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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At the age of eight, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the top cheerleader and senior class president. She graduated in 1980 and started college at Cal State Northridge to major 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 Jacksons recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" which was their first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl", her singing career began to take off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a massive success and she has been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This is aided by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother is Jewish and was

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress who is known for her character performances in both contemporary and period screen roles, and the long list of screen and stage roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She went on to the drama school and was later accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). She was 22 years old when she got her first movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she was "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who is white. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (

Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. She was previously co-anchor of America This Morning as well as World News Now. 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 for TV, she took the position of a radio sales representative. She eventually found work for one year as a producer assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. The contract was ended and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that she had been hired by the news division of ABC, AB

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her career as a TV and film producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks" (1986). She continued to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and has appeared on many television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). She was perhaps best known for her part in "Christine Sullivan", an actress and Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she played in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990), were her second marriage to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek, California. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. The Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis & Clark

Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child having an older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut came in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. In 1993, following her first film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was searching for someone to fill in for Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 and was a part in the making of Roseanne (1988), 1994-1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was an actress named Krista Wilson. Sarah was invited to be a part in a 1998 TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year following Roseanne (1988). Based on

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna as well as one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She has been a Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she received the best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has appeared in a variety of characters on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes,"" an Canadian television series. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also appeared in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has increased significantly in 2019-2020. How much does Lauren Ash make at 37 years of

Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch roots. When she was growing up in the area, her family lived close to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was an avid movie enthusiast from childhood. Her mother, a schoolteacher as well as her father, a lawyer, were both avid film fans. Paula says that as young, she would try to escape by "pretending to pretend 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 loved role was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduation from the University Southern California's summer program she studied film and was offered a three-month project to make documentaries for PBS. The result was that she was hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel's talk show. After a

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago while she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, and a brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe as a family member as well as alone. Since her parents were teachers who taught, they could spend the entire summer traveling and camping across the United States. In fact, they have been camping in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda after the 1994 war to help in relief efforts. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions as well as winning contests to write. In high school, she excelled in athletics winning the first ever 3200-meter relay for girls in Illinois track. After suffering an injury, Amy returned to college and played many parts on the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of J

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a little girl, she was an obsessive performer who would recreate TV commercials for the amusement of her parents. However, she decided to devote her energies to dancing. After nine years of ballet classes at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the direction of a number of famous dancers. She realized her true calling at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 other girls at an audition with an agency for talent. She was then offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. This contract led to many more roles, opening the door to a career in the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie where she played one of four sisters who were trying t

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 was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and living in New Jersey, she graduated in the summa cum Laude class at Ohio University. In 2000, she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. The film starred her in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So" which starred Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode, and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" In addition, she starred alongside James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action movie "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons on USA Network's spy show "Covert Affair

Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has received praise for her performances. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv and was first discovered by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in America, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts 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 a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast that includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor and is waiting for the release of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. For her role as Host

Pollyanna McIntosh grew up in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her native Scotland which is where she first started performing on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon started to become involved in 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 a director in theatre. In 2004, she relocated 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 received great reviews. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and a born-again Christian. The first time she appeared in a movie was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) that was the first, in which she worked with in London and LA foll

Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, and voice actor. First recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also vocalist and voice actress. Her breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was a regular on the show from 2006 until 2012 and is now back for guest appearances before returning regularly in 2016. She also portrayed 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, marking the first appearance on animated television for the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official. Galen Brewster was her father, and was an administrator at school. Brewster was raised in Massachusetts. She was able to move t

Pom Klementieff, an actress from France, French actress was born on 3 May 1986. She received her training 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 portrays the role of 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 wife. He was consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Her parents chose the name "Pom" because it is like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family went on a long trip due to her father's employment. After the move to France and then to France, she lived in Japan. Klementieff's father, who died in the age of five from cancer, was her mother. Additionally, she