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Genesis Rodriguez

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Genesis Rodriguez was born in Miami, Florida. She is the daughter of Jose Luis El Puma' Rodriguez (the famous Venezuelan actor/singer) as well as Carolina Perez (a Cuban-model). There are two half-sisters to her. She attended the Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami. Rodriguez knew as a child that she wanted to become an actor. She attended summer classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and continued to train in acting. She was soon successful and gained roles in Spanish language shows like Prisionera (2004) and Dame Chocolate (2007). She also was a part of the popular TV show "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. In the The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (January 9, 2013 episode) she said that her name was Genesis named after the British rock band Genesis.

Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. When she was 8 years old, old, she began dancing lessons. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. She graduated 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. She was approached by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first in a lengthy list of films and videos she would choreograph. After her debut album "Forever Your Girl", she began singing and soon became a renowned performer and dancer. The time she spent as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her an increasingly popular performer/dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who was also Jewish, was born

Mary McDonnell

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Mary McDonnell, a two-time Oscar(r),-nominated actress, is best known for her portrayals on screen in historical and modern roles. She also has a long history of roles on stage and screen. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) is who is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and then 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 role of "Stands with a Fist" who was a Sioux Indian raised white woman. Her first Academy Award nomination for the character. McDonnell's film credits include the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite to such veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996) (sta

Paula Faris

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Paula Faris is an American journalist who previously worked as an anchor for television at ABC News. She is most famous for her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. Before that she was the co-anchor on America This Morning (World News Now) and 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. Because of the lack of opportunities for TV, she took the position of a sales representative for radio. Then she was able to work for one year as a producer assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. She was the weekend and weekday sports anchors at WCPO TV, Cincinnati, from 2002 until 2005. After her contract expired, she became a anchor and reporter for sports at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 through December 2011. In December 2011, it w

Markie Post

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Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. She started her career in film and television productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she produced such projects as Double Dare (1976). She has also appeared on TV programs such as 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). Her most notable TV part was "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992 , she was a part of 156 shows. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). Alongside her second husband Michael A. Ross, she had two children: Katie Ross (born June 26, 1986) and Daisy Ross (30 March 1990). Was born in Palo Alto, California, and grew up in Walnut Creek, California. Attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon awarded he

Sarah Chalke

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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. She is the middle child having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. After her first film she auditioned in 1993 for the role "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). The show was seeking someone to fill in for Alicia Goranson quit the show to attend college. 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). Sarah was also in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In both films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson and was a cheerleader. Sarah was invited to appear in a television series named Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), one year after Roseanne (1988). It was based on the TV movie of the same na

Lauren Ash

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Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She also graduated from the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the comedy duo "Cory!". She has been a Canadian Comedy Award nominee twice for the Best Female Improviser. In 2008, she was awarded the best Comedic Play award and , in 2006, she received the Best Sketch Troupe award. She has appeared in a variety of characters on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes," an Canadian TV show. She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" and also had guest roles in "Call Me Fitz,"" "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." She also has been featured in "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox, and the Academy Award-nominated movie "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays Sam in animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been increasing substantially in the years 2019-2020. What is Lauren Ash's net worth when she i

Paula Patton

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Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American, while her mother is caucasian and is of German, English and Dutch roots. Her family lived right next to the 20th Century Fox lot as she grew up, and she was a major movie buff from the beginning of her life. Her mother, a teacher, and her dad as a lawyer were both avid film buffs. Paula states that as an adult she would escape from the world by "pretending to play a different character" which is why it came as surprising that she was a part-time actress in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most loved role was "Abigail" from "The Crucible". After finishing the University of Southern California's summer program, she studied film and was offered a three-month assignment to create documentaries for PBS. The result was that she could work as a production assistant in documentaries on TV and also on Howie Mandel's talk show. In t

Amy Carlson

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Born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. However, at the time Amy was in high school her family also resided in the Middle East where her parents, Bob and Barb, taught at the American School. Amy is the older sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe with her family as well as alone. Her parents were teachers so they had the opportunity to spend their summers camping together and travel all across the United States. They've camped in every US state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy traveled to Rwanda to help in efforts to aid in the aftermath of the 1994 war. Early on, Amy showed artistic talent acting in school productions and winning contests for writing. She was a talented athlete at high school and took part in the first ever 3200-meter relay at the Illinois girls track. After sustaining an injury, she was able to go back to theater and perform a variety of roles in plays, including Lanford Wilson

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

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Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a young girl she was already an avid performer, who would reenact TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her education under a variety of highly acclaimed dancers. When she turned 15 she realized her real destiny when she outclassed more than 300 other girls in an audition by a talent agency. The contract she received landed her roles on Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. The contract opened the way to a promising career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie debut in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) directed by Timothy Dalton. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), in which she was one of the four sisters co

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 is an Israeli actress who has received praise for her performance. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking 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 featuring Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces alongside Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader’s Adam Resurrected along with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion with Lawrence Kasdan with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel which is starring Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. Ewan McGregor filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last Days in the Desert, and she eagerly awaited the release of The Last Knights, a film directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, opposite Clive Owen. In recognition of her performance as Hostages' lead actress, she was awarded th

Pollyanna McIntosh

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Pollyanna McIntosh is a native of Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. It was here that she began her stage debut in The Edinburgh Festival. After 16 she relocated to London, where she soon became involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. (Her first gig as a paid actor on The Acid House was as an actor with Irvine Welsh (1998)). She's also been involved in theatre as both an actor and director. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles in 2004 brought to the stage more shows as well as a production of "The Woolgatherer" and in which she directed 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 great reviews. Her next project was her first US film role, playing the manipulative new-to-the-scenes Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The first time she appeared in a movie was in Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper

Paget Valerie Brewster

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Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actress, voice actress, and singer. First recognized for her role as Kathy in the fourth season's 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 the year 2006 until 2012 she was on Criminal Minds frequently. She has been back for guest appearances since then and will be appearing on Criminal Minds frequently in 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the final season of Community as well as her voice as Birdgirl in the Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and playing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales, marking the first time that she appeared in animated form for the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew) was a state official. Galen Brewster wa

Pom Klementieff

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Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured in films such as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She portrays the role 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 born in Quebec City, Canada, to a Korean mother and a French-Russian father, who worked in the city as a consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. The name was chosen by her parents "Pom" due to the fact that it's identical in pronunciation to Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff was in Canada for one year before her family travelled extensively due to her father's job. Before making the move to France the family lived in Japan and also on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age