Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul was raised in San Fernando Valley. She started taking dance classes at the age of eight. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was the class head cheerleader and president. When she graduated in 1980, she started the Cal State-Northridge campus, majoring 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. The Jacksons hired her to choreograph their 1984 movie "Torture" which was the first in a lengthy series of movies and video she would choreograph. After her debut CD "Forever Your Girl" started singing, she turned to singing and was soon a well-known dancer and singer. Her stint as an American Idol judge (2002) has made her more well-known as a performer and dancer. Her father (Harry Abdul) is Sephardic Jewish and hails from Syria. Her mother is Jewish and was born in Canada. Her parents are from Canada, Brazil, Syria and Brazil. These diverse experiences have led to divergent stories in the news about her ethnicity or religion. Born in Hollywood, California to Harry Abdul (another livestock trader from Brazil) & Lorainne Abdul (former assistant to director Billy Wilder), she was raised. She's been dancing and singing since she was just seven years of age, on an adventure across America. Tap dancing was also a class she tried, and she received a scholarship to attend tap dancing school. In the following years, she went to Cal State Northridge College where she was a Broadcast radio specialist. She applied to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers NBA Basketball Cheerleading team.

 

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell is a two-time Oscar(r)-nominated actress she is well-known for her character roles in both modern and historical screen roles, as well as the long list of stage and film roles. Mary Eileen McDonnell is a Pennsylvania-born actress. She was the child of Eileen (Mundy) who was an American computer consultant from Ireland, and John McDonnell. She was born in Ithaca and attended Fredonia State University of New York. After that, she went to drama school and was admitted to the Long Wharf Theatre Company in East Coast. She was just 22 when she got her first movie part in Dances with Wolves (1990), where she played "Stands with a Fist", a Sioux Indian woman, who is white. The first time she received an Academy Award nomination was for the role. McDonnell has appeared in the Lawrence Kasdan films Grand Canyon (1991), and Mumford (1999) in the role of experienced actors as Robert Redford and Sidney Poitier. She also appeared in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), which starred Will Smith. Margin Call (2011) which was against Kevin Spacey, earned McDonnell the Robert Altman award at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. McDonnell was a star in the Syfy Network's award-winning show Battlestar Galactica (2004), which was highly praised for her portrayal of the President Laura Roslin. She earned an Emmy nomination for her regular guest spot on the popular television show ER (1994). She plays Captain Sharon Raydor on the TNT's successful drama series Major Crimes (2012), the sequel to The Closer (2005), where McDonnell originated the role and earned a Primetime Emmy(r) nomination. She was awarded a Best Actress Academy Award(r) nomination and an Golden Globe nomination for her performance as the paraplegic soap-opera star in John Sayles's critically-acclaimed film, Passion Fish (1992).

 

Paula Faris

Paula Faris, an American journalist, was previously a television correspondent at ABC News. Her tenures as co-anchor on Good Morning America Weekend (2014-2018) as well as co-host on The View (2015-2018) are famous. Prior to this, she hosted 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. The position she held was in sales for radio, because of the limited opportunities for television. She was eventually able to find work for an entire year as a production assistant for WKEF/WRGT. Later, she would occasionally report and anchor. She was the weekend anchor at WCPO TV in Cincinnati, and the anchor for weekdays at WCPO TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005. Her contract was terminated and she was hired as a reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV, Chicago, from November 2005 through December 2011. In December 2011 she was appointed by ABC News which is the division for news of ABC. The 2nd of January, 2012, she made her debut on ABC's World News Now and America This Morning. She was also on Good Morning America's fill-in programme, Good Morning America, starting on January 2, 2012. Then she was promoted to a reporter based in New York for all ABC News programs. The program was not able for her to get to the last show of World News Now or America This Morning. It was on January 22 2013. She made her debut on Good Morning America Weekend as co-anchor on August 9, 2014. This was after Bianna Golodryga shifted to Yahoo! News. ABC announced that she would be joining The View as a cohost for season 19. On August 3 in 2016, it was announced that they renewed her contract for the 20th season. Season 21 also got renewed with her co-hosting duties. Her most popular appearance was during the 22nd and 21st seasons on the series.

