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| Peggy O'Connell is a true triple threat actress, singer, dancer. She has professional performance and teaching credits from coast to coast. She played 'Mickey' in MY ONE AND ONLY on Broadway, and many will remember her as 'Doris' on the CBS Television show, NORTHERN EXPOSURE. |
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| Locally she is best known for her KUDO Award winning portrayal of Annie Oakley in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Chanhassen Dinner Theater. Recently she appeared in the roles of Gail, Marge, and John in the Guthrie Lab production of NICKEL AND DIMED. She has teaching credentials from the University of Montana, Seattle Community College, and the Seattle Children's Theater School. At the Lundstrum Center her love of the craft of acting is enthusiastically passed on to her students who are performing on stages throughout the Twin Cities, as well as in Films and Television in Hollywood. |
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| Paula Dimitry was born and raised in Minnesota. She is the youngest of 4 children. After graduating high school in 1985 she attended the Travel Career School of Minnesota and then took a job as a Night Auditor at a large hotel chain. A short time later she decided to take a job as a Baker and spent the next 10 years doing that. Her fascination with big trucks and her love of travelling led her to her next career choice. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In 1996 she attended the Diesel Driving School in Sun Prairie, WI. She convinced her sister to join her in this journey and shortly after graduating they landed a job with a small trucking company. Unfortunately, after 3 years of driving over the road the company they worked for went out of business. She decided to take a break from driving and for the last 6 years she has been a forklift operator for Atlas Cold Storage. Paula has a great love for the outdoors no matter what the season. One of her favorite things to do is go ice fishing up on Lake of the Woods with the boys. She also enjoys camping, hiking, skiing, softball, volleyball and has recently taken up snorkeling. She also loves to travel and loves cruising in the Caribbean. Paula has always had in interest learning how to climb mountains. Seeing her friend Mary fight a loosing battle with cancer inspired Paula to join this climb. |
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Stephanie Zimbalist has appeared in nearly 40 films, made-for-TV movies and mini-series, but is probably best known as Private Eye Laura Holt on the popular 1980s detective drama, "Remington Steele" (1982), which co-starred Pierce Brosnan. Stephanie grew up on her family's ranch in Encino, California and was educated at some of America's finest |
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| private schools. She then took acting and singing lessons at Julliard. After appearing onstage with Anthony Hopkins in The Tempest, she launched her TV career with an unsold NBC pilot in 1976. In the past decade, she has spent most of her professional time in the theater, starring in such productions as "My One and Only," "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off!", "The Baby Dance," "Sylvia" and "The Rainmaker," for which she won a Robby Award for Best Actress in a Drama in February 2001. Stephanie also does an occasional guest appearance on TV |
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| Kate Bauer has lived in San Luis Obispo County, California for 34 years. She and her geologist husband, Paul, raised three children on the Central Coast and gained three more wonderful children when their kids married. Kate has recently become a grandmother, and is anxiously awaiting the arrival of their second grandchild this August. |
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| Over the years, they have opened their home to numerous adopted college students of Paul's (first and foremost being our very own expedition leader), and the holiday table is regularly set for extras. Once her own kids were in school, Kate returned to Cal Poly State University and earned an undergraduate degree in Education as well as a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Development. She has been teaching elementary school ever since. The thrill of watching students develop and enjoy life keeps her enthused and appreciative daily. Kate also loves being outdoors. Waterskiing, snowskiing, backpacking, kayaking, and hiking have been part of the routine each year, as well as joining her husband's geological excursions to Alaska, Hawaii, and the West Coast. At the urging of loved ones, she's dabbled in rock climbing, and five years ago she climbed Oregon's Mt. Hood, thus proving that determination and a slow, steady pace can indeed get you to the top. She is thrilled to be a part of this unique women's group. |
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