| Jaime Pressly | |
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 The Slim-Fast Fashion Show, January 2008 | |
| Born | Jaime Elizabeth Pressly July 30, 1977 Kinston, North Carolina, U.S. |
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly[1] (born July 30, 1977) is an American Emmy Award-winning actress and model. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. She currently plays Joy on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia.
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Biography
Early life
Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, the daughter of Brenda Sue (née Smith), a dance instructor, and James Liston Pressly, Sr. Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States [2][3] She has two siblings: sister, Jessica; brother, James Liston Jr. Pressly spent 11 years studying gymnastics and dancing; she was cast as a gymnast on the short-lived TV series Push. Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic By the time she was fourteen, she was already the spokeswoman for her modeling agency, "International Cover Model Search", and she had begun to gain recognition for her modeling in the USA, as well as in Italy and Japan. A modeling agency is a company that represent fashion models, to work for the fashion industry Pressly attended Costa Mesa High School in California, where her mother had moved while her parents were going through the process of a divorce. Costa Mesa High School, otherwise known as CMHS or "Mesa" is a Public Middle school / High school for grades 7 through 12 located California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Jaime subsequently sought and succeeded in having herself legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15. Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a child is freed from control by their parent(s/guardian(s and the parent(s/guardian(s is/are freed from any and all responsibility [4]
Career
Pressly starred as "Violet" in the 1997 film Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. Poison Ivy The New Seduction is a 1997 erotic thriller / Drama film starring Jaime Pressly, and the third film in the In 1998 she played a recurring role as the assassin Mika in the TV action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Siann, Mika and Sora are characters featured in the Television show Mortal Kombat Conquest. Mortal Kombat Conquest was a TV series that aired for one season from 1998 to 1999 and was based on the popular Mortal Kombat Fighting In 1999, Pressly was cast as the promiscuous dancer "Audrey" on the television series Jack and Jill. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Jack & Jill is an American Television Comedy-drama starring Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Jaime Pressly, Justin Pressly starred in the independent film Poor White Trash, playing scheming gold-digger Sandy Lake. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Poor White Trash is a 2000 film directed by Michael Addis. She subsequently appeared in a number of films, including Not Another Teen Movie (playing Priscilla, a stereotypical high school cheerleader) and Torque, as a crazed, motorcycle-riding criminal. Not Another Teen Movie is a 2001 Comedy film released on December 14, 2001 by Columbia Pictures. Cheerleading is a Sport that uses organized routines made from elements of Tumbling, Dance, jumps and stunting to direct spectators of events Torque is a 2004 Action movie about underground motorcycle gangs and racers Pressly posed nude for the March 1998 and February 2004 issues of Playboy. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy
In 2001, she was made the new spokesmodel for Liz Claiborne Cosmetics and its fragrance Lucky You. Liz Claiborne Inc is a fashion company founded in 1976 in New York City that designs and markets a wide range of women's and men's apparel accessories She has performed with the band The Pussycat Dolls. Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 [5] In 2002, she was ranked #8 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World". Stuff is a men's magazine featuring Interviews pictorials and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience In 2003, she launched a lingerie line, J'Aime, which later became a full sleepwear and ready-to-wear line. In 2006, Maxim magazine named her #34 on its annual[6] list; she is also featured in its[7] gallery. Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses She also appeared nude in the May 2006 issue of Allure. Allure is a women's beauty Magazine. It was founded in 1991 and its current Editor in Chief is Linda Wells [8]
In 2005, Pressly joined the initial cast of the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, as Joy Turner. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. She has received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show, winning the 2007 Emmy. She also appeared in a number of music videos, including for "Girls of Summer" by Aerosmith and for a cover of "Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" " Tainted Love " is a Song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones. Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. On May 31, 2006, she hosted the first annual VH1 Rock Honors. The VH1 Rock Honors are an annual ceremony that pays homage to bands who influenced the sound of Rock music.
