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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started taking dance classes. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class head cheerleader and president. She graduated from high school in 1980. After graduation she enrolled in the college process at Cal State Northridge. There she was a radio and television major. 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career took off. But the hit single "Straight Up" was a major hit and she's been a successful singer/dancer ever after. This was made possible by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul), is Seph...

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 was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career with City Boy (1992), the first television-produced film made by TV. Following her first film her audition, she was cast in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for an actor to replace Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995 as she was filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson and was an athlete. Sarah was asked to play in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on the show the show Nothing Too...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the best Comedic Play award and in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe Award. She has played a variety of roles in "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes," a Canadian television series. She had a recurring 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 Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She's the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian show. Her net worth has increased dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What is La...

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch roots. While growing up in the area, her family lived across from the 20th Century Fox lot. She was an avid movie enthusiast from childhood. Her mother, who was a teacher and her father, a lawyer, were both avid film fans. Paula said that she attempted to escape as an innocent child through "pretending" to appear to be someone different from herself. So it's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite role was the one of Abigail in "The Crucible". But, she decided to learn film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and won a 3-month assignment making documentary films for PBS. This led to her being employed as a production assistant in TV documentaries, and also for Howie Mandel's talk show. After a few months, sh...

Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and was raised in Chicago. Amy resided in Glen Ellyn Illinois, right up to the time she entered junior college. 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 backpacked all over Europe with her family , and on her own. Because her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could enjoy every summer with each other, traveling and camping throughout the United States. They have spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 after the war to assist with relief efforts. Amy was a talented actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. In high school she was an accomplished athlete who placed in the first ever 3200 meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After college, she suffered an injury, she returned to the stage with a variety o...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. She was a compulsive performer as a child and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. But she chose to concentrate on dance. After studying classical ballet for 9 years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a number of highly acclaimed dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls at an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her numerous roles on Spanish television shows and music videos. This in turn led to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film where she played one of the four sisters trying to win the affection of an attractive deserter army soldie...

Milena Govich is an actress also a director, actor, and musician. She has directed numerous episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). She was also co-producer and Co-EP on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots currently in development. Milena was chosen as one of eight directors for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept called Unspeakable with Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, 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. Her short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the US. It won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also presented at the Sedona International Film Festival. Milen...

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, TV, and film actress. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then, she's been featured in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" which starred Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" with Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th Wolf" with an ensemble cast including James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo starred alongside 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. Following that she co-starred in ABC's 2016 legal drama "Notorious. She can be n...

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best popular actresses, is a very special woman. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role , Eric Bana’s wife in 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 opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the film with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion, a Lawrence Kasdan cast and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in the film of Rodrigo Garces' Last Days in Desert. She also waited patiently for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya Kazuaki Kriya, Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. Rec...

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland where she began performing on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she moved to London, where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first paid gig on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). Also, she's participated in theater as an actress as well as a director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular part in 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. In Headspace (2005), she landed her first US film role as "Stacy", a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. The role was later recast in the role of "Thumper Wint", a wild, born-again Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) in Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique blend of power sexuality an...

Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. First recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also a voice actress and singer. The first time she was recognized was her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime drama Criminal Minds. She appeared on that show regularly from 2006 to 2012. She has returned regularly in the years since to guest appearances. 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. This was the first appearance in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew), worked in the government. Her father, Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Brewster was born in Massachusetts bu...

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3rd, 1986. She was trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She plays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He was employed as a consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. The actress spent a year in Canada before her family moved throughout the world because of her father's work. Prior to moving to France the family lived in Japan and on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Kl...