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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was the class president and chief cheerleader. She graduated in 1980 and entered 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 their 1984 film "Torture" video, which was the first of many films and videos she choreographed. After her debut CD "Forever Your Girl", she began singing and soon became a well-known dancer and singer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a popular performer/dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, who was also Jewish was born in Canada. Her parents were residents of Canada, Syria, Br...

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is most well famous for her performance on screen in both contemporary and historical roles. She has also had a long line of roles on stage as well as screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), the daughter of a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. Later, she attended drama school , and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. A decade later she was offered her first 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 role was so well-loved that she earned her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such experienced actors as Robert ...

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). 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 an alternative to the character after Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the production of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah appeared in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as an actress called Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was over, Sarah was asked to act in a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on...

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 sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also received the 2008 Best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV series, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"" “Cracked,""Bomb Girls," and "Lost Girl." Her film and television credits also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown significantly in 2019-2020. So, what is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a su...

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was an avid enthusiast of films from her early days. Her mother was a teacher while her father was an attorney. Paula claimed that she tried to escape as an innocent child by "pretending" to become someone else. Therefore, it's no surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her most loved role was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer program in film. It was during this time that she was given a three-month task to create documentaries on PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant on television documentaries as well as Howie Mandel's talk show...

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in junior high, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe both on her own and with her family. They were both teachers and could travel and camp together each summer because of this. They've camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the war in 1994 to assist in relief efforts. From the beginning, Amy showed artistic talent performing in school productions, and winning contests for writing. She was a promising athlete in high school and participated in the very first 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. In college, after an injury, she returned the stage with a variety of roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a performer with a passion when she was a kid and even reenacted commercials on TV to keep the family entertained. But she chose to devote her time to dance. She continued her dance training by working with several well-known dancers after she had spent the last nine years learning ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized what she wanted to do at the age of 15, when she smashed more than 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talent. She was offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. The contract led to many more performances, which opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her movie debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production in which she pl...

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich is an actor also a director, actor, and musician. She has directed a number of episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena served as the Co-EP/Producing Director for Dick Wolf’s CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently in the process of completing two pilots. Milena was selected as one of the eight directors for AFI's highly acclaimed Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her television series as well as a short film. With Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort the film was awarded the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival as well as Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has been shown across the country and 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. As an actor Milena has been featured in more than 100 episodes of television. She fi...

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. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. The film featured her in the breakout role of Coyote Ugly in the year 2000. She was seen in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode as well as the crime drama "10th & Wolf" She also appeared 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 on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. After that, she was a co-star on ABC's legal drama "Noto...

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performance. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she was first noticed by Hollywood when she was chosen to play the role of Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress who has been featured in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt) Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with 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 in the role of Russell Crow. She was a part of Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release of her movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. Recently, she won the Gold Nymph Aw...

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. That's where she began her stage debut in The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London, where she soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also been involved in theatre, both as an actress as well as director. The move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought new theatre opportunities and productions, including "The Woolgatherer" where she was director Anne Dudek (a regular on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) as well as David Dayan Fisher (a regular on 24 (2001)/NCIS (2003)) to amazing reviews. Her first US film role was "Stacy" who was a manipulative birthed Christian as seen in Headspace (2005). Her first movie role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Th...

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress as well as a singer. Her fame was first recognized due to her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her first big role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds regularly. She has returned for guest appearances since then and is now returning to Criminal Minds frequently 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 in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) was employed by the the government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts. She...

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in films such as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She portrays the role 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, Canada, to a Korean mother and French-Russian father who was working as a consul there for the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. Pom was her name since it sounds like the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff spent one year in Canada before her family moved frequently due to her father's work. They resided in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Klementieff's father died of cancer when she was just 5 and her mother suffered from schizophrenia and could n...