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Genesis Rodriguez was born in Miami. She is the daughter of Jose Luis 'El Puma' Rodriguez who is a famous Venezuelan actor and singer and Carolina Perez, a Cuban model. She has two half-sisters. She attended the Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami. Rodriguez knew as a child that she wanted to be an actor. She attended summer courses at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and furthered her acting education. Her career was quickly successful, and she was offered roles in Spanish languages, such as Prisionera (2004) and Dame Chocolate (2007). In the hit show "Entourage", she was also Sarah. Film projects include Man on a Ledge (2012) and What to Expect when You're Expecting (2012). Jose Luis El Puma' Rodriguez's daughter. Half-sister to Liliana Rodriguez, Lilibeth Morillo. She said on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 9 January episode of 2013 that she was named Genesis after the British rock group Genesis. She is of Venezuelan and Cuba...

Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. At eight, she started dancing lessons. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader and class president for senior year. She graduated from high school in 1980. After graduating she enrolled in college at Cal State Northridge. There she studied 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. She was recruited by The Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video, which was the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. She began singing with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until her single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December 1988 . she's been a well-known singer/dancer ever since, enhanced by her time as a judge on the hit series American Idol (2002). Her ...

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is known for her portrayals in characters from the past and present screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) who was a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. She was raised in Ithaca and then graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She attended theatre school, and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her breakthrough film role was in Dances with Wolves (1990) by Kevin Costner. She played the character "Stands with a Fist" as a Sioux Indian-born white woman. McDonnell received her first Academy Award nomination for the part. McDonnell was a part of the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also played in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), featuring Will Smith. Margin Call (2011)...

Paula Faris is an American journalist who worked previously as the TV correspondent for ABC News. Her most well-known work is her role as co-host of Good Morning America Weekend, 2014-2018, as well as host of The View, 2015-2018. The show was co-hosted by her prior co-anchors America This Morning and 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 the limited opportunities on TV she was employed in radio sales. She eventually found work for a year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally anchor and report. Between 2002 and 2005, she was the sports anchor for weekends as well as the sports anchor for weekdays at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. After her contract expired she took on the role of sports reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago between November 2005 and December 2011. She was recruited by ABC News' news divisio...

Markie Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California and began her career in film and TV shows, including Card Sharks (1978) and "The New Card Sharks" (1986) and later on create projects such as Double Dare (1976) and has made appearances on such programs on television as 1st to Die (2003), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most popular role was for her role as "Christine Sullivan", an actress and Night Court star (1984). From 1984 until 1992 she appeared in 156 shows. Daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, a poet, and noted nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7, 2015). Had two daughters with her second husband Michael A. Ross: Katie Ross (born June 26 1987) and Daisy Ross (born March 30, 1990). She was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Walnut Creek. Attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & C...

Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 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 made her acting debut with City Boy (1992), a made for television movie. In 1993, shortly after her first film, she was a candidate for the part of "Becky" in the TV series Roseanne (1988). Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college The show was looking for an alternative. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995. She was also involved in the making of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She was in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In these films Sarah played the role of Krista Wilson and was who was a cheerleader. Sarah was invited to perform in a 1998 TV show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year after Rosea...

Lauren Ash is a recent graduate of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an 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. She 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 has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was an actor in "The Ron James Show" and also had guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," "Cracked," and "Bomb Girls." Her credits in television and film also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She is also the voice of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has risen substantially between the years 2019 and 2020. What is the...

Paula Patton is the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), Patton, and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American and her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch heritage. When she was growing up and her family lived close to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a fervent movie enthusiast from childhood. Her mom was a school teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula claims that when she was an teen she would get away from the world by "pretending to appear to be someone else" which is why it came as the case that she appeared in plays for high school at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite character was that of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". In the end, she chose to learn film at the University of Southern California in the summer program and received a three-month contract to create documentary films for PBS. Then she was employed as a production assistant on documentaries for television and Howie Mandel's talk show. She progresse...

The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. Amy lived with her family in Chicago until she was in junior high. Her parents, Bob, and Barb taught at the American School in the Middle East. Amy is the younger sister of Betsy, Lori, and brother Joe. Amy has traveled extensively across Europe with her family as well as on her own. Her parents were teachers so they could spend every summer camping together and travel all across the United States. They've camped across every state except Alaska. Amy was in Rwanda in 1994 following the war to help with relief efforts. Amy was a talented actor in school productions and was a winner of writing contests. High school was where she was a star athlete taking part in the first ever 3200 meter relay race for girls in the Illinois track. After a college injury, she returned the theater and performed in a variety on stage starting with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" as ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). She was a fervent performer as a young girl and even reenacted commercials on TV to entertain the family. However, she chose to focus her attention on dance. After nine years of ballet instruction in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the direction of several prominent dancers. Her true calling was discovered at age 15 when she beat more than 300 girls in an audition for an agency for talents. The contract she signed secured her roles in a variety of Spanish TV shows and music videos. This opened the door to a career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). She then briefly appeared in Framed (1992) in a Timothy Dalton thriller. Her final film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992), where she was one of the four sisters vying for the love of a beautiful army deserter. It also too...

Milena Govich is an actress, director, and musician. She has directed a number of episodes of TV and film, including Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Milena was the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf’s CBS series FBI (2018) and is currently attached for two pilots. Milena was one of eight filmmakers chosen by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women, and also the exclusive Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors Program. Unspeakable was her short film as well as a TV show proof of concept, was shown at SXSW. It also took home Best Episodic Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. Her short film Temporary (2017) has been shown all over the country, winning Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival, Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest and the Director's Choice Award at Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has acted in over 100 TV episodes acting as an actress. She first gaine...

Piper Perabo has been nominated for a Golden Globe as a stage or TV actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. The film featured her in the film's breakout character, CoyoteUgly in the year 2000. The film starred her in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So", and "Because I Said So", along with "Because I Said So", with Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode as well as the crime thriller "10th and Wolf", she also starred with James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action film "Looper," she starred with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. On TV, Perabo starred as Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." In the following seasons, she co-starred on ABC's 2016 legal drama "Notorious. You c...

Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was enlisted by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has been featured in Studio films, such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point which starred 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 is opposite Tom Hanks. Darling companion Lawrence Kasdan's cast, stars Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline as well as Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor, as well as waiting for the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen...

Pollyanna McIntosh is from Scotland. She was raised in Portugal, Colombia and then returned to Scotland. This is where she began to perform on stage in The Edinburgh Festival. At 16, she moved to London and soon found herself involved in independent filmmaking (her first paid gig was as stoner in Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre, both as an actress and director. A move to Los Angeles in 2004 brought an increase in theatre productions, including a production of "The Woolgatherer" that she was the director 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 high praise. She then landed her first US film role, playing the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). Her first movie role was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) that was ...

Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor vocalist, singer, and actress. She was first recognized for her role in the role of Kathy in the fourth season of NBC sitcom Friends, she was also a voice actress and singer. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds frequently. She has returned with guest appearances ever since and has returned to Criminal Minds regularly in 2016. Other roles she has played include Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in the last 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 voicing Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 series of DuckTales that marked the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 the year 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as a government ...