She hosted the October 7, 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Prior to this, she guest starred on an episode of MADtv from season eleven, where she played Hillary Clinton in a parody of My Name Is Earl, "My Name Is Dubya", in which George W. Bush (Frank Caliendo) makes a list of all the bad things he's done in the past and rectifies them one by one. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Franklin "Frank" Caliendo (born January 19, 1974) is an American Comedian known for his impersonations on the FOX Network She also guest starred in an episode of the WB series Charmed, playing Mylie, a mermaid trying to find love; Alyssa Milano (who played Phoebe) guest stars on My Name is Earl during the November 2007 sweeps. A mermaid is a Mythological aquatic creature that is half human half aquatic creature (e Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former singer [9] She also appeared in an episode of the prank series Punk'd. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher
Personal life
One persistent rumor is that Pressly married a man named Brodie Mitchell in 1998. Pressly, who has never married, has stated she has heard of Mitchell but does not know him. [10]
Pressly dated her Jack and Jill co-star Simon Rex in 2000 and 2001. Jack & Jill is an American Television Comedy-drama starring Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Jaime Pressly, Justin Simon Rex (born July 20, 1974) is an American Actor, Television personality and Rapper. In a December 10, 2001 radio interview with Howard Stern, she said that Rex broke up with her on her birthday. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality. [11]
In October 2006, she became engaged to her boyfriend of a year-and-a-half, DJ Eric Calvo (aka DJ Eric Cubiche), with whom she had been friends for nine years. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience [12] Pressly gave birth on May 11, 2007 at 7:31 a. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. m. in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to their first child, Dezi James Calvo, who weighed 6 lb 4 oz (2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a Hospital located in Los Angeles California. 8 kg), and was 18 1/2 inches long. [13] In a February 2007 interview on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Pressly said she wants the child to be bilingual (English/Spanish) to reflect Calvo's Cuban heritage. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on Cubans (Cubanos are people inhabiting or originating from Cuba.
Pressly said in a 2006 interview with Esquire magazine that she almost purchased a ticket for a flight on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, but decided not to take the flight because she felt it left too early in the morning. Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan [14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Janet Mills | |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Mrs. I Love You Man is an upcoming Comedy film expected to be released on January 16, 2009 starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel Horton Hears a Who! (also known as Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!) is a 2008 computer-generated imagery animated film based on Quilligan | |
| 2006 | DOA: Dead or Alive | Tina Armstrong | |
| 2005 | Death to the Supermodels | Tiffany Courtney | |
| 2004 | Torque | China | |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Priscilla | |
| Joe Dirt | Jill | ||
| Tomcats | Tricia | ||
| 2000 | 100 Girls | Cynthia | |
| 1999 | Inferno | Dottie Matthews | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Beth | |
| Ringmaster | Angel | ||
| 1997 | Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | Violet |
Playboy Special Editions
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. DOA Dead or Alive Tina Armstrong is a fictional character from the Dead or Alive Video game series Death to the Supermodels is a 2005 Feature film starring Jaime Pressly, Brooke Burns, Taylor Negron, Matt Winston Torque is a 2004 Action movie about underground motorcycle gangs and racers Not Another Teen Movie is a 2001 Comedy film released on December 14, 2001 by Columbia Pictures. Joe Dirt is a 2001 Comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brittany Daniel Tomcats is an American Comedy film written and directed by Gregory Poirier. Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Ringmaster is an American Comedy film starring Jerry Springer playing (essentially himself (only with the last name of Farrelly however during Poison Ivy The New Seduction is a 1997 erotic thriller / Drama film starring Jaime Pressly, and the third film in the 58 November 1997 , Michael Bisco, pages 56-59.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 62 July 1998 - pages 32-33.
- Playboy's Nudes December 1998 - pages 16-17.
- Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003.
Nominations
- Golden Globe 2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - My Name Is Earl. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia.
References
- ^ According to the State of North Carolina. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000. At Ancestry. com
- ^ Jaime Pressly Biography (1977-)
- ^ Jaime Pressly Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ "20Q: Jaime Pressly", Interviewed by Stephen Rebello, Playboy, September 2007. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Retrieved 2007-11-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
- ^ "Quick Exit: Loose Lip-Syncers Sink Hopes", show review by Kelefa Sanneh, The New York Times, January 28, 2003. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved 2007-11-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
- ^ Hot 100
- ^ Girls of Maxim
- ^ "Stars line up for naked spread," Allure, May 2006.
- ^ Exclusive: Earl Charmed By Alyssa Milano. TVGuide. com. Retrieved on 2007-09-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started
- ^ Jaime Pressly
- ^ "Stern Show News Archive" for 2001-12-10, MarksFriggin. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V com. Retrieved 2007-11-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
- ^ People
- ^ "Jaime Pressly Has a New (Little) Man", by Sarah Hall, E! Online, 11 May 2007. E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved 2007-11-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
- ^ Mike Sager, "What I've Learned: Jaime Pressly," Esquire (website), Feb. 20, 2007.
External links
- Jaime Pressly at the Internet Movie Database
- Jaime Pressly in Maxim Magazine
- Middletown Journal interview (March 2, 2006)
- About.com interview (December 2001)
- Dr. Drew interview
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