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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At age eight, she began learning dance. 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 began college at Cal State Northridge to major 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. The Jacksons recruited her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" the first of a series of films and videos she would choreograph. She branched out into singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she's been a household artist and singer ever since. This was made even more popular by her time as an adjudicator on the popular series American

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is known for her portrayals on screen in both modern and historical roles. She has also had a long line of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) who was an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She then attended drama school, and was then accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). She was only 22 when she got her first movie role in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman that is white. Her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as the TV reporter at ABC News. She is best known for her stint as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, and as host of The View, 2015-2018. Before that she was the co-anchor on America This Morning (World News Now) as well as 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. The position she held was in sales for radio, due to the lack of television opportunities. She eventually found work for one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. She became a reporter for sports for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011 after her contract was terminated. She was appointed by ABC News' news division in D

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a film and TV producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). Post went on to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She was famous for her poetry and as a nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters were born to her husband, Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 90, 1990). Her birthplace was Palo alto, California and grew up close to Walnut Creek, California. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. The Bachelor of Arts degree from

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. Sarah is the middle of two siblings: the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut on TV in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). After her first film she auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was in search of an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show to attend studies at college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films, she played the role of Krista Wilson who was who was a cheerleader. Sarah was asked to play in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year following Roseanne (1988). It was based off the TV film of the same name which was called

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, she won the Best Sketch Troupe award. She's appeared in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also has been featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown considerably between 2019 and the year 2020

Paula Patton

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Amy Carlson

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The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. But at the time Amy was in junior high, she and her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe both with her family and also on her own. Both of her parents worked as teachers so they could spend every summer camping together and travel all across the United States. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda following the 1994 war to assist in relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as winning writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who placed in the very first 3200 meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After a college accident, she returned to the stage with a variety of roles on stage. Her first was Lanford Wilson&#

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a little girl, she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials on television for the enjoyment of her family. However, she decided to concentrate on dancing. She continued to study with a number of well-respected dancers after she had spent 9 years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15, when she smashed more than 300 girls in an audition with a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her several roles in Spanish TV shows and music videos, which in turn opened the door to a successful career on the big screen. Cruz made her film debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth), then appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it, she played one of the four sisters trying to win the love of

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor, director musician, actor, and actor who has directed a number of episodes of TV which include The Equalizer (2021), Chicago Med (2015), FBI: Most Wanted (2020), Chicago Fire (2012), among others. Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently attached to two pilots. Milena was chosen as one of the eight directors in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film and TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober The film had its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been shown all over 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 appeared in ove

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and TV actor. She was born in Dallas and raised in New Jersey. The film featured her in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in 2000. She has been featured in a number of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" which starred Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me and 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 included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. In Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper," she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. In the television world, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama &

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 grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland, where she first started performing on stage on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at 16 and quickly became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first paid gig was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). Also, she was an actor and director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" an original play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. Her first film role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). She was a part of both LA and London, Exam (2009) was her next project, nominated by BAFTA for Outstan

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer and voice actor. Her fame was first recognized due to her regular role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. She has returned for guest appearances since then and is now returning to Criminal Minds regularly in the year 2016. Her other roles include voiceovers for Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community, her voice as 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 that marked the first time that she appeared 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 employed by the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as s

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff is a French actress, was born 3 May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in movies such as 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). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was the child of a Korean mother and a French-Russian father. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her great-grandfather. Her parents chose the name "Pom" due to the fact that it's like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff was in Canada for one year before her family travelled extensively because of her father's job. Prior to making the move to France they lived in Japan as well as on the Ivory Coast. Her father was diagnosed with cancer when she was 5 and her mother was suffering from schizophrenia and coul