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Genesis Rodriguez was conceived in Miami, Florida. She is the daughter of Jose Luis 'El Puma' Rodriguez, the famous Venezuelan actor and singer, and Carolina Perez, a Cuban model. There are two half-sisters to her. She was a student at the Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami. Rodriguez knew as a child she wanted to be an actor. She took summer classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and continued her acting training. She was successful and won roles in Spanish languages, such as Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Dona Barbara (2008). She also appeared as Sarah on the hit TV show "Entourage" (2004). Film projects include Man on a Ledge (2012) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). Daughter of Jose Luis 'El Puma' Rodriguez. Half-sister to Liliana Rodriguez and Lilibeth Morillo. She revealed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 9 January episode, that she was named Genesis in honor of the British rock group Ge...

Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando Valley, California. She started dancing when she was eight. Van Nuys High School was her high school. She was also the cheerleader of the year and the senior class president. She graduated in 1980 and went to the college process at Cal State Northridge to major in radio and television. 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, the first of a series of films and videos she choreographed. After the release of her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and was soon a well-known artist and performer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has helped her become more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul), is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother, who was...

Mary McDonnell is an actress who has been nominated for two Oscars(r). She is known for her portrayals in characters in contemporary and period screen roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell was the daughter of John McDonnell (a computer consultant) and Eileen (Mundy) she was an Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania native. Her birthplace was Ithaca, New York and graduated from Fredonia State University of New York. She attended drama school, and then was accepted into Long Wharf Theatre Company (East Coast). Her film debut came 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 was for the character. McDonnell has starred in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) alongside such experienced actors as Robert Redford as well as Sidney Poitier. She also played in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), with Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) that was a du...

Paula Faris is an American journalist. She previously worked as the TV reporter for ABC News. She is most famous for her work as cohost on Good Morning America Weekend, from 2014 to 2018, and host of The View, 2015-2018. Prior to that, she was co-anchoring 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. Due to the lack of opportunities available on TV, she took a job as an agent for sales at radio. She was recruited as a WKEF/WRGT production assistant. She later became a anchor and reporter. She was the weekend anchor for WCPO TV in Cincinnati and the anchor for weekdays for WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011, she was recruited by ABC News the news division of ABC. She made her debut fo...

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 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke is her mother and Doug Chalke are her father. Sarah is the middle child. She has an older sister Natasha Chalke and one younger sister, Piper Chalke. Sarah's first acting role was in City Boy (1992), a movie made for TV. After her debut film her audition, she was cast in 1993 for the role "Becky" of Roseanne (1988). After Alicia Goranson left the show to attend college the show was searching for someone to replace her. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, and was involved in the production of Roseanne (1988) between 1994 and 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah starred in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was an actress called Krista Wilson. Sarah was asked to appear in a show from 1998 called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. It was a year following Roseanne (1988). Based on Nothin...

Lauren Ash is a recent alumna of the Second City Chicago Mainstage. She is also an alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage. She is also a part of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's twice a winner of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Female Improviser. She also received the 2008 best Comedic Play and the 2006 Best Sketch Troupe awards. She has appeared in a variety of roles in the shows "Scare Tactics" and "Almost Heroes", as well. She was a regular on "The Ron James Show" and also appeared as a guest in "Call Me Fitz," “Cracked,""Bomb Girls," as well as "Lost Girl." Other film and television credits include "Video on Trial,"" "Hotbox" and the Academy Award-nominated film "Lars and the Real Girl." She also plays the role of Sam in the animated Canadian show "The Dating Guy." Her net worth has been growing dramatically in the period 2019-2020. What's the ...

Paula Patton was the daughter of Joyce (Vanraden), and Charles Patton. Her father is African American and her mother is caucasian. She has German, English, Dutch and English heritage. Her family resided across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was young and she was a big fan of movies in her early age. Her mother, a teacher as well as her father, a lawyer, were both avid fans of films. Paula claims that as an adult she would escape by "pretending to play a different character" which is why it came as a surprise that she acted in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her most beloved role was of "Abigail" in "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a course in film. It was during this time that she was awarded a 3-month assignment to produce documentaries for PBS. This led to her being employed as a production assistant for television documentaries, as well as on H...

