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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At age eight, she began taking dance lessons. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the class president and head cheerleader. Following her graduation in 1980 she started college at Cal State Northridge, majoring 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 Lakers enlisted The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, the first in a lengthy list of films and videos she would choreograph. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl", she began singing and became a popular performer and dancer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born and raised in Canada. Her parents were born

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is well-known for her portrayals of characters in period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was born in Ithaca and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to drama school , and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. She was only 22 when she scored her first movie role in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman that is white. In exchange for the role, she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) as well as opposite veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring

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 career as a film and TV producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks" (1986). She was later able to create projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has appeared on many television shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps she is most well-known for her part in "Christine Sullivan" as the Night Court star (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes, 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). With her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon

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 an older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. After her debut film she auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college The show was looking for an alternative. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played an actress called Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to be a part in a TV show named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) which was a year following Roseanne (1988). Bas

Lauren Ash is a recent alumna of 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 been a Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she took home the Best Comedic play award and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She's been in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian television series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and played guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,""Cracked,"" “Bomb Girls” as well as "Lost Girl." She also appeared 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 net worth has grown dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What is Lauren Ash's net w

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. But when Amy was in high school 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, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family as well as independently. Because her parents were teachers who taught, they could travel together every summer, and camping all across the United States. They've camped across every state with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 after the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy was a talented actor in school plays and also won writing contests. She was a promising athlete during high school, and was a participant in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an accident, she returned to the theater with many roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of J

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a toddler, she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials from the television to entertain of her family. But, she decided to concentrate on dance. After nine years of ballet classes in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the direction of a number of famous dancers. She found her calling at the age 15 when she beat more than 300 contestants in an audition for a talent agency. The agency offered her roles in Spanish television and music videos. This contract led to many more roles, opening the doors to a successful career in the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her next film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), where she was one of the four sisters vying for the love of a

Milena Govich, a director as well as an actor and musician has directed numerous episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and has been tapped to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable, her short film and TV series proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been shown across the country and has won 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. Mil

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and television actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with 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 You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's TV part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs." Then she starred as a co-star in ABC's 2016 legal drama &q

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has been praised for her performances. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first garnered the attention of Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's character's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has been featured in numerous Studio films since arriving in America, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point opposite 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 is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan that includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in the film of Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. The actress also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya who is Ka

Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at 16 and quickly became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was as a stoner for Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in theatre. 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 actor on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to praises of awe. In Headspace (2005) in which she was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative woman who is a 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). Exam (2009), which was shot in London and LA it was her follo

Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actress and singer. Her role as Kathy an recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first major recognition. Her first big break came when she portrayed the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds where she appeared regularly from 2006 until 2012 and was then re-cast for guest appearances and then returned regularly in 2016. Her other roles include the voice of Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final season of Community and her voice as Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and playing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales which was the first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). 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 the daughter of the Korean mother, and her father was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her great-grandfather. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff spent one year in Canada before her family moved frequently because of her father's work. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by he