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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. At eight, she started learning dance. She was a student at Van Nuys High School, in which she was a senior class head cheerleader and president. After graduation in 1980, she entered college at Cal State-Northridge with a 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 film "Torture" which was the first in a long line of movies and videos she choreographed. The first album she released was "Forever Your Girl" Her singing career took off. However, the single "Straight Up" was a big hit and she's been a wildly successful performer/singer ever after. It was made easier by her appearance on American Idol (2002-2004). Her father, Harry Abdul, is Sephardic Jewish from Syria. Her mother is also Jewish

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress she is well-known for her character roles in both modern and historical screen roles, as well as the long list of stage and film roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) who was an American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. She was just 22 when she got her first movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she played "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman, who is white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has appeared in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (19

Paula Faris is an American journalist from the United States. She previously worked as an anchor for TV on ABC News. She is well-known for her work as co-anchor for Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as being co-host of The View from 2015 to in 2018. In the past, she anchors World News Now as well as America This Morning. 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 sales for radio, due to limited television opportunities. She was recruited as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. Later, she became a reporter and anchor. She was the weekend anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati as well as the weekday anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati between 2002 and 2005. The contract was ended and she was a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 through December 2011. In December 2011 she was hired by ABC News which is the divis

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in film and TV shows, such as Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and went on to even make projects like Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such television projects like 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001), and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was in more than 156 episodes of the comedy between 1984 and 1992. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and famous nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 2015). With her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26 June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon awarded

Sarah Chalke was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. She is the middle child having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career with City Boy (1992), an original television film. In 1993, following her debut film, she was a candidate for the role of "Becky" on the TV show Roseanne (1988). After Alicia Goranson left the show to go to college, the show was searching for a replacement. Sarah completed her high school degree in 1995, while filming the 1994-95 Roseanne (1988) season. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah played in two films: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was an actress who was named Krista Wilson. In 1998, one year after Roseanne (1988) was over, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It was based on a TV movi

Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's been an Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the Best Comedic Play award , and in 2006, she won the Best Sketch Troupe award. She's appeared in various roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes" and "Almost Heroes," as well. She played a frequent role in "The Ron James Show" and made guest appearances in "Lost Girl,"" "Cracked," "Bomb Girls" and "Call Me Fitz." She also has been featured in "Video on Trial," Hotbox, and the Oscar Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her wealth has grown considerably between 2019 and the year 2020

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) Patton and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother who is caucasian, has German, English, and Dutch ancestry. Her family lived directly next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew older, and she was a huge movie buff from the beginning of her life. Her mother, who loved good films also taught at a school as was her father, a lawyer. Paula claimed that she tried to escape when she was an innocent child through "pretending" to become someone else. Therefore, it's no surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her favorite role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer program, she studied film and was given a 3-month assignment to create documentaries on PBS. This meant that she was able to serve as a production assistant in documentary films on TV as well as Howie Mandel’s talk show. Later,

The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy lived in Glen Ellyn the city of Illinois, up until she entered junior college. The family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at American School. Amy is the sister Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has backpacked all over Europe with her family and independently. Because her parents worked as teachers and teachers, they could travel together every summer, and camping across the United States. In actuality, they've been camping in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to help in relief efforts after the war of 1994. Amy was a talented actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. She was a promising athlete in high school and participated in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she went back to university and played a variety of roles on the st

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. She was a compulsive performer when she was a kid and even reenacted commercials on TV to amuse the family. However, she chose to concentrate on dance. After nine years of ballet instruction at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the supervision of a variety of prominent dancers. She discovered her true passion at age 15 when she smashed more than 300 other girls in an audition with an agency for talent. The contract she received landed her roles on Spanish TV shows , as well as music videos. It opened the way to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she briefly appeared in Framed (1992) in a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it, she played one of four sisters that were seeking the affection of a handsome

Milena Govich, a writer and actor, has directed many episodes of TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. She also served as Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently directing two pilots currently in development. Milena was among eight filmmakers selected for AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, in addition to the only Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable is her short film and television series proof of concept, was shown at SXSW. It also won Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The film she made in the short form Temporary (2017 directed by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the United States. It won the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice Award was also

Piper Perabo was nominated for the Golden Globes in the category of stage, television and film actress. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. She appeared in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in 2000. Since then, she's been seen in such films as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me and You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th & Wolf" with an ensemble cast, which included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. She was also a part of the cast with Bruce Willis (with Joseph Gordon Levitt), Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian John's sci-fi action film "Looper". Perabo played Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs" for five seasons. In the fol

Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most well-known actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking role , Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Since arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt and Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble of Lawrence Kasdan which features Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel with Russell Crow. Ewan McGregor was her filming partner in Rodrigo Garcia's Last Days In Desert. Also, she waited for The Last Knights to be released by Kazuaki Kriya who is the Japanese director. For her role as Hostages' lead actress, she won the Gold Nymph Award at the 54th Festival of

Pollyanna McIntosh was a child in Portugal and Colombia before returning to her hometown of Scotland which is where she first started performing on stage, at The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she relocated to London and soon began to get involved in independent filmmaking. (Her first professional gig in The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also participated in theater as both an actor as well as director. In 2004, she relocated to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. It was well-received by critics. She was then offered her first US movie role as the manipulative, born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was in the role of crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy, Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written created by Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her tal

Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actor as well as a singer. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends as well as being vocalist and voice actor. Her breakthrough role came as Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the crime drama Criminal Minds where she was on the show regularly from 2006 until 2012 and has since returned to for guest appearances , before returning regularly in the year 2016. Other roles she's performed 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, as well as voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della, in DuckTales 2017. The first time that she appeared in animation as the character. Brewster was born on the 10th of March 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was an official in the government, while her father, Galen Brewster, worked as

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3, 1986. She received her training at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in films like Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She plays the Mantis character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was raised in Quebec City to a Korean father and a French-Russian mom. He was employed as consul with the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Pom was her name since it sounds like the Korean words "spring" and "tiger" in Korean. Klementieff lived in Canada for a year prior to her family went on a long trip because of her father's job. Prior to moving to France, they resided in Japan and also on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in Fr