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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, young, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was where she was president of the senior class and the chief cheerleader. Her graduation was in 1980, and started the college process 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" the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. Following her debut album "Forever Your Girl" she began to sing and soon became a well-known dancer and singer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born in Canada. Her parents wer

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Fredonia. She later attended drama school , and was admitted to the well-known Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. She was only 22 when she scored her first movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she played "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who is white. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the role. McDonnell's film credits also include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999), opposite veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring Will Smith

Paula Faris, an American journalist, previously worked as a television correspondent at ABC News. Her stints as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) and co-host on The View (2015-2018) are popular. Prior to this, she hosted 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. She held a job in sales for radio, due to the lack of television opportunities. Then she was able to work for an entire year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati, and the anchor for weekdays at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. She became a sports reporter for the NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011, when her contract was terminated. In December 2011 she was recruited by ABC News the news division of ABC. On January

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in film and TV shows like Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and then went on to make such shows as Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such programs on television like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) and Dyna Girl (2001). She is perhaps most famous for her performance in "Christine Sullivan" who was the Night Court star (1984). From 1984 to 1992 , she played in 156 episodes. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). 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 received her Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Cl

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 brothers, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a TV-made film called City Boy (1992). After her first movie Sarah was a candidate for the role of Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college the show was in search for someone to replace her. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, and was involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994) as did Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah starred in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was a cheerleader who was named Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to be a part in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. The show was released one year following Rosea

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a twice Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She has also won awards for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. The actress has been in several roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest appearances in "Lost Girl," "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial," "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voices the character of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown dramatically between 201

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch roots. Her family resided across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing old and she was a big fan of movies in her early days. Her mother, also loved good films taught in a school, and her father was a lawyer. Paula claims that as an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" therefore it wasn't the case that she appeared in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most beloved role was of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She continued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a program for summers in film. At the time, she was awarded a 3-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. She was later hired as a production assistant on documentaries for television and Howie Man

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent the majority of her childhood living in Chicago. However, at the time Amy was in junior high, she and her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family and on her own. Because her parents worked as teachers which allowed them to travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. They've camped in every state, except Alaska. Amy has also traveled to Rwanda following the 1994 war to help in relief efforts. Amy was an accomplished actor in school plays and won writing contests. In high school, she was a promising athlete who was a part of the first ever 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she went back to college and played a variety of roles on the stage, starting with Lanford Wilson's "

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a toddler, she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials from the television to entertain of her family. But, she decided to concentrate on dance. After nine years of ballet classes in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the direction of a number of famous dancers. She found her calling at the age 15 when she beat more than 300 contestants in an audition for a talent agency. The agency offered her roles in Spanish television and music videos. This contract led to many more roles, opening the doors to a successful career in the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her next film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), where she was one of the four sisters vying for the love of a

Milena Govich is an actor director, musician, and actor. She has directed a number of episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director of Dick Wolf's CBS show FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was one of the eight women chosen by AFI for their most prestigious 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 called Unspeakable featuring Laura Vandervoort and Jeff Kober, featured its World Premiere at SXSW and was awarded Best Episodic at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the United States. It won the title of Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also giv

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a TV, stage, and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then she has been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" featuring Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me & You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" featuring an ensemble cast which included 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 flick "Looper.". On TV, Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Then she starred as a co-star in ABC's 2016 le

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has been praised for her performances. She was born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she was first noticed by Hollywood after she was cast in the role of Eric Bana's wife on the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in many Studio films since arriving in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble movie by Lawrence Kasdan which features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert alongside Ewan McGregor while awaiting the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages as the lead a

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland and began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London when she was 16 and immediately became involved with indie filmmaking. The first time she was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was the director. The play was praised by critics. She then landed her first US film role, playing the manipulative woman who is a new Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique blend of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (20

Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer and voice actor. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends as well as being a voice actress and singer. Her first big role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From the year 2006 until 2012 she was on Criminal Minds frequently. She has been back to guest appearances since and is now returning to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last season of Community as well as the voice of 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 season of DuckTales, marking the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), was a government official. Galen Brewster

Pom Klementieff is a French actress was born on 3 May 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) as well as Sleepless Night (2011). She is the character 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 the daughter of a Korean mother, and a father who was French-Russian. Her father was a consul of Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandpa. Her parents picked the name "Pom" because it's like the Korean words for both "spring" and "tiger". Klementieff was a citizen of Canada for a single year. Her family had traveled extensively due to her father's job. Prior to making the move to France the family lived in Japan and on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raise