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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). She has two half-sisters. She was educated at the Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami. Since her childhood, Rodriguez knew she wanted to be an actor and took summer classes at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute as well as embarking on other acting training. She was successful and won roles in Spanish language shows like Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Dona Barbara (2008). Also, she was a part of the hit TV series "Entourage" (2004). Man on a Ledge (2012) was her first film project. What to Expect when You Expect (2012) is her second. Jose Luis El Puma' Rodriguez's daughter. Half-sister to Liliana Rodriguez and Lilibeth Morillo. She said on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) 9 January, 2013, episode, she was given the name Genesis after the Br

Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She began dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and class president for senior year. After graduation in 1980, she began college at Cal State-Northridge, majoring 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl" the singer's career began to take off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's become a popular singer/dancer for years after. This was made possible by her time on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother, also Jewish, was born in Ca

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress who is well-known for her portrayals of characters in both modern and historical screen roles, as well as many acting in stage and film. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy), an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to drama school and was accepted into the prestigious Long Wharf Theatre Company on the East Coast. Her most memorable film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the role of "Stands with a Fist" an Indian Sioux-raised white woman. For the role, she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such veteran actors like Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996), starring Wil

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris, an American journalist, worked previously as a TV correspondent for ABC News. She is most famous for her time as cohost of Good Morning America Weekend, between 2014 and 2018, as well as hosting of The View, 2015-2018. Before this, she co-anchored 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 radio sales, because of the limited opportunities for television. She was hired as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant and then was promoted to reporter and anchor. From 2002 until 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends and the weekday sports anchor for the WCPO-TV station in Cincinnati. Her contract was terminated , and she became a reporter as well as an anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 until December 2011. In December 2011 it was announced that she has been hired by ABC's news division, AB

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 conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child of two siblings: the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's acting debut was in City Boy (1992), the TV-produced film. After her first film, Sarah auditioned in 1993 for the role of "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for a replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to go to university. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995, and was involved in the production of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah played in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996) as a cheerleader named Krista Wilson. In 1998, one year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to act in a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It was based on the show the show Nothing To

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She has been a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser and has been awarded for the Best Comedic Show in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She's been in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" as well as guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." She was also featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays Sam in animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been growing significant in 2019 and 2020. What's the sum of Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37? Lauren Ash's source of income is mostly derived from her success

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American , and her mother is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch heritage. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was young and she was a huge fan of movies since her earliest days. Her mother was a teacher and her father worked as an attorney. Paula claims that she used to hide from her mother by pretending to be someone else as an infant. It's not a surprise that she participated in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School's plays for high school students. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer program she took film classes and was then given a 3 month project to make documentaries for PBS. In the end, she was hired as a production associate in documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel’s talk show. After a time she was able to create documenta

Amy Carlson

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Amy Carlson was born in Glen Ellyn in Illinois and spent her childhood in Chicago. However, when Amy was in high school, she and her family also lived in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the mother of two sisters: Betsy and Lori, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family as well as on her own. They both worked as teachers and were able to travel and camp together each summer because of this. They've camped in every American state except Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda in 1994 after the war to help with the relief efforts. Amy demonstrated artistic talent early when she was acting in school productions and winning writing contests. In high school she was a dazzling athlete who finished in the first ever 3200-meter relay in the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she could return to the stage and take on a variety of roles such as Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and Wa

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. She was a fervent performer as a child, and reenacted TV commercials to keep the family entertained. However, she decided to devote her time to dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of highly acclaimed dancers. She realized her true calling at 15 years old when she beat more than 300 other girls in an audition with a talent agency. She was then offered roles on Spanish television and music videos. The contract resulted in a variety of performances, which opened the doors to a career in 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 next film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film in which she played one the four sisters that were competing to

Milena Govich

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Milena Govich, who is a director as well as actor and musician has directed many episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI: Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) as well as other. Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently a part of two pilots in development. Milena was one of eight women who were selected by AFI's most prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also participated in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable was her TV series and short film. Starring Jeff Kober and Laura Vandervoort, it won the Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival as well as the Best Pilot award at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017 written by Milena Vandervoort) has been shown all across the country. It won Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Ch

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes for her work as a stage, television, and film actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and living in New Jersey, she graduated summa cum Laude from Ohio University. In 2000 she was cast in a starring role in Coyote Ugly. She appeared in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" as well as "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th & Wolf" She also appeared alongside James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo was the main character alongside Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action movie "Looper". Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs." After

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zurer one of Israel's most beloved actresses, is a special lady. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has been featured in numerous Studio films since her arrival in America, which includes Sony Pictures' Vantage Point opposite William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's film, stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel, opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor was the director of Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert. She also waited for the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, opposite Clive Owen. For he

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was born in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is when she began her stage debut at The Edinburgh Festival. At the age of 16, she relocated to London where she became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as a stoner with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as both an actress and director. 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 directed. It was well-received by critics. In Headspace (2005) the actress made her debut US movie part as "Stacy" who was a manipulative woman who is a born again Christian. She was then cast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider) and directed by Heathers (1988). The critics were impressed with her unique blend of

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor as well as a singer. She first became famous for her regular role as Kathy in the fourth season of the NBC sitcom Friends. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds regularly. She has returned for guest appearances and has returned to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. She also portrayed 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 time that the character appeared in animation the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a senior government official. Galen Brewster was her father and worked as an administrator at the school. Brewster was born in Massachusetts. She reloca

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff was born May 3rd, 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She plays the character of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films 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, as well as her father was French-Russian. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was an American citizen for a year. Her family had traveled extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France she resided in Japan. Her father, who passed away from cancer at age 5, was her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia and was unable to care for her children. Klementieff was raised with h