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 who was a hairdresser. When she was a toddler she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials on television for the enjoyment of her family. However, she decided to dedicate her time to dance. After pursuing classical ballet for nine years in the Spanish National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of highly acclaimed dancers. Her true calling was discovered at the age of 15 when she beat more than 300 other girls at an audition at a talent agency. The contract she got secured her roles on Spanish television programs as well as music videos. This opened up the way to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz made her film debut in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly appeared in Framed (1992) the Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film she played one of the four sis...

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 for her work as a stage, television and film actor. Her birthplace was in Dallas and was raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in the role of a breakout character in Coyote Ugly. She appeared in "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan with Hugh Jackman & Christian Bale, "Because I Said So" and "Because I Said So" together with "Because I Said So" featuring Diane Keaton and Guy Pearce. In addition to "Cheaper by the Dozen", Lena Heady, Matthew Goode and the crime drama "10th and Wolf" in which she also starred alongside James Marsden and Dennis Hopper. Perabo starred alongside Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Emily Blunt and Jeff Daniels in Rian Johnson's sci-fi action film "Looper.". In television Perabo played Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." In the following seasons, Perabo was a...

Ayelet Zurer is among Israel's most highly regarded actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv in 1967, she first attracted Hollywood's attention when she was chosen to play the part of Eric Bana's wife on the Oscar(r), nominated movie Munich (2005). Zurer is an American actress that has been featured in Studio films, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point, with Dennis Quaid (with William Hurt), Samuel Goldwyn’s Fugitive pieces, which starred 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 Lawrence Kasdan's film and starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in which she is opposite Russell Crow, is Ron Howard. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert with Ewan McGregor in addition to waiting for the release of her movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. As...

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia, but she returned to Scotland and began to perform on stage during The Edinburgh Festival. When she was 16, she left for London and soon found herself involved in filmmaking in the indie genre (her first professional gig was as stoner in Irvine Wales's The Acid House (1998)) and theatre in both roles as an actress and director. In 2004, her move to Los Angeles in 2004 led to more theatre. 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 acclaim. In Headspace (2005) she made her debut US movie part as "Stacy" an manipulative person who was a newly-baptized Christian. The first time she appeared in a movie was in the film Headspace (2005) as the manipulative, born-again Christian "Thumper Wint". This comedy was written by Heathers (1988). Exam (2009) The film, which was filming in London and LA is her next film. It was...

Paget Valerie Broughster is an American actor, singer, and voice actress. Most famously, she was known for her character as Kathy in the fourth season's NBC sitcom Friends, she was also an actor and singer. Her first recognition was for her role as Emily Prentiss, Supervisory Special Agent on the crime drama Criminal Minds. She was on the show often on the show from 2006 until 2012. She has returned frequently since then , with guest appearances. She also portrayed Mr. Mumbles and Elise on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart in Community's final season Birdgirl in Harvey Birdman Attorney at law, Sara Kingsley in Fox's Grandfathered and Donald Duck's twin sister Della on DuckTales 2017. This was the first animated appearance for the character. Brewster was born 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 administrator of a school. Brewster was raised in Massachu...

Pom Klementieff was born May 3rd, 1986. She was a student at the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris. Her role includes Loup (2009) and Sleepless Night (2011). She plays the character of 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 the child of two parents: a Korean mother, as well as her father was French-Russian. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Because it sounded similar to the Korean words for "spring" or "tiger", her parents gave their daughter the name Pom. Klementieff was an American citizen for a year. Her family had traveled extensively due to her father's job. After moving to France she resided in Japan. Her father, who passed away from cancer at age 5, was her mother. Also, she was suffering from schizophrenia and was unable to care for her children. Klementieff was raised with h...