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Genesis Rodriguez was conceived in Miami, Florida. She is the daughter Jose Luis El Puma' Rodriguez (the famous Venezuelan singer/actor) as well as Carolina Perez (a Cuban-model). She is half-sister to two women. Her education was at 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 furthered her acting education. She soon became successful and was offered roles in Spanish languages, such as Prisionera (2004) and Dame Chocolate (2007). She was also a part of Sarah in the popular show "Entourage" (2004). Film productions include Man on a Ledge (2012) and What to Expect When You Expect (2012). Jose Luis El Puma’ Rodriguez's daughter. Half-sister of Liliana Rodrigo and Lilibeth Moillo. She said on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) 9 January episode. she was given the name Genesis in honor of the British rock group Gene...

Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. At the age of eight, she began taking dance classes. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the school's head cheerleader and the senior class president. Her high school graduation was in the year 1980. After graduating, she began the college process at Cal State Northridge. There, she majored 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 movie "Torture", the first in a long sequence of videos and movies she choreographed. She began her singing career with her first CD, "Forever Your Girl", which had lackluster sales until her hit single "Straight Up" exploded onto the charts in December of 1988. she has been a renowned performer ever since. Her popularity was further boosted by ...

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is famous for her portrayals of 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 who is a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Raised in Ithaca, New York, she graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia. She went on to theatre school, and was later accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). In the following two decades she was offered her first film role, in Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves (1990), playing "Stands with a Fist" who is a white woman that is raised by Sioux Indians. In the film, she was awarded her first Academy Award nomination. McDonnell's film credits include Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991) and Mumford (1999) (opposite to such veteran actors such as Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier as well as Ben Kingsley); Roland Emmerich'...

Paula Faris is an American journalist from America. She previously worked as an anchor for TV on ABC News. She is known for her role as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 until 2018 and also in her role as co-host on The View from 2015 to 2018. She was also co-anchor on 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 the company employed her in radio sales. After one year working as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT, she was eventually in a position to report and anchor at times. She was the weekend anchor and weekday sports anchors for WCPO TV, Cincinnati, between 2002 and 2005. She was hired as a sports journalist at NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ-TV from November 2005 until December 2011 after her contract had expired. She was appointed by ABC News' news division in December. She m...

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a TV and film producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks" (1986). She went on to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and has appeared on many TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). One of her most memorable TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992, she appeared in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and famous nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second marriage to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek, California. As cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. Earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Lewis & Clar...

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 27, 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two siblings, the older one, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah began her acting career in a television film, City Boy (1992). Following her debut film Sarah was a candidate for the role as Becky on Roseanne (1988) in 1993. Following the time that Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college, the show was searching for an alternative. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the making of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. Sarah also starred with Jim Varney (1994) in Ernest Goes to School (1994). She starred in Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear(1996). In these films she played the character of Krista Wilson who was a cheerleader. Sarah was asked to be a part in a 1998 show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. This happened one year following Roseanne (1988). It was based on the TV film of the...

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumni. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage and is part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She is a twice-winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also won the best Comedic Play and 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes,"" an Canadian TV show. She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and also appeared as a guest in "Call Me Fitz," “Cracked,""Bomb Girls" as well as "Lost Girl." Her television and film credits also include "Video on Trial," Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She is the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian series. Her wealth has grown dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What is Lauren Ash worth at the age of 37? Lauren Ash is a successful Actres...

Paula Patton was born in Los Angeles, California, to Joyce (Vanraden) and Charles Patton. Her father is African-American . her mother who is caucasian is of German, English, and Dutch heritage. While growing up and her family lived across from the 20th Century Fox lot. She was an avid movie buff from the time she was a child. Her mother was a teacher and her father was an attorney. Paula states that as an teen she would get away by "pretending to be someone else" and it shouldn't come 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 graduating from the University of Southern California's summer program, she took film classes and was assigned a three-month task to produce documentaries for PBS. This led to her working as a production assistant on television documentaries, as well as for Howie Mandel's talk show. Later, she produce...

