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Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. She started taking dance classes at the age of eight. She went to 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 TV and radio. 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 film "Torture" that was the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she would choreograph. With her first CD "Forever Your Girl" and her first solo album, her singing career began to take off. The single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. This was helped by her stint on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father (Harry Abdul) is of Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. He...

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress, recognized for her character roles that span both present and past screen roles, as well as the long list of stage and film roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the daughter of Eileen (Mundy) and an Irish-American computer consultant, and John McDonnell. Born in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. Then, she went to drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. She was 22 years old when she scored her first film part in Dances with Wolves (1990) in which she played "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman who was white. The role was so well-loved that she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmeri...

Paula Faris is an American journalist who was previously an anchor for television at ABC News. She is famous for her time as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2015 to 2018, and hosting The View from 2015 to 2018. She was previously co-anchor of America This Morning and World News Now. After graduating, she worked in several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Because of the lack of opportunities available on television, she landed an opportunity as a sales representative for radio. She was eventually able to find work for one year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT , and then occasionally anchor or report. She was the anchor for weekends at WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the anchor for weekdays at WCPO TV in Cincinnati between 2002 and 2005. The contract was canceled and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 she was recr...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a television and film producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978), and "Card Sharks," (1986). Post was later able to create projects such as Double Dare (1976), and has appeared on many TV shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most popular role was for her role as "Christine Sullivan" in the show, the Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992, she was a part of 156 shows. Marylee (Armstrong) Post is her daughter. She was a poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 to April 7 15th, 2015). Two daughters were born to her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30 and died on March 30, 1990). Born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. She received her Bache...

Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child having one older sister Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's debut as an actor was City Boy (1992), the TV-produced film. After her first film was a success, Sarah auditioned for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college the show was searching for the perfect replacement. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while filming the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). 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 TV series called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998) which was a year following Roseanne (1988). Based on Nothing Too Good For a...

Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the title of Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she took home the award for the Best Comedic play award and in 2006, she was awarded the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and was a guest in "Call Me Fitz,"""Cracked,"""Bomb Girls" and "Lost Girl." She has also been featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also voiced the character of Sam in the animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has risen dramatically between 2019 and 2020. What's t...

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and has German, English and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived directly across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up and she was an avid film buff since the beginning of her life. Her mother, who also enjoyed good films taught in a school, and her father was an attorney. Paula claims that when she was an adult she would escape by "pretending to appear to be someone else" and it shouldn't come as a surprise that she acted in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite character was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She continued her studies at University of Southern California, where she completed a summer program in film. It was during this time that she was awarded a 3-month task to create documentaries on PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant for documentari...

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and spent most of her childhood living in Chicago. Amy was a resident of Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she graduated from junior college. The family also resided in Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, and a younger brother, Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family and independently. Because her parents worked as teachers who taught, they could spend every summer together traveling and camping all over the United States. They've camped across every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda to help in relief efforts following the war in 1994. Amy showed her artistic talents early by participating in school productions, and taking part in writing competitions. In high school she was an accomplished athlete who was a part of the very first 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. Following an injury, she retu...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a baby, she was already a fervent performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she ultimately decided to devote her energy to dancing. After nine years of classical ballet classes in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the guidance by a range of well-known dancers. When she was 15 she realized her real calling when she bested more than 300 other girls in an audition by a talent agency. She was offered roles on Spanish TV and music videos. This brought her many performances, which opened the way to a future in the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly was in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film she played one of the four sisters seeking the affection...

Milena Govich, director, actor and musician, has directed numerous episodes on TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. She was also the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots currently in the process of development. Milena was one of the eight women who were selected by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her short film as well as a television show proof of concept was premiered at SXSW. The film also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 produced by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the US. It was awarded the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director...

Piper Perabo has been nominated for an Golden Globe as a stage as well as a TV and film actor. She was born in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. She was featured in Coyote Ugly's breakout role in 2000. She has been in a variety of films since when, 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 and You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama with a cast that also included Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. She was in the film with Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons on the USA Network's...

Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most well-known actresses is a special lady. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first recognized by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first role in English as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since arriving in America, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's film with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was her co-filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's The Last Days in Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya, the Japanese director. For her role as Hostages the lead actress, she won the Gold Nym...

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at the age of 16 and soon started to become involved in indie filmmaking. Her first pay-per-view was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actress and a director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows such as a production called "The Woolgatherer" and in which she was the 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 excellent reviews. Then she landed her first US movie role as the manipulative woman who is a new Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). Her first movie role was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heather...

Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer as well as voice actor. Her first recognition was for her performance 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 2006 until 2012, she was a guest on Criminal Minds regularly. She has returned with guest appearances ever since and is currently appearing on Criminal Minds frequently in the year 2016. Other roles she's played include Mr. Mumbles, Elise and Mr. Mumbles in Dan Vs, Frankie Dart, Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Lawyer, Sara Kingsley, on Fox sitcom Grandfathered and playing Donald Duck's twin sister, Della as well as in DuckTales 2017. It was the first appearance on screen in animated form by the character. Brewster was born on March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school a...

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...