Paula Cale
Encyclopedia
Paula Korologos Cale is an American
actress best known for her role as Joanie Hansen on the television series Providence
.
, a suburb
of Washington, DC, she is Greek American
and a practicing member of the Mormon
faith. She is the youngest of three children, with a sister, Ann, and brother, Philip.
Her father, Tom C. Korologos, worked as a top Capitol Hill lobbyist; a Congressional liaison during the Nixon
and Ford
presidential administrations; and worked closely with President George W. Bush
. From 2004 to 2007, he served as the US Ambassador to Belgium
. Her mother, Joy, was a homemaker and chairwoman of the Fairfax County School Board, who died in 1997 from a brain cancer melanoma
.
Cale attended Langley High School and interned in the Ronald Reagan
-era White House
. Following her graduation in 1988, she studied to be a teacher for one year at Vanderbilt University
in Nashville, Tennessee
, then transferred to the prestigious Goodman School of Theatre at DePaul University
in Chicago
, where she won a scholarship to study drama and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in acting 1993.
, Cale originated the role of Suzanne in the Steppenwolf Theatre production of Steve Martin
's Picasso at the Lapin Agile
in Chicago
and came to Los Angeles
with the production in 1995, where Candice Bergen
spotted her and later offered Cale the recurring role of McGovern, a reporter in Murphy Brown
.
Soon after, Cale was starring in two different comedies on two different networks simultaneously. She played a sassy waitress in Local Heroes and portrayed the neurotic wife of comedian Dave Chappelle
in Buddies.
She then went to New York City
to appear in numerous stage shows, appearing on Broadway in The Night of the Iguana
and followed by playing her favorite role as Gilda Radner
in off-Broadway's Bunny, Bunny. When she returned to Los Angeles
, she guest-starred in two episodes of NBC
's The Naked Truth
as Tea Leoni
's sister and Cybill
as Cybill Sheridan's long lost niece.
After a successful career as a television and Broadway actor, she first hesitated when asked to audition for the drama Providence
. Cale combined both comedic and dramatic elements in her character, Joanie, of an unwed mother.
In 2002 Cale played Dean Martin
's first wife Betty Martin in Martin and Lewis
alongside Jeremy Northam
as Dean and Sean Hayes
as his manic partner Jerry Lewis
.
In 2005, Cale was to co-star in a new ABC
sitcom, In the Game
, before the show was canceled. She starred in the 2008 TV movie Living Proof
on Lifetime.
On July 29, 2006, she married Los Angeles screenwriter Michael Lisbe at Sopris Mountain Ranch in Basalt, Colorado
.
Cale currently resides in Los Angeles
, where she performs volunteer work for her church and also enjoys puttering in her flower garden, and watching sports. She has stated an interest in returning to teaching elementary school sometime in the future.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress best known for her role as Joanie Hansen on the television series Providence
Providence (TV series)
Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
.
Early life
Born Paula Korologos in Great Falls, VirginiaGreat Falls, Virginia
Great Falls is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,427 at the 2010 census.Although primarily a bedroom community for Washington, D.C., one major attraction is Great Falls Park which overlooks the Great Falls of the Potomac River, for which...
, a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Washington, DC, she is Greek American
Greek American
Greek Americans are Americans of Greek descent also described as Hellenic descent. According to the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimation, there were 1,380,088 people of Greek ancestry in the United States, while the State Department mentions that around 3,000,000 Americans claim to be of Greek descent...
and a practicing member of the Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
faith. She is the youngest of three children, with a sister, Ann, and brother, Philip.
Her father, Tom C. Korologos, worked as a top Capitol Hill lobbyist; a Congressional liaison during the Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
and Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
presidential administrations; and worked closely with President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
. From 2004 to 2007, he served as the US Ambassador to Belgium
Belgium
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. Her mother, Joy, was a homemaker and chairwoman of the Fairfax County School Board, who died in 1997 from a brain cancer melanoma
Melanoma
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body, including the bowel and the eye...
.
Cale attended Langley High School and interned in the Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
-era White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. Following her graduation in 1988, she studied to be a teacher for one year at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, then transferred to the prestigious Goodman School of Theatre at DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, where she won a scholarship to study drama and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
degree in acting 1993.