The family was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Amy Carlson spent most of her childhood in the Chicago region. 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 has two sisters, Betsy and Lori, as well as a brother Joe. Amy has traveled throughout Europe both with her family and also independently. They were both teachers and were able to travel and camp together every summer as a result of this. They've stayed in every state, with the exception of Alaska. Amy was also in Rwanda following the war in 1994 to aid in relief efforts. Amy demonstrated artistic talent early by participating in school productions, and taking part in writing competitions. In high school, she excelled as an athlete, placing in the first ever 3200 meter relay for girls in Illinois track. In college, after an injury, she was back in the theater with many roles on stage beginning with Lanford Wilson's ...

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was the daughter of Eduardo Cruz (a retailer) and Encarna Sanchez (a hairdresser). When she was a baby she was already a fervent performer, performing commercials on television for her family's amusement, but she decided to concentrate her efforts on dance. She continued to train alongside a group of highly respected dancers, after having spent the last nine years learning ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her passion at age 15, when she topped 300 girls in an audition for a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her roles in a variety of Spanish television shows as well as music videos. This in turn opened the door to a future career on the screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, 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 four sisters that were trying to ...

Milena Govich, who is a director as well as an actor and musician has directed numerous episodes on TV including Chicago Med (2015), The Equalizer (2021), FBI The Most Wanted(2020), Chicago Fire (2012), and others. She was also the Co-EP/Producing Director on Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018) and has been tapped to direct two pilots in the process of development. Milena was one of eight women selected by AFI's prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. She also took part in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Directors program. Unspeakable the short film she created, as well as a television show proof of concept was shown at SXSW. It also received Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at SoHo International Film Festival. The short film Temporary (2017, by Milena Vandervoort) has been screened across the country. It was awarded the Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival and Best Dark Comedy at Atlanta ShortsFest. The Director's Choice...

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and television actor. Born in Dallas, Texas, and was raised in New Jersey, she graduated with a summa cum Laude degree from Ohio University. Coyote Ugly was her breakout role. Since then, she's been featured in films such as Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" featuring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton and "First Snow" featuring Guy Pearce, "Cheaper by the Dozen" films with Steve Martin, "Imagine Me & You" featuring Lena Heady and Matthew Goode and the crime thriller "10th Wolf" with an ensemble cast that included James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. In Rian Johnson's sci fi action movie "Looper," she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Perabo was Annie Walker's television part in five seasons on the USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." After that, Perabo played as Anni...

Ayelet Zurer, one of Israel's most loved actresses, is an extremely special person. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking film role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Since moving to the United States, Zurer has played in Studio films such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, 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, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to waiting for the release date of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. She ...

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia However, she later returned to Scotland when she began her career on the stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She moved to London at the age of 16 and soon was involved in filmmaking in the indie genre. The first time she was paid was as a stoner on Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). She also worked as an actress and director in theatre. Moving to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more stage work. She directed Anne Dudek (a regular star on Mad Men/Big Love (2006)) as along with David Dayan Fisher (a regular star on 24 (2001/NCIS 2003)) to rave reviews. She then landed her first US movie role as the manipulative and a born-again Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). It was as the crazy "Thumper Wint" in the comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007) (Simon Baker/Winona Ryder) written created by Heathers (1988) author Daniel Waters, that the public began to notice of her talent, citing the unique combination of strong sexuality...

Paget Valerie Brewster is an American voice actress, actress and singer. Her character as Kathy the character who appeared in recurring roles on Friends Season 4, was her first recognition. The first time she was recognized was her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime series Criminal Minds. The actress was seen often on the show from 2006 to 2012. The show has been back regularly in the years since to guest appearances. Her other roles include voicing Elise and Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the last season of Community and as the voice of Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Sara Kingsley on the Fox sitcom Grandfathered and as Donald Duck's twin sister Della in the 2017 season of DuckTales making it the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was conceived in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10, 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster. (nee Tew) worked in government. Her father Galen Brewster worked as school administrator. Bre...

Pom Klementieff was born on May 3rd, 1986. She was trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She plays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Pom Klementieff was born in Quebec City to a Korean father and French-Russian mother. He was employed as a consul for the French government. Eugene Klementieff, a painter was her grandfather. Because it is a resemblance to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. The actress spent a year in Canada before her family moved throughout the world because of her father's work. Prior to moving to France the family lived in Japan and on the Ivory Coast. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at the age of five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Kl...