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Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. When she was eight years old, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the head cheerleader as well as the class president. When she graduated in 1980, she started the Cal State-Northridge campus, majoring 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 films and videos she would choreograph. With her first CD "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career took off. The single "Straight Up" was a huge success and she has been a successful singer/dancer ever after. This was helped by her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic Jewish background from...

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is well-known for her portrayals of characters in period and contemporary 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 of Irish origin. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She then attended theatre school, and was then accepted into the Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). A decade later she was offered her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) where she played "Stands with a Fist" as a white woman who is raised by the Sioux Indians. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite such well-known actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley); Roland ...

Paula Faris is an American journalist who worked previously as an anchor for television at ABC News. Her roles as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host of The View (2015-2018) are very well-known. In the past, she anchors World News Now and America This Morning. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Due to the limited opportunities on TV, she worked in sales for radio. After a few years of working as a production assistant with WKEF/WRGT, she was eventually capable of reporting and anchoring occasionally. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. The contract was canceled and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was recruited by ABC News the division for news of ABC. On January 2, 2012, she made her debut...

Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her career began in television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she was the producer of projects like Double Dare (1976). She also has appeared in TV shows such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was in 156 episodes. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet as well as a noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 until April 7 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987), and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from ...

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child of two sisters, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), produced for television. Following her first film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking the replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995, and was involved in the production of Roseanne (1988), 1994-1995. Sarah also appeared 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 she played the part of Krista Wilson who was a cheerleader. Sarah was invited to appear in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year following Roseanne (1988). It was based on the show the sho...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and a member of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she received the award for the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has performed a range of roles in "Scare Tactics" as well as "Almost Heroes," an Canadian television series. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared as a guest in "Call Me Fitz," “Cracked,""Bomb Girls" and "Lost Girl." Other television and film credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voiced Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been growing substantially in the years 2019-2020. What ...

Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She is of German, English, Dutch and English heritage. As a child, her family lived right close to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent movie enthusiast from childhood. Her mom was a teacher , and her father was an attorney. Paula claims that as a girl she would escape by "pretending to appear to be someone else" therefore it wasn't a surprise that she acted in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite role was the one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". After graduating from the University of Southern California's summer camp, she took film classes and was given a 3-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant on TV documentariesand on Howie Mandel's talk show. Later, she produced documentary segments for Medical Diaries (200...

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent her entire childhood living in Chicago. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago until she was in junior high school. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, along with a brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family as well as on her own. Because her parents were teachers, they were able to enjoy every summer with each other, traveling and camping all across the United States. In actuality, they've been camping in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was sent to Rwanda to assist in relief efforts after the 1994 war. Amy demonstrated artistic talent early through acting in school productions, and taking part in writing competitions. She was a talented athlete in high school who participated in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After college, she suffered an injury, she was back in the theater and pe...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a fervent performer as a young girl, and reenacted TV commercials to keep the family entertained. But she chose to devote her time to dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years in the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of highly acclaimed dancers. She realized her true calling at age 15 after she defeated over 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talents. The contract she got secured her roles in Spanish TV shows , and music videos. This opened the possibility of a lucrative career in the world of film. Cruz made her film debut in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly was in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. Her next film, Belle Epoque (1992), was an Oscar-winning production in which she played one the four sisters trying to win the affection of an attractive deserter army ...

Milena Govich is an actor, director, and musician. She has directed a number of episodes of TV, 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 is attached to direct two pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of eight women chosen by AFI for their famous Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Her short film and TV series proof-of-concept , Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober has featured its World premiere at SXSW and won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has played across the United States and has won the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. As an actor ...

Piper Perabo has been nominated for a Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She appeared in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So", along with "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode, and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" in which she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper.". In television Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." Perabo was also a character in ABC's legal drama "Notorious" in the year 2016. The sho...

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has been praised for her performances. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first garnered 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 featured in numerous Studio films since arriving in America, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point opposite William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan that includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in the film of Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. The actress also waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya who is Ka...

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began performing on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she moved to London and soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor in The Acid House was as a stoner in the film Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as an actress and director. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows and productions, including "The Woolgatherer", in which she was director 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. In Headspace (2005) she got her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and a born-again Christian. It was in the role of wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written created by Heathers (1988) author...

Paget Valerie is an American actor, singer, and voice actor. She was first recognized for her regular role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. The first time she was recognized was her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. She was a regular guest frequently on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned often since then to guest appearances. She has 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 was the first appearance on animated television for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as a government official, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as administrator of a school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts. She moved to New York City for Pa...

Pom Klementieff was born on the 3rd of May 1986. She trained 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 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 a French-Russian wife. He was employed as a consul with the French government. Her grandfather was a painter Eugene Klementieff. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" due to the fact that it's similar in pronunciation to Korean words for "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff was a resident of Canada prior to moving her family frequently due to her father's work. After the move to France the family resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer around age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. ...