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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight older, she began her dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was the senior class president and also the head cheerleader. She graduated from high school in the year 1980. Following graduation, she began college at Cal State Northridge. There she majored in radio and TV. 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, which was the first of a number of movies and videos she would choreograph. She branched out into singing on her debut album, "Forever Your Girl" with a mediocre sales performance until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 and she's been a household dancer ever since, aided by her time as a judge on the hit series...

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters in contemporary and period screen roles. 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 origin. She was born in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She then went to theatre school, and then was accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Two decades later she was offered her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) as "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. The role was so well-loved that she was the first actress to receive an Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) in which she starred alongside veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidn...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child. She has one older sister, Natasha Chalke and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), a made for television movie. After her first movie Sarah auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. After Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college The show was looking for someone to replace her. Sarah completed her high school graduation in 1995, when she was filming the season 1994-1995 of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand against Fear(1996). In both films she played the part of Krista Wilson, an athlete. In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It was based on the show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (2000), S...

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumni of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the Best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She has played a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" as well as "Almost Heroes," which is a Canadian television series. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" as well as the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voiced Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has been growing substantially in the years 2019-2020. What's the average amount...

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, and her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch heritage. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she was growing-up, and she was a major enthusiast of films from her early days. Her mother, a teacher and her father as a lawyer were both avid movie buffs. Paula stated that she had tried to get away as a young girl by "pretending" to become someone else. It's no surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School productions. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to learn film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and received a three-month contract to create documentaries for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant in documentary films on TV, as well as on Howie Mandel's talk show. Then, she created documen...

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, until she graduated from junior college. The family also lived 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 with her family , and independently. Her parents were teachers so they could enjoy every summer together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. In reality, they've spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda after the war in 1994 to aid relief efforts. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays and won writing contests. In high school, she excelled in athletics and was the first to participate in the ever 3200 meter relay for girls in the Illinois track. After sustaining an injury, she could return to theater and perform a variety of roles, including Lanford Wilso...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. She was a compulsive performer in her youth and often reenacted TV commercials to amuse the family. But she chose to concentrate on dance. She continued her training alongside a group of highly respected dancers after she had spent nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. At the age of 15 she realized her real destiny when she outclassed over 300 other girls in an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her several roles in Spanish television shows and music videos, which opened the door to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production where she played one of four sisters...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actress director, musician, and actor. She has directed a number of episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She also served as the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is attached to direct two pilots in development. Milena was selected as one of eight directors in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept called Unspeakable with Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has was screened at its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 produced by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the nation. It was awarded the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also awarded at Sedo...

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for a Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. She was born in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has been featured in a number of films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me and You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama with a cast that also comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was in the film with Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. After t...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most popular actresses. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first garnered the attention of Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt) Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the film with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She also has been waiting for the release date of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. Recently, she won the Gold Nymph...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her birthplace of Scotland, where she first began performing, on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London and soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre and acting as both an actress and director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought on more theatre such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" and in which she directed Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) and David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to great reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" as the manipulative, born again Christian and born again Christian, in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written from Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress as well as a singer. Her role as Kathy an recurring character on Friends Season 4, was her first recognition. Her first big break came when she portrayed the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012. She has since returned for guest appearances , before returning regularly in 2016. She also played Mr. Mumbles and Elise on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in Community's final season Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at law, Sara Kingsley in Fox's Grandfathered and Donald Duck’s twin sister Della on DuckTales 2017. This was the first time that the character appeared in animation the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brewster was raised in Massachus...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born on the 3rd of May 1986. She studied at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has been in films like Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to the parents of a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was employed there as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Since it sounds like the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger" her parents named their daughter Pom. Klementieff was in Canada for a short time before her family was able to travel extensively due to 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 at the age of 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and was u...