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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started dancing lessons. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was the senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated in 1980 and started the college process 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 movie "Torture" which was the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" was released, she began singing and soon became a well-known performer and dancer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish, was born i

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of characters from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy), an Irish-American computer consultant, as well as John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She then attended drama school and then was accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Two decades later, she landed her breakthrough film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990), playing "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman raised by the Sioux Indians. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) with veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starri

Paula Faris is an American journalist. She previously worked as a TV correspondent for ABC News. She is famous for her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 until 2018 and also in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to in 2018. In the past, she anchors 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. She was employed in radio sales, because television was not a viable option. After one year working as a production assistant with WKEF/WRGT. She was then able to report and anchor periodically. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. She was hired by ABC News the news divisi

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 on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle child having one older sister Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a TV-made film called City Boy (1992). Following her debut film she auditioned for the role of Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. After Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college, the show was searching for someone to replace her. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 while filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, she was in two films that included Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she played a cheerleadernamed "Krista Wilson". In 1998, one year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to play a character in a TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It was based on the TV film of the same na

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she won the award for the Best Comedic Play award and , in 2006, she was awarded the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has performed a range of roles in "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes,"" which is a Canadian TV series. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and appeared in guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"""Cracked,"""Bomb Girls" and "Lost Girl." Her television and film credits also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "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 betwee

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 roots. Her family lived 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 years. Her mother, also enjoyed good films, was a schoolteacher, as was her father, a lawyer. Paula admitted that she tried to escape when she was an infant by "pretending" to become someone else. Therefore, it's no surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite role was the one of Abigail in "The Crucible". But, she decided to take a course in film at the University of Southern California in an summer program. She got a 3-month job making documentaries for PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant in documentary films on TV, as well as for Howie Mandel's talk show. Then she

The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. However, at the time Amy was in high school, she and her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the oldest of three siblings: Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her entire family and on her own. They both worked as teachers and were able to travel and camp with each other every summer due to this. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to assist in relief efforts. Amy was a gifted artist from the beginning through acting in school productions, and winning writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who placed in the first ever 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After suffering an injury, Amy was able to go back to theater , and played a variety roles such as Lanford Wilson's &

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was hairdresser. When she was a young girl she was already a fervent performer who would recreate commercials on television for her family's entertainment, but she eventually decided to concentrate on dance. After studying ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of famous dancers. She realized what she wanted to do at age 15 after she defeated over 300 other girls at an audition held by a talent agency. The agency offered her roles in Spanish music videos and TV. This brought her many roles, which opened the way to a future in the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She also briefly was in Framed (1992) which was a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played one of the four sisters fighting fo

Milena Govich, a director and actor, has directed numerous episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently in the process of completing two pilots. Milena was one of eight women who were selected by AFI's famous Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her television series as well as a short film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort the film was awarded the best episodic award at the Seattle International Film Festival as and the Best Pilot award at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened all over the country, winning Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest, and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival.

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, television, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. In 2000, she was chosen in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring 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 drama "10th & 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 USA Network's spy show "Covert Affairs." Then, Perabo ap

Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most acclaimed actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was chosen to play the part of Eric Bana's spouse in the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). After arriving in the United States, Zurer has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected alongside Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble of Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She also was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. As the Hostages as the lead actress she was awarded the Gold Nymph Awa

Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her home in Scotland in Scotland, where she was born. It was here that she first began to perform on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. At 16 she moved to London where she quickly began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She has also participated in theater as both an actress as well as director. 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 well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular actor in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she made her debut US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) which was written from Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the critics started to become awa

Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She studied at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her roles include Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She plays 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 raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He was employed as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name because it is a symphony of the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for one year. Her family had traveled extensively because of her father's job. Prior to moving to France the family lived in Japan and on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her paternal uncle and a