documentaries for PBS. Then, she was hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk show. After a few months she was able to cr...

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. However, when Amy was in high school, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe on her own as well as with her family. Both of her parents worked as teachers, so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda in 1994 following the war to aid in relief efforts. From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions and winning contests for writing. In high school she was a promising athlete who finished in the first ever 3200-meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After an injury, she could return to theater and play many roles that included Lanford W...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was a hairdresser. When she was a child, she was already a compulsive performer, performing TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dance. After nine years of classical ballet instruction at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the supervision of a variety of prominent dancers. She discovered her true calling at age 15, when she defeated more than 300 girls at an audition for a talent agency. The agency offered her roles on Spanish television and music videos. This led to many more roles, which opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her film debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which ...

Milena Govich is a writer, director actress, musician, and actor who has helmed many episodes of TV that include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached to two pilots. Milena was among eight women who were selected by AFI's famous Directing Workshop for Women. She was also a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable the short film she created, as well as a TV series proof of concept was shown at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been screened across the United States and was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award...

Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has appeared in many films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige", with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So" featuring 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 featuring a cast which also included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. Perabo starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five ...

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best popular 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 as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since her arrival in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts, which starred Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite 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. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to awaiting the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. ...

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland and began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actor and director in the theatre. In 2004, she relocated 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 the director. The play received rave reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress got her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and a born-again 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) in Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her distinctive combination of powerful sex...

Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer, as well as voice actor. Her role as Kathy, a recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first major recognition. Her most memorable role came in the form of the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she appeared regularly from 2006 until 2012 and is now back as a guest on the show before returning frequently in 2016. Her other roles include the voice of Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the final season of Community and as her voice as Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and as 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 conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew), worked in government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster ...

Pom Klementieff, an actress from France, French actress was born on 3 May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared 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) and 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 there for the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Pom was her name since it sounds similar to the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff lived in Canada for one year. Her family had travelled extensively due to her father's work. Before moving to France they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Her father, who passed away aged 5 of cancer was her mother. Additionally, she suffered from s...