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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. When she was 8 years old, young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was the class president and the chief cheerleader. She graduated from high school in 1980. Following graduation she started the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she majored 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. 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. With her first CD "Forever Your Girl", her singing career began to take off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a massive success and she has been a successful dancer/singer ever after. This is aided by her time on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is well famous for her performance on screen in historical and modern roles. She also has a long list of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. She then attended theatre school, after which she was accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). A decade later, she landed her breakthrough film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman born to the Sioux Indians. The role was so well-loved that she received her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell has starred in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of veteran performers as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also was a part of

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as a television correspondent at ABC News. Her tenures as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) as well as co-host on The View (2015-2018) are very well-known. Before that she was the co-anchor on America This Morning (World News Now) and America This Morning (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, due to limited television opportunities. After one year working as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT she was capable of reporting and anchoring at times. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was hired by ABC News which is the di

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a TV and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks" (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and was a guest on numerous TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her part in "Christine Sullivan" in the show, an actress and Night Court star (1984). The actress was on more than 156 episodes of the comedy, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990), were her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, Californi

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle child. She has one older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah's debut as an actor was City Boy (1992), which was a TV-produced movie. Following her debut film Sarah auditioned for the role of Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was searching for someone to fill in for Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 and began filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, she appeared in two movies which included Robin of Locksley (1996) as well as Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played the cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". Sarah was invited to perform in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one year after Roseanne (1988). Based on the s

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's twice a winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She's been in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" and also had guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." In the period 2019-2020, her net worth has risen significantly. What is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old?

Paula Patton

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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 has German, English and Dutch heritage. As a child in the area, her family lived next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge film enthusiast since her early years. Her mother, who was a teacher and her father as a lawyer were both avid film buffs. Paula claimed that she tried to get away as an infant through "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. So it's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her most loved role was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. It was during this time that she was awarded a 3-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. Then, she was hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up 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 three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe with her family as well as on her own. Her parents were teachers, so they could enjoy every summer together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. In fact, they have spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to help in efforts to aid in the aftermath of the war in 1994. Amy was a gifted actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a talented athlete in high school and participated in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After a college accident, she returned to the stage with a variety of roles on stage. Her first wa

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez. As a child and a devoted performer who would recreate commercials on TV for the entertainment of her family. However, she chose to dedicate her time to dancing. After nine years of classical ballet instruction in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the direction of several prominent dancers. Her true calling was discovered at 15 years old when she defeated more than 300 other girls in an audition held by a talent agency. The agency offered her roles in Spanish TV and music videos. This brought her many roles, which opened the door to a career in the world of big screens. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of the four sisters co

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is a director, actor, and musician who has directed many episodes of TV such as The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and Chicago Fire (2012), among others. She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and has been tapped to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was one of eight women who were selected by AFI's most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable, her short film as well as a television series proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has played across the country and won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest as well as the Director's Choice Award at Sedona

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for the Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and living in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. She has been in a variety of films since when, including Christopher's "The Prestige" in which she starred with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me & You" films with Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama featuring a cast which also comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was in the film with Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". Pera

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best well-known actresses is a very special woman. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first discovered 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, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point, with Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected along with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble movie by Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, opposite Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages as the lead actress she won the Gol

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first pay-per-view was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" that she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress landed her first US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative, born-again Christian. Her first film appearance was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). In both LA as well as London, Exam (2009) w

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, and voice actor. She was first recognized for her regular role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. The first time she was recognized was her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. She was a regular guest frequently on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned often since then to guest appearances. She has 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 on animated television for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as a government official, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as administrator of a school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts. She moved to New York City for Pa

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is an actress from France, French actress was born on May 3, 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 is the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian wife. He was employed as consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her great-grandfather. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it's similar in pronunciation to Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff stayed in Canada for a short time before her family went on a long trip because of her father's job. After moving to France she lived in Japan. Her father, who passed away from cancer at age 5 was also her mother. Addit