Career
Following her graduation from DePaul UniversityDePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
, Cale originated the role of Suzanne in the Steppenwolf Theatre production of Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
's Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Picasso at the Lapin Agile is a play written by Steve Martin in 1993. It features the characters of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, who meet at a bar called the Lapin Agile in Montmartre, Paris...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and came to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with the production in 1995, where Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
Candice Patricia Bergen is an American actress and former fashion model.She is known for starring in two TV series, as the title character on the situation comedy Murphy Brown , for which she won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards; and as Shirley Schmidt on the comedy-drama Boston Legal...
spotted her and later offered Cale the recurring role of McGovern, a reporter in Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...
.
Soon after, Cale was starring in two different comedies on two different networks simultaneously. She played a sassy waitress in Local Heroes and portrayed the neurotic wife of comedian Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle is an American comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, actor, and artist. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His...
in Buddies.
She then went to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to appear in numerous stage shows, appearing on Broadway in The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana is a stageplay written by American author Tennessee Williams, based on his 1948 short story. The play premiered on Broadway in 1961. Two film adaptations have been made, including the Academy Award-winning 1964 film of the same name....
and followed by playing her favorite role as Gilda Radner
Gilda Radner
Gilda Susan Radner was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1978.-Early life:...
in off-Broadway's Bunny, Bunny. When she returned to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, she guest-starred in two episodes of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth (TV series)
The Naked Truth is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 1996, and on NBC from 1996 to 1998. The series stars Téa Leoni and co-starred Holland Taylor...
as Tea Leoni
Téa Leoni
Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni , better known by her stage name Téa Leoni, is an American actress. She has starred in a wide range of films including Jurassic Park III, The Family Man, Deep Impact, Fun with Dick and Jane, Spanglish, Bad Boys, and Ghost Town.-Early life:Leoni was born in New York City...
's sister and Cybill
Cybill
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995 to July 13, 1998. Starring Cybill Shepherd, the series revolves around Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her show...
as Cybill Sheridan's long lost niece.
After a successful career as a television and Broadway actor, she first hesitated when asked to audition for the drama Providence
Providence (TV series)
Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
. Cale combined both comedic and dramatic elements in her character, Joanie, of an unwed mother.
In 2002 Cale played Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
's first wife Betty Martin in Martin and Lewis
Martin and Lewis (film)
Martin and Lewis is a 2002 CBS TV film written and directed by John Gray, portraying the lives of the comedy team of Martin and Lewis.The film featured Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin and Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis....
alongside Jeremy Northam
Jeremy Northam
Jeremy Philip Northam is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Ivor Novello in the 2001 film Gosford Park, as Dean Martin in the 2002 television movie Martin and Lewis, and as Thomas More on the Showtime series The Tudors...
as Dean and Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes (actor)
Sean Patrick Hayes is an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Jack McFarland in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won an Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, one American Comedy Award, and six Golden Globes nominations.He also portrayed comedian Jerry Lewis in the...
as his manic partner Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
.
In 2005, Cale was to co-star in a new ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sitcom, In the Game
In the Game
In the Game was a proposed sitcom that was to have been produced for ABC by Touchstone Television and was to star Jennifer Love Hewitt as an up-and-coming sports producer and single mom who unwillingly becomes an on-camera reporter. ABC first ordered six episodes, for mid-season 2005...
, before the show was canceled. She starred in the 2008 TV movie Living Proof
Living Proof (film)
Living Proof is a 2008 Lifetime Television movie, directed by Dan Ireland, starring Harry Connick, Jr.The film is based on the true life story of Dr. Dennis Slamon and the book HER-2: The Making of Herceptin, a Revolutionary Treatment for Breast Cancer by Robert Bazell. Vivienne Radkoff wrote the...
on Lifetime.
Personal life
From 1995 to 1999, she was married to actor Bennett Cale.On July 29, 2006, she married Los Angeles screenwriter Michael Lisbe at Sopris Mountain Ranch in Basalt, Colorado
Basalt, Colorado
Basalt is a Statutory Town in Eagle and Pitkin counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 2,681 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
.
Cale currently resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, where she performs volunteer work for her church and also enjoys puttering in her flower garden, and watching sports. She has stated an interest in returning to teaching elementary school sometime in the future.