 

Markie Post

Markie Post was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her first professional work was with television and film productions like "Card Sharks" (1978) or "The New Card Sharks” (1986). Later, she worked on projects such as Double Dare (1976). Also, she has appeared on television shows like 1st to Die (2003) and E! True Hollywood Story (1996), Electra Woman (2001) as well as Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV performance was as "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She was in 156 episodes of this comedy, from 1984 to 1992. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet and noted nuclear physical scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14, 1918 - April 7 15th, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 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 close to Walnut Creek, California. She was an athlete at Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts at Lewis & Clark College, Portland Oregon. She was the trick roper in The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986). The body was cremated and the cremated remains returned to her husband Michael A. Ross. She was a long-time Democrat. Markie Post, who was three months from her 71st birth date on the 4th of November, 2021, died on the 7th of August. She died just 27 days after Charles Robinson, her Night Court (1984) co-star, who died on July 11, 2021. While they were totally different shows, Night Court (1984), where she was the lead, ended in 1992 with Christine Sullivan leaving for Washington DC. Hearts Afire (1992), in which Post took on a new role Georgie Lahti (who actually had previously worked for a time in Washington DC before moving to smaller areas) was released in 1992.

 

Sarah Chalke

Sarah Chalke was conceived in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 August 1976. Angie Chalke, and Doug Chalke are her parents. Sarah is the middle of two brothers, one older, Natasha Chalke, one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah's debut as an actor was City Boy (1992), an adaptation of a film for television. In 1993, shortly after her first film, she auditioned for the part of "Becky" on the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for the replacement for Alicia Goranson, who left the show to attend the college of her choice. Sarah graduated from highschool in 1995 and was a part in the making of Roseanne (1988) from 1994 to 1995. In 1994, Sarah starred alongside Jim Varney in Ernest Goes to School (1994). In 1996, Sarah was a part-time actress in two movies: Robin of Locksley (1996) and Stand Against Fear (1996), where she was an actress called Krista Wilson. In 1998, just a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to be a part of a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). Based on the show Nothing Too Good For a Cowboy (1998), the show also had a basis. Sarah assumed Becky's (1988) role from Alicia Goranson. She said that she would like to quit acting and go to college. [2001] (1993-1997) She was Sara Gilbert's older sister in Roseanne (1988) but she's actually younger. Participated in the 1999 CCMA awards ceremony and was awarded the prize for the best single. (September, 1999) Appeared on local Vancouver theatre productions at the age of 8. She is fluent in French as well as German. She volunteers at a hospice that cares for terminally ill children and works for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. In her spare moments, Chalke prefers cooking with acquaintances (especially Thai and sushi), playing the guitar as well as hiking, skiing (she's an instructor) as well as kayaking, snowboarding and reading. Her father is an attorney and both parents operate an adoption agency for children. Her parents took her to China in order to oversee the adoptions of many orphans.

 

Lauren Ash

Lauren Ash is a recent Second City Chicago Mainstage alumna. She is also a Second City Toronto Mainstage alumna as well as one half of the sketch comedy duo "Cory!". She's a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Improviser. She also won for Best Comedic Play in 2008 and Best Sketch Troupe in 2006. She has appeared in a variety of roles on "Scare Tactics" as well as the Canadian TV show, "Almost Heroes." She was a regular in "The Ron James Show" and appeared in guest roles in "Call Me Fitz," “Cracked," “Bomb Girls” and "Lost Girl." Her credits in television and film also include "Video on Trial,"" Hotbox and the Academy Award-nominated "Lars and the Real Girl." She's the voice of Sam in "The Dating Guy" an animated Canadian show. Her wealth has risen significantly between 2019 and 2020. What is the amount Lauren Ash make at 37 years old? Lauren Ash is a successful Actress. Canadian. We calculated Lauren Ash’s net worth, income, salary, assets and net worth. Lauren Elizabeth Ash is a Canadian actress, born in Belleville, Ontario on February 4 in 1983. She is also a alumna of both Second City Toronto Mainstage and Second City Chicago mainstage and is one half of sketch comedy duo "Cory!" She is an two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner for the title of Best Female Improviser in 2006 and 2007 . She's also been recognized for her Best Performance by a Female Television for Almost Heroes in 2012, the Best Comedic Show in 2008, the Best Sketch Troupe of 2006 and in 2015 was awarded the title of Best Female Performance in a feature film for her performance in the role of Carol in the movie Dirty Singles. She is also a guest on the prank program "Scare Tricks".

