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Genesis Rodriguez

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Genesis Rodriguez was born in Miami, Florida. She is the daughter Jose Luis El Puma' Rodriguez (the famous Venezuelan actor and singer) and Carolina Perez (a Cuban-model). She has two half-sisters. She studied at the Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart. Rodriguez was aware from a young age she wanted to be an actor. She attended summer courses at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and continued her acting training. The actress was soon successful and won roles in Spanish language series like Prisionera (2004) as well as Dame Chocolate (2007). Also, she was a part of the hit television series "Entourage" (2004). Man on a Ledge (2012), and What to Expect when you're expecting (2012) are some of her film projects. Daughter of Jose Luis 'El Puma' Rodriguez. Half-sister of Liliana Rodriguez and Lilibeth Morillo. She stated on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) 9 January, 2013, episode, she was named Genesis in honor of the British rock group G

Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was where she was the class president and the chief cheerleader. When she graduated in 1980, she started 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 recruited her to choreograph the 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first of many videos and movies she choreographed. After her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and soon became a well-known singer/dancer. The stint she held as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her a more popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is from a Sephardic Jewish background from Syria. Her mother is also Jewish and was born in Canada. Her parents have lived in Syria, B

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is popular for her portrayals as characters from both contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Her birthplace was Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. Later, she attended the drama school and was accepted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the part of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. The actress received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) opposite such veteran performers as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also starred in Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who worked previously as TV correspondent for ABC News. She is known for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 as well as in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to in 2018. She was also the co-anchor of America This Morning as well as World News Now. 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 worked in radio sales. After one year working as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT, she eventually was capable of reporting and anchoring periodically. From 2002 until 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor and the weekday sports anchor for the station WCPO in Cincinnati. The contract was canceled and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011, she was employed by ABC News the division for news

Markie Post

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Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She began her professional career as a television and film producer, with projects like "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks" (1986). Post continued to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various television shows such as E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). Her most memorable TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was in an entire 156 episodes of this show, from 1984 to 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is an accomplished poet and nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918-April 7, 2015). Had two daughters with her 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 in California and was raised in Walnut Creek. As an athletics coach, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. Lewis &am

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child with one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), the first television-produced film made by TV. Following her debut film, Sarah auditioned for the role as Becky in Roseanne (1988) in 1993. The show was in search of an alternative to Alicia Goranson, who left the show to pursue university. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, during the filming of the 1994-1995 seasons of Roseanne (1988). Sarah was also in the film with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah appeared in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was a cheerleader who was named Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year following the time that Roseanne (1988) was finished, Sarah was asked to perform in a show titled Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). It

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent alumna of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna and is one half of the comedy sketch duo "Cory!". She's a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser and has also won awards for the award for the most outstanding Comedic Performance in 2008 as well as the Best Sketch Troupe award in 2006. She's appeared in various roles in "Scare Tactics" as well as the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" as well as guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Other credits in television and film include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" as well as the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also appears as Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has grown substantially between the years 201

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch origins. While growing up in the area, her family lived close to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mother, also appreciated good films was a teacher, as was her father, an attorney. Paula claimed that she tried to escape when she was young girls through "pretending" to become someone else. So it's not a surprise that she was a part of Hamilton Magnet Arts High School plays. Her favorite role was the one played by Abigail in "The Crucible". She completed her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a program for summers in film. It was during this time that she was given a three-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. It led her to work as a production assistant for TV documentariesand o

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her early life in the Chicago area. Amy was a part of her family in Chicago until she was in junior high. Parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy has three siblings: sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled all over Europe as a solo traveler and together with her family. Because her parents worked as teachers who taught, they could travel together every summer, and camping all over the United States. They have spent time camping in every state other than Alaska. Amy also went to Rwanda following the 1994 war to help in relief efforts. Amy displayed her talent for art early through acting in school productions and taking part in writing competitions. She was an athlete of great potential at high school and took part in the first ever 3200 meter relay in Illinois girls track. After a college injury, she returned the theater and performed in a variety on stage, beginning

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a fervent performer when she was a kid and would reenact TV commercials to entertain the family. However, she decided to focus her attention on dancing. She continued to train with a variety of highly-regarded dancers after spending nine years learning classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her passion at the age of 15, when she topped 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talent. She was then offered roles in Spanish television and music videos. The contract resulted in a variety of roles, opening the doors to a career on the world of big screens. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she briefly was in Framed (1992) which was a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film, she played one of the four sisters trying to win the love of a h

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 The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012) and many more. Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots currently in progress. Milena was one of the eight women who were selected by AFI's highly regarded 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 shown at SXSW. The film 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 written by Milena Vandervoort) was screened across the US. It was awarded Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. T

Piper Perabo

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Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and television actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in a breakout role in Coyote Ugly. Since then, she's 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", with 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" featuring an ensemble cast including 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.". Perabo was Annie Walker's TV part in five seasons of the spy drama on USA Network "Covert Affairs." Then she starred as a co-star in ABC's 2016 legal drama &q

Ayelet Zurer

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Ayelet Zuer, an Israeli actress, has received praise for her performance. Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first caught the attention of Hollywood when she was offered the role of Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since her arrival in the United States, Zurer has played in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt and Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with 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 with Lawrence Kasdan and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She was a part of Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert opposite Ewan McGregor and is waiting for the release of her film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. She recently received the Gold

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland where she started performing on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at the age of 16 and soon 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 worked as an actress and a director in theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer" the play which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was directed. The play was praised by critics. In Headspace (2005) she was offered her first US movie part as "Stacy" as a manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. It was as the wild "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker and Winona Ryder) directed from Heathers (1988) writer Daniel Waters, that the critics began to take note of her talent, noting her unique mix of powerful sexuality and hilar

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie is an American singer, actress, as well as voice actor. She was first recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends in addition, she was vocalist and voice actor. 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 frequently. The actress has returned with guest appearances ever since and has returned to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Other roles she has 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 the voice of Donald Duck's twin sister Della as well as in DuckTales 2017. The first animated appearance of the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official for the government. her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator a