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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, of age, she began dance lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader as well as the class president. She graduated in 1980, and went to the college process at Cal State Northridge to major 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 Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" it was the first in a long line of movies and videos she choreographed. She began singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" which was not a huge success until the hit song "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December of 1988. she's been a household dancer ever since, aided by her stint as an adjudicator on the popular show American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Ab

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well known for her performances on screen in both contemporary and historical roles. She also has a long history of acting roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) and an Irish-American computer expert, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Later, she attended drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. In the following two decades she scored her first major film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990), playing "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman that is raised by Sioux Indians. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poit

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child. She has 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, shortly after her first film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" on the TV show Roseanne (1988). The show was searching for a replacement after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, when she was filming the season 1994-1995 of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) together with Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah played in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) in which she played a cheerleader who was named Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to be a part on a television show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) in the year following Rosea

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She's played various roles in "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and also had guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Her television and film credits also include "Video on Trial," Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy," an animated Canadian series. Her wealth has been increasing substantially in the years 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a succes

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 born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. But 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 youngest of three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe as a solo traveler and together with her family. Her parents were teachers so they could enjoy every summer together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They've camped in every US state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy went to Rwanda to aid in efforts to aid in the aftermath of the 1994 war. Amy was a skilled actor in school plays , and she won writing contests. She was a promising athlete at high school and took part in the first ever 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. Following an injury, she returned to theater and perform a variety of roles, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wall

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. When she was a child she was already a voracious performer who would recreate TV commercials for her family's amusement. However, she chose to concentrate on dancing. After studying ballet for nine years in the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. When she was 15 she discovered her true calling when she bested over 300 other girls in an audition at a talent agency. She was offered roles in Spanish video and television. This resulted in a variety of roles, and opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of the four sisters

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actress director, musician, and actor. She has directed numerous episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018), and she is slated to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was selected as one of eight directors in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film and TV show proof-of-concept titled Unspeakable with Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has saw its World premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) is screened across the nation and was awarded 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. Milena has acted in over 100 TV episodes acting as an actr

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes as a TV, stage, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000 she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. She has been featured in a number of films since then, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" which starred Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and "Because I Said So" which starred 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 included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's television role in five seasons of USA Network’s spy dra

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best loved actresses, is a truly special woman. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's character's spouse in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has been in a variety of Studio films since arriving in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion with Lawrence Kasdan with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel, opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her filming partner in Rodrigo Garces' Last Days in Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, t

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she started performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she left for London and was soon involved in indie filmmaking (her first pay-per-view was as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and director. In 2004, her 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 in addition to David Dayan Fisher (a regular character in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. Her first US movie role was as "Stacy" who was a manipulative birthed Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). 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 in London and LA w

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actress, voice actress and singer. She was first recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends as well as being vocalist and voice actress. Her breakout role was as the Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds that she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012 and is now back for guest appearances , before returning frequently 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, which was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a government official, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts but

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress from France. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She plays 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 born in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mother. He was employed as a consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Pom was her name because it sounded like the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. Klementieff was in Canada for a year prior to her family travelled extensively due to her father's employment. They lived in Japan and the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father, who died at the age of 5 from cancer was her mother. She also suffered from schizophrenia and couldn't care for her children. Klementi