 

Paula Patton

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 has German, English and Dutch heritage. As a child in the area, her family lived next to the 20th Century Fox lot. She was a huge film enthusiast since her early years. Her mother, who was a teacher and her father as a lawyer were both avid film buffs. Paula claimed that she tried to get away as an infant through "pretending" to pretend to be someone else than. So it's not a surprise that she took part in Hamilton Magnet Arts High School performances. Her most loved role was one of Abigail in "The Crucible". She pursued her studies at the University of Southern California, where she completed a summer course in film. It was during this time that she was awarded a 3-month assignment to make documentaries for PBS. Then, she was hired as a production assistant for documentaries on TV and Howie Mandel's talk show. Her career progressed to producing documentary segments for Medical Diaries (2000) airing on Discovery Health Channel. Paula says she is passionate about what she's doing, but her goals were the same. She took acting classes and then switched to becoming a performer. She became a star quickly and was in Hitch (2006), Idlewild (2006) as well as Deja Vu (2006) as the female character.

 

Amy Carlson

Amy Carlson was raised in Glen Ellyn (Illinois) and was a part of her early years living in Chicago. Amy resided in Glen Ellyn in Illinois until she graduated from junior college. Her family also lived in the Middle East, where her parents, Bob (and Barb) taught at the American School. Amy has three siblings, sisters Betsy and Lori and Joe, the brother. Joe. Amy has traveled across Europe with her family as well as independently. Both of her parents worked as teachers, so they had the opportunity to spend their summers together in the campfire and travelling across the United States. They've camped in every American state with the exception of Alaska. Amy was sent to Rwanda to help in relief efforts after the war in 1994. Amy displayed her talent for art early when she was acting in school plays, as well as winning writing contests. In high school she was a promising athlete who won the first ever 3200 meter relay at the Illinois girls track. In college, after an accident, she returned to the stage with a variety of roles on stage starting with Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July" and also directing Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan and Lemon". Amy graduated from Knox College in Galesburg (Illinois) cum laude with an A.A. in East Asian history and a concentration in Theater. After graduating, she moved to Chicago and pursued a degree in Improv at the Improv Olympic. She also studied acting at The Actor's Center. Shortly after graduation, she was offered a contract for the no-longer-running soap show Another World (1964). The category she was nominated for is "Outstanding supporting actress in the Daytime Drama Series", she was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards. Her most memorable roles are those played by strong women, including Alex Taylor in Third Watch (1999), Maggie Pistone ((2000)), Katie Owen and Tom Berenger in Peacemakers(2003) and Linda Reagan in Blue Bloods(2003). Carlson currently lives in New York City together with Syd Butler (bassist of Les Savy Fav), as well as being the owner of Frenchkiss Records. Amy continues to pursue unique and diverse role in the field of film.

 

Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. She was an obsessive performer as a young girl and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. However, she chose to concentrate her energy on dancing. She continued her dance training with a number of well-respected dancers, after having spent nine years studying classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized what she wanted to do at the age of 15, when she beat more than 300 other girls during an audition with a talent agency. The contract she received landed her roles in Spanish TV programs as well as music videos. This opened the possibility of a lucrative career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she was one of four sisters vying to win the heart of a handsome deserter from the Army. It also won several Goyas in Spain which is the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards. She continued adding films to her list of credits, growing by three or four each year. Soon Cruz was the most sought-after actress in Spanish cinema. Live Flesh (1997) (Live Flesh) offered her the chance to work with renowned Spanish director Pedro Almodovar (who would later be her ticket to international fame), and the same year she was the lead actress in the thriller/drama/mystery/sci-fi film Open Your Eyes (1997), a huge hit in Spain that earned eight Goyas (though none for Cruz). Her luck changed completely in 1998 when the film industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) brought her the title of Best Actress Goya. Cruz made a few more forays into English-language film, but her first big international hit was Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999), in which she played an unchaste but thoughtful nun. As the film was showered with accolades and awards Cruz was suddenly sought-after on both sides of the Atlantic. The American comedy Woman on Top (2001) which was her subsequent major film, follows the chef who is able to combine remarkable culinary talents and severe motion sickness. In the US,

 

Milena Govich

Milena Govich is an actress also a director, actor, and musician. She has helmed numerous episodes of TV such as Chicago Med (2015) (211) and The Equalizer (221). Additionally, she was the Co-EP/Producing director of Dick Wolf's CBS series FBI (2018). She is currently working on two pilots in the process of development. Milena was among eight women chosen by AFI for their prestigious 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 TV show proof of concept, was premiered at SXSW. The film also won Best Episodic at the Seattle International Film Festival, and Best Pilot at the SoHo International Film Festival. The film, Temporary, she produced (2017) was shown throughout the United States. She was awarded the award for Best Narrative Short at Anthem Film Festival. Best Dark Comedy Award at Atlanta ShortsFest. And the Director's Choice Award from Sedona International Film Festival. Milena has appeared in more than 100 television shows. She first gained national attention in CBS's Love Monkey (2006), then as the prostitute/con-artist Candy on three seasons of Rescue Me (2004) (Denis Leary/FX). Conviction (2006) was her first appearance on CBS. She was then the first and only female detective on Law & Order (1990). K-Ville (2007) (Fox); The Defenders (2010)(CBS); Make It or Break It (2009) (ABC Family) as well as Lori Stevens (MTV Drama Finding Carter (2014). Milena is also a part of several movies, including Sordid Things (2009); A Novel Romance (2011), starring opposite Steve Guttenberg; Pass the Light (2015); #Lucky Number (2015), starring alongside Method Man; and the film series Closure (2018), Be the Light (2020), and The Cleaner (2021). Milena is a native of Norman, Oklahoma was the valedictorian of her high-school before she completed a double major vocal performance and a premedical degree at the University of Central Oklahoma. She was also valedictorian of her high school. Her classical ballet training to make her Broadway debut in the Rob Marshall/Sam Mendes production "Cabaret" at Studio 54.

 

Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, stage and television actor. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she was cast in a starring role in Coyote Ugly. She has appeared in numerous films since then, including Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" in which she starred with Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale as well as "Because I Said So" featuring Diane Keaton, and "First Snow" with Guy Pearce. "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Imagine Me & You" films starring Steve Martin, "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, "10th & Wolf" crime drama with a cast that comprised Dennis Hopper and James Marsden. In Rian Johnson's sci-fi action movie "Looper," she starred alongside Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt. On TV, Perabo was a part of Annie Walker in all 5 seasons of the USA Network's spy thriller "Covert Affairs." In the following seasons, Perabo was a star as Annie Walker on USA Network's spy drama "Covert Affairs." Her next appearance is on Netflix as "Turn Up Charlie" and starring with IdrisElba. Perabo also made her Broadway debut in Neil LaBute's controversial play "Reasons to be Pretty" and was nominated for the Tony for Best Play. Perabo is also an activist, as well as her involvement on screen and stage. She is a Voice for the International Rescue Committee to increase awareness of the refugee crisis around the world and to assist those who have been displaced by conflicts, persecution of religions and political oppression around the globe. Piper resides in Los Angeles and New York City. She graduated from Toms River High School North in 1994. She was in the school's four musicals. She was Katie in "Meet Me In St. Louis" her senior year; she was also Cousin Fan in the musical "Mame" sophomore year. Lady Brighton and Lady Brighton in "Me and My Girl" freshman year. In high school, she served as the president of the National Honor Society and the editor of the school's literary journal, Polaris. As a dancer for the field show she was part of the Marinerettes in high school.

 

Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has been praised for her performance. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood after she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking part, playing Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Zurer has appeared in several Studio films since her arrival in the United States, including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring William Hurt and Dennis Quaid Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Parts, which starred 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, a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble casting that features Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel alongside Russell Crow. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert opposite Ewan McGregor, as well as awaiting the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen. Recently, she won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding actress in the Drama Series at the 54th Festival of Television in Monte-Carlo, for her performance in the show "Hostages". Ayelet won an Israeli Film And Television Academy Award in recognition of her performance in Nina's Tragedies. She received nominations for her role in the films Only Dogs Run Free (from the Holy Apple Field), Desperado, Rutenberg, and The Dybuk from Holy Apple Field. She was awarded the Haifa International Film Festival critic prize and received a star on Haifa’s "film boulevard" for her local and international achievements. Zurer won the Israeli Television Academy Award, for her part in "In Treatment", a critically acclaimed series of television that was adapted to American television by HBO. In 2014, she was nominated as an apposite for the most acclaimed show of 2014 "Shtisel". The actress was also named the best actress in drama for playing an outstanding surgeon faced with a life or death dilemma in Hostages. The series was broadcast to BBC4 and Canal Plus as well as the American ABC. Golbary is among Israel's top women's fashion brands. It's the "face" of Golbary. She is a writer, producer and illustrator. She's also co-author of "Shorts", the first book for adults by Gabi Nitazn. Ayelet is currently working on couple of her own projects in Israel as well as the US she has expressed her desire to work internationally with directors from across the globe as well as joining other unknown directors/writers, as well as famous ones.

