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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started taking dance classes when she was just eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the head cheerleader and class president for senior year. Her high school graduation was in 1980. After graduating, she began college at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" which was the first in a long series of movies and video she choreographed. She started singing through her first album, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . Since then, she's been a well-known artist and singer ever since. This was made eve

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is known for her portrayals in characters in contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) she was an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Her birthplace was Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She attended drama school, and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her film debut came in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination was for the character. McDonnell has starred 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 played in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), with Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) that was a du

Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is known for her time as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 until 2018 and also being co-host of The View from 2015 to the year 2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors America This Morning and World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She held a job in sales for radio, because of the limited opportunities for television. Her next job was an entire year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT , and then occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. She was 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 employed by ABC Ne

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 continued to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various television shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). The actress was on 156 episodes of this comedy from 1984 until 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7, 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. Attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. Lewis &a

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two brothers, one older, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's debut as an actor was City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. In 1993, shortly after her first film, she auditioned for the part of "Becky" on the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for the replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to attend the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the making of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. 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), where she was an actress called Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a

Lauren Ash is a recent participant in the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also one half of the comedy duo "Cory!". She has been a Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she took home the Best Comedic Play award and , in 2006, the Best Sketch Troupe award. The actress has been in several roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and was a guest on "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown considerably between 2019 and the year 2020. So, how

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She is of German, English, Dutch and English family ancestry. When she was a young girl in the area, her family lived in front of the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent film enthusiast since her early years. Her mother, who liked good movies, was a schoolteacher, and her father was an attorney. Paula claimed that she tried to escape as an innocent child through "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. So it's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". However, she went on to learn film at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and was awarded a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant for documentaries for television and Howie

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, until she graduated from junior college. The family also lived in Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy is the younger sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family , and on her own. Her parents were teachers so they could spend every summer together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. In actuality, they've spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the war in 1994 to aid in relief efforts. Amy was a gifted actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who placed in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to go back to theater and play many roles such as Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July&qu

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. She was a compulsive performer as a child and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. But she chose to concentrate on dance. After studying classical ballet for 9 years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of highly acclaimed dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls at an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her numerous roles on Spanish television shows and music videos. This in turn led to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film where she played one of the four sisters trying to win the affection of an attractive deserter army soldie

Milena Govich is an actress, director, and musician. She has directed many episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently working on two pilots. Milena was one of the eight women selected for AFI’s highly regarded 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 premiered at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been shown all over the country and has won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared in more than 100 television series. She first gained

Piper Perabo has been nominated for an Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and born in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast as a breakout actor in Coyote Ugly. Since then she has been in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" featuring Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me & You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo was in the film alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action movie "Looper". On TV, Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy drama "Covert A

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has received praise for her performances. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking part, playing Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since her arrival in the United States, Zurer has played in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble with Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her filming partner in Rodrigo Garces' Last Days in Desert. The actress also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. She recen

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London where she became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as both an actress and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. In Headspace (2005) the actress made her debut US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique blend of

Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, and voice actor. She was first recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends as well as being a voice actress and singer. Her breakout role was as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was on the show regularly from 2006 to 2012 and has since returned for guest appearances before returning frequently in 2016. Other roles she's played include Mr. Mumbles, Elise and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs, Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered and voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della on the show DuckTales 2017. The first appearance on screen in animated form by the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as a school administrator. Brewster was born in

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She is the character Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mom. He was employed as consul with the French government. Her father was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family went on a long trip due to her father's employment. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father, who died from cancer at age 5 was her mother. Additionally, she suffere