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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years young, she started dancing lessons. 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 went to college at Cal State Northridge to major in TV and radio. 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", the first of a long series of movies and video she choreographed. After her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and soon became a well-known artist and performer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother is also Jewish and was born in C...

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, who is well-known for her character portrayals that span both present and past screen roles, as well as the long list of acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on the 28th of April 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant both from Irish descent. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. After that, she went to drama school , and was admitted to the famous Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. In the following two decades she was offered her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990), playing "Stands with a Fist" as a white woman raised by the Sioux Indians. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell has been in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redf...

Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as TV correspondent for ABC News. She is famous for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. In the past, she anchors World News Now and 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 limited television opportunities. Then she was able to work for a year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 until 2005. She became a reporter for sports at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011, after her contract ended. She was recruited by ABC News the news division in the month of...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her career as a TV and film producer, notably "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). She went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has been featured on many television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Perhaps her most famous TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she played in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, a poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 in 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As a cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. The Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark...

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in the film City Boy (1992), the first television-produced film made by TV. In 1993, following her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was in search of a replacement after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) alongside Jim Varney. Sarah was also in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films she played the character of Krista Wilson who was a cheerleader. Sarah was invited to perform in a show from 1998 called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a twice Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has also won awards for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. 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" as well as guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices the character of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown dramatically between 201...

Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived just across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a huge enthusiast of films from her early days. Her mother, a schoolteacher as well as her father who was a lawyer were both avid movie buffs. Paula said that she attempted to escape when she was an innocent child by "pretending" to become someone else. So it is no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to study film at the University of Southern California in a summer program, and was awarded a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. As a result, she was hired as a production associate in documentaries on TV and also on Howie ...

The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy lived with her family in Chicago while she was in junior high school. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe both with her family as well as alone. They both taught and could travel and camp together every summer as a result of this. In actuality, they've spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to assist in relief efforts. Amy showed her artistic talents early through acting in school plays, as well as winning writing contests. In high school, she was a promising athlete who won the first ever 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After suffering an injury, Amy went back to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, beginning with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” b...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). As a young child, she was an obsessive performer and would re-enact commercials on television for the enjoyment of her family. But, she decided to dedicate her time to dancing. She continued her training with a variety of highly-regarded dancers following her nine years studying classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. At 15, however she followed her calling when she bested over 300 other dancers at an audition by a talent agency. The resulting contract landed her roles in a variety of Spanish TV shows and music videos. This in turn opened the door to a successful career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She also briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992) in a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie in which she played one the four sisters ...

Milena Govich is an actress director, musician, and actor. She has directed a number of episodes of TV, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was selected as one of the eight directors to take part in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable, her short film and TV series proof of concept, was shown 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 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the nation. It was awarded Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also presented at the Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has been an actor in over 100 television shows. She first gained national atten...

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated stage, film and television actor. She was born in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. The film starred her in "The Prestige" by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. Alongside "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th & Wolf", she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo was in the film alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt as well as Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. After that, she was a co-star on ABC's legal drama "Notorious. The show will air on Netflix as "Turn Up Charlie" co-sta...

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 where she began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London when she was 16 and immediately became involved with indie 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 actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, her move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to acclaim. In Headspace (2005) in which she was offered her first US film role as "Stacy" who was a manipulative, born-again Christian. It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) which was written produced by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the reviewers began to be aware ...

Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actress and singer. Her character as Kathy the character who appeared in recurring roles on Friends Season 4, was her first recognition. The first time she was recognized was her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime series Criminal Minds. The actress was seen often on the show from 2006 to 2012. The show has been back regularly in the years since to guest appearances. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the last season of Community and as the voice of 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 season of DuckTales making it the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Bre...

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to an Korean mother and French-Russian father, who was working there as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" Her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for a year. Her family had travelled extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France she lived in Japan. Klementieff's father, who died in the age of five from cancer was her mother. Additionally, she suffered from schizophrenia , and could not care for her ...