 

Pollyanna McIntosh

Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Portugal and Colombia But she returned to Scotland and began to perform on stage at The Edinburgh Festival. She relocated to London when she was 16 and immediately 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 performed as an actress and director in the theatre. In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles to direct "The Woolgatherer", a play in which Anne Dudek (a regular guest on Mad Men (2007)/Big Love (2006)) was the director. The play was praised by critics. She then landed her first US film role, playing the manipulative woman who is a new Christian, "Stacy", in Headspace (2005). The role was later recast as "Thumper Wint", a unorthodox, born-again, Christian in Sex and Death 101 (2006) (Simon Baker/Winona Rider), by Heathers (1988). The reviewers were impressed by her unique blend of powerful sexuality and irreverent humor. Exam (2009) The film, which was shot in London and LA and was her subsequent film. It was nominated for Outstanding British Debut by the BAFTA and won the Santa Barbara Film Festival's Best Independent Award. The film's critics applauded Pollyanna's capability to "emotionally vulnerability" her tough, ambitious character. GQ simply stated that Pollyanna McIntosh is a beautiful actress and an "extraordinarily skilled actor". Como Quien No Quiere La Cosa (2013) (As if you Don't Like it! She is Trevor Lock, a disgruntled Brit comedian. Shot in Peru She speaks Spanish throughout. In Burke and Hare (2010), directed by John Landis, she plays Isla Fisher's bestie , along with Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Jessica Hynes, Tom Wilkinson and Tim Curry. Her gruelling performance as the main character in Lucky McKee's The Woman (2011) made headlines at Sundance 2011. The film received rave reviews and topped the New York Times readers' favorite movies poll. For her work, she won three Best Actress awards, including Total Film's Frightfest Award and Fright Meter's.

 

Paget Valerie Brewster

Paget Valerie is an American actress, singer, and voice actor. Her role as Kathy, a recurring character on Friends' fourth season, was her first big break. Her most well-known role was Emily Prentiss, a Supervisory Special Agent on Criminal Minds. From 2006 to 2012 she appeared on Criminal Minds regularly. She has returned for guest appearances since then and will be appearing on Criminal Minds frequently in the year 2016. Her other roles include voicing Elise as well as Mr. Mumbles on Dan Vs., Frankie Dart on the last season of Community, the voice of 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 series of DuckTales that marked the first appearance in animation of the character. Brewster was born in Concord, Massachusetts on March 10 in 1969. Her mother, Hathaway Brewster (nee Tew), worked as an official of the government, and her father, Galen Brewster, worked as an administrator in a school. Brewster grew up in Massachusetts and moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design. During her first year, she began her acting career and eventually dropped out of design school to pursue an acting career. Brewster moved to San Francisco in the middle of 1990s . She enrolled in acting classes. Between 1994 and 1995 Brewster hosted a late-night talk show in the San Francisco Bay Area called Paget for 65 episodes at KPIX-TV. In the fourth season, the show on NBC's Friends made her famous as Kathy in her role of a regular. Huff, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Huff. In the film she played Ms. Indestructible, the female lead in James Gunn's low-budget superhero comedy The Specials (2000). The film, which was an independent production The Big Bad Swim (2006) the actress played Amy Pierson (a calculus teacher who is afraid of the sea) that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2006. The actress began voice work in 2005, as Judy Sebben/Birdgirl. The role was featured on the animated series Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law. Later, she had the same character in a guest appearance on American Dad! ).

 

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff was born on 3 May 1986. She trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has been featured 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 the daughter of an Korean mother, and an American-Russian father. Her father was consul in Quebec City, Canada. Eugene Klementieff was her grandfather. Her parents chose the name "Pom" because it's similar in pronunciation to the Korean words for "spring" as well as "tiger". Klementieff was an American citizen for a year. Her family traveled extensively as a result of her father's work. After the move to France, Klementieff resided in Japan. Klementieff lost her father to cancer at age five. Her mother was also diagnosed with schizophrenia. Klementieff was raised in France by her paternal uncle and aunt. Her uncle, whom she described as "like [her] father" died when she was 18 years old. Klementieff's older brother who committed suicide years later, was also her aunt. Following the death of her uncle, Klementieff went to law school for a short time to please her aunt. However, she did not feel that the field was attractive to her. She also worked as an waitress in France and a saleswoman. In the Cours Florent drama academy in Paris the actress began her journey into acting at the age of 19. It was only two months into her studies when she won an acting contest which gave her two years of class with the best teachers at the school. Her first acting gig professionally was the French independent film Apres lui (2007), acting as the stepdaughter in the film of the main character, played by Catherine Deneuve. The production of the film took three days. In one scene, Klementieff was to help push someone down a set of stairs but accidentally fell down the stairs herself as did director Gael Morel kept that shot in the final film. Loup (2009) which is an French film that focuses on the Siberian reindeer herders, was her first significant role. Klementieff filmed for hours at an isolated camp away from the nearest village. The temperature plummeted to below zero during filming.