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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight old, she began dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. Her graduation was in 1980 and started 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 recruited her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" the first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and soon became a renowned dancer and singer. Her time as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who is also Jewish was born and was raised in Canada. Her pare

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is well-known for her portrayals of characters from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was born on April 28, 1952 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Eileen (Mundy) and John McDonnell, a computer consultant both of Irish heritage. She was born in Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Then, she went to drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. In the following two decades she got her first film role in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist", a white woman that is raised by Sioux Indians. In exchange for the role, she received her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s In

Paula Faris is an American journalist who formerly worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is well-known for her stint as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. She was also the 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. The position she held was in radio sales, because of the limited opportunities for television. She was hired as a WRGT/WKEF production assistant, and later became a anchor and reporter. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that she was hired by the news division of ABC, ABC News. The first time she appeared on ABC New

Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She started her career with television and film productions such as "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she produced projects like Double Dare (1976). She has also appeared on television programs like 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most memorable TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was featured in the show's 156 episodes between 1984 and 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet, and well-known nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7 in 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990) were born in her second marriage to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. Earned her B

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. Sarah is the middle of two siblings: the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut on TV in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). After her first film she auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" from Roseanne (1988). The show was in search of an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show to attend studies at college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films, she played the role of Krista Wilson who was who was a cheerleader. Sarah was asked to play in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year following Roseanne (1988). It was based off the TV film of the same name which was called

Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a graduate of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has twice won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the 2008 Best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe Awards. She's been in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and was a guest on "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 is also the voice of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been increasing dramatically in the period 2019-2020. How much does Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash's main source of income is

Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch her ancestry. Her family lived right across from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a huge fan of films from her earliest childhood. Her mother, too, who enjoyed good films, was a schoolteacher, as was her father, an attorney. Paula claims that as an adult she would escape from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" therefore it wasn't an unsurprising that she performed in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a program for summers in film. In that time, she was awarded a three-month task to create documentaries on PBS. The result was that she began working as a production assistant for televisi

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. Amy lived with 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 sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe with her family and independently. Both of them were teachers and were able to travel and camp with each other every summer due to this. In fact, they have camped in every state except Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 following the war to assist with the relief efforts. Amy was a gifted actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a promising athlete during high school, and was a participant in the very first 3200-meter relay in Illinois girls track. After an injury, she was able to return to theater , and played a variety roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wallace Shawn's film &quo

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. When she was a baby she was already a voracious performer, re-enacting commercials on TV for her parents' amusement, but she ultimately decided to concentrate on dancing. She continued her training by working with several well-known dancers following her 9 years studying classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her true calling at 15 years old when she defeated more than 300 other girls at an audition for an agency for talent. The contract she received landed her roles in Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. This opened up the doors to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) and then briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie in which she played one four sisters who were seeking to win the lov

Milena Govich is an actress also a director, actor, and musician. She has directed numerous episodes of TV that include Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Also, she was the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently attached to two pilots in progress. Milena was one of eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, as well as the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. The short film she made and the TV series proof of concept called Unspeakable which starred Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, was screened at its World Premiere at SXSW and won the Best Episodic Award at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The short film she made, Temporary (2017) has played across the country 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 Sedon

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, TV, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. She has appeared in many films since that time, including Christopher's "The Prestige" featuring 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 & You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama featuring a cast which also comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was a star alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt as well as Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action flick "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" f

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's best loved actresses, is a truly special woman. She was born 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). Since arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt as well as Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion which is a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble with Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. She filmed 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 opposite Clive Owen. Recently, she was aw

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia, but she returned to Scotland when she began her career on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London when she was 16 and immediately became involved with indie filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in the theatre. 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 praises of awe. In Headspace (2005) the actress was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy", a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. Her first film appearance was in the film 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 was in London and

Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. Her character as Kathy as a character that recurred on Friends Season 4, was her first big break. The first time she was recognized was her character Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime show Criminal Minds. She was on the show often on the show from 2006 to 2012. She has returned regularly since then , making guest appearances. Other roles she has played include Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the last season of Community, her voice as Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and also voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales making it the first time that she appeared in animated form for the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew), worked in government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school admini

Pom Klementieff was born 3 May 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama school, Paris. She has appeared in films such as Loup 2009, Sleepless Night 2011 and Hacker's Game 2015. She is the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (1999). Pom Klementieff was the child of two parents: a Korean mother, and an American-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter, was her grandfather. Pom was her name due to the fact that it is a symphony of the Korean words "spring" and 'tiger" in Korean. The actress spent a year in Canada prior to moving her family throughout the world due to her father's job. They lived in Japan as well as the Ivory Coast, before settling in France. Her father, who passed away in the age of five from cancer was also her mother. She also suffered from schizophrenia and was unable to ca