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Genesis Rodriguez

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Genesis Rodriguez was born in Miami. She is the daughter of Jose Luis 'El Puma' Rodriguez, the famous Venezuelan actor and singer as well as Carolina Perez, a Cuban model. There are two half-sisters to her. She was a student at the Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami. From childhood, Rodriguez knew she wanted to perform and took lessons in the summer at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, as well as getting into other acting classes. The success continued and she was awarded roles in Spanish language shows like Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Dona Barbara (2008). In the hit series "Entourage", she was also Sarah. Man on a Ledge (2012), and What to Expect when you're expecting (2012) are a couple films she has worked on. Jose Luis El Puma' Rodriguez's daughter. Half-sister of Liliana Rodriguez and Lilibeth Morillo. She revealed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 9 January episode in 2013 that she was named Gen

Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began taking dance lessons when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was where she was president of the senior class and the chief cheerleader. Her graduation was in 1980, and went to college 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 hired her to choreograph their 1984 video "Torture" it was the first in a lengthy series of films and videos she choreographed. She began her singing career with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl" with a mediocre sales performance until the single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she has been a popular singer/dancer ever since, enhanced by her appearance as an adjudicator on the popular series American Idol (2002). Her father (Harry Abdul) is fr

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of characters in period and contemporary screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), who is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Her birthplace was Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Then, she went to the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. In the following two decades she was offered her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990) where she played "Stands with a Fist" she was a white girl born to the Sioux Indians. Her first Academy Award nomination was for this role. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon (1991) & Mumford (1999) with veteran actors like Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Ben Kingsley; Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996) (starring Will S

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who was previously TV correspondent for ABC News. She is well-known for her work as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 and in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to the year 2018. Prior to this she was the co-anchor on America This Morning (World News Now) as well as America This Morning (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 limited TV opportunities she was employed in sales for radio. Her next job was an entire year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT . She then occasionally anchor or report. She was one of the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011 it was revealed that she was h

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her career as a television and film producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks," (1986). Post produced projects like Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various television shows like E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most notable TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 , she was part of 156 episodes. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and famous nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26, 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 the 30th of March, 1990) were born in her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Born in Palo Alto, California and was raised in Walnut Creek. She was a cheerleader at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis & Clark College in Po

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child of two siblings, one older, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a TV-made movie, City Boy (1992). In 1993, shortly after her first film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" in the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was in search of a replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue studies at college. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995 and began filming the 1994-1995 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film Ernest Goes to School (1994), along with Jim Varney. In 1996, Sarah appeared in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) where she was a cheerleader who was named Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to play in the 1998 show Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This was one year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on the television mo

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also an Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and a member of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She's a two-time winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also took home the best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has performed a range of roles on "Scare Tactics," as well as "Almost Heroes," a Canadian TV show. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" in addition to guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Oscar Award-nominated feature "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in animated Canadian series "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown considerably between 2019 and the year 2020. How much is Lauren Ash's net worth today at 37? Lauren Ash's main

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch roots. As a child in the area, her family lived next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mom was a teacher , and her father worked as an attorney. Paula claims she was able to get away from her mother by pretending to be someone else when she was an infant. It's not surprising that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's high school productions. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. At the time, she was given a three-month project to create documentaries for PBS. Then, she was hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk show. After a few months she was able to cr

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn in Illinois until she entered junior college. The family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy is the sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has travelled all over Europe with her family and independently. Since her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could spend the entire summer traveling and camping all across the United States. They have camped in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda following the 1994 war to assist in relief efforts. Amy was a gifted actor in school plays and won writing contests. In high school she was a dazzling 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 theater , playing a variety of roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July&quo

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was a hairdresser. When she was a child, she was already a compulsive performer, performing TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dance. After nine years of classical ballet instruction at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the supervision of a variety of prominent dancers. She discovered her true calling at age 15, when she defeated more than 300 girls at an audition for a talent agency. The agency offered her roles on Spanish television and music videos. This led to many more roles, which opened the doors to a successful career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her film debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), in which

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, director, actor and musician, has directed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is attached to direct two pilots that are in development. Milena was selected as one of the eight directors in AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. Unspeakable was her short film and TV series proof of concept, was shown at SXSW. The film also won Best Episodic 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's Choice Award was also given at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has been an actor for more than 100 t

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo has been nominated for an Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas and grew up in New Jersey. The film featured her in Coyote Ugly's breakout role in 2000. Since then she has 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 starring Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th and Wolf" with an ensemble cast which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She appeared alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action flick "Looper.". Perabo was Annie Walker's TV part in five seasons on the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Following that she co-starred in ABC's legal dr

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has been praised for her performances. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first discovered by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking film role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has appeared in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point and Vantage Point, starring 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 opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble film by Lawrence Kasdan which features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor shot Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she was waiting for the release of The Last Knights, a film by Kazuaki Kiriya, starring Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages' lead actress, she won the Gold

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland and began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London at the age of 16 and soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking. Her first job that was paid was working as a stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also performed as an actor and director in the theatre. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" which was a stage play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was the director. The play received rave reviews. In Headspace (2005) the actress got her first US film role as "Stacy" as a manipulative and 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 reviewers were impressed by her distinctive combination of powerful sex

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actor, voice actress, and singer. Her first recognition came from her role as Kathy on the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends. Her breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds in which she was on the show regularly from 2006 to 2012 and is now back for guest appearances and then returned regularly in 2016. 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, which 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 an official of the government, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts and then moved to New Yo