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Encyclopedia > Jaime Pressly
Jaime Pressly
Birth name Jaime Lynn Pressly
Born July 30, 1977 (1977-07-30) (age 29)
Flag of United States Kinston, North Carolina, USA
Notable roles Joy Turner in My Name Is Earl
Tina Armstrong in DOA: Dead or Alive
Priscilla in Not Another Teen Movie

Jaime Lynn Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress and model. She currently plays Joy on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl. Before you can upload images you will need to register an account Only use this if you hold the copyright on the image. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Website: http://www. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Joy Darville is a fictional character from the TV series My Name Is Earl. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ... Tina Armstrong is a character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ... Not Another Teen Movie is a film released in 2001 by Sony Pictures. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... An Emmy Award. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ...

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Biography

Personal life

Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina to James Liston Pressly and Brenda Sue Smith. She has a sister, Jessie Pressly and a brother, Jim Pressly. Pressly spent 11 years studying gymnastics and dancing. Website: http://www. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...


By the time she was 14, 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. Pressly attended Costa Mesa High School in California, where her mother had moved while her parents were going through the process of a divorce. Jaime subsequently sought and succeeded to have herself legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15. A modeling agency is a company that represent fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. ... Costa Mesa High School Is a middle school / high school for grades 7th through 12th located in Costa Mesa, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a person below the age of majority (adulthood) gains certain rights, generally identical to those of adults. ...


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.[1] Mitchell apparently has made enough claims about being married to Pressly that some sources have reported it as fact.


Pressly dated her Jack and Jill co-star Simon Rex in 2000 and 2001. In a December, 2001 interview with Howard Stern (the same notorious interview in which she said that he looked liked he got "slapped [with] a yarmulke"), she claimed that Rex "dumped me on my birthday." She was later linked to Carson Daly.[citation needed] Jack and Jill was an American television dramedy which ran from September 1999 to April 2001. ... Simon Rex Cutright (born July 20, 1974 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor and model who first became famous as a popular mid-90s MTV VJ. He also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger. ... This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ... A yarmulke (also yarmulka, yarmelke) (Yiddish יאַרמלקע yarmlke) or Kippah (Hebrew כִּפָּה kippāh, plural kippot) is a thin, usually slightly rounded cloth cap worn by Jews. ... Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973 in Santa Monica, California) is an American television personality. ...


In October 2006, she became engaged to her boyfriend of a year and a half, DJ Eric Calvo (aka DJ Eric Cubiche), whom she had previously been friends with for 9 years.[2] Jamie gave birth on May 11, 2007 at 7:31am in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to their first child, Dezi James Calvo. Dezi weighed 6 lbs, 4 oz, and was 18 1/2 inches long. 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 child is treated to music from Pressly's iPod, played through earphones held to her tummy. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... May 26, 2006 opening monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno, debuting on May 25, 1992. ... iPod (fifth generation) in Apple Universal Dock, iPod nano (second generation) and iPod shuffle (second generation) iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in 2001. ...


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. She said she doesn't like to talk about it. George Lois cover design for Esquire (May 1969) Esquire is a magazine for men owned by the Hearst Corporation. ... “WTC” redirects here. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...


Career

Pressly starred as "Violet" in the 1997 film Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. In 1998 she played a recurring role as the assassin Mika in the TV action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. In 1999, Pressly was cast as the promiscuous dancer "Audrey" on the television show Jack & Jill. Siann, Mika and Sora are characters featured in the television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest. ...


Pressly starred in the independent film Poor White Trash, playing scheming gold-digger Sandy Lake. She subsequently appeared in a number of widely released films, including Not Another Teen Movie (playing Priscilla, a stereotypical high school cheerleader) and Torque, as a crazed motorcycle-riding criminal. An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. ... Poor White Trash is a film from 2000 directed by Michael Addis. ... Not Another Teen Movie is a film released in 2001 by Sony Pictures. ... Cheerleading is recreational activity and sometimes competitive sport involving organised routines including elements of dance and gymnastics to encourage crowds to cheer on sports teams. ... Torque is an 2004 action movie. ...


In 2001 she was made the new spokesmodel for Liz Claiborne Cosmetics and its fragrance Lucky You. Pressly has posed nude for the March 1998 and February 2004 issues of Playboy. She has performed with the band The Pussycat Dolls. In 2002, she was ranked #8 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World". In 2003, she launched a lingerie line, J'Aime, which has now become a full sleepwear and ready-to-wear line. In 2006, Maxim magazine named her #34 on its annual[3] list; she is also featured in their[4] gallery. She also appeared nude in the May 2006 issue of Allure.[5] Liz Claiborne (born Elisabeth Claiborne Ortenberg March 31, 1929) is a Belgian-born fashion designer. ... Playboy is an American mens magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gadgets. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Image:061024cover. ...


She also appeared in a number of music videos, including Girls of Summer by Aerosmith and a cover of Tainted Love by Marilyn Manson. This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Tainted Love is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps. ... Marilyn Manson is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. ...


In 2006, Pressly was an honorary captain for Minor League Baseball's Carolina League in the California League/Carolina League All-star game in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Her hometown team, the Kinston Indians, is a member of the Carolina League. The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. ... The California League is a minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. ... The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. ... An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their respective sports league. ... Rancho Cucamonga is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Class-Level High-A (1963-1974, 1978-Present) B (1925-1927, 1956-1957, 1962) D (1908, 1928-1929, 1937-1941, 1946-1952) semipro (1934-1936) outlaw (1921-1922) Minor League affiliations Carolina League (1956-1957, 1962-1974, 1978-Present) Southern Division Coastal Plain League (1934-1941, 1946-1952) Eastern Carolina...


On May 31, 2006 she hosted the first annual VH1 Rock Honors. May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The VH1 Rock Honors logo The VH1 Rock Honors are an annual ceremony that pays homage to bands who influenced the sound of rock music. ...


Pressly currently appears on the hit NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl as Joy. She has received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show. Lately, Pressly plays the role of Tina Armstrong, in the movie based on the popular video game, DOA: Dead or Alive. NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ... An Emmy Award. ... Tina Armstrong is a character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ...


She hosted the October 7, 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest Corinne Bailey Rae. Prior to this, she guest starred on an episode of MADtv from season eleven, where she played Hillary Clinton in a parody of the NBC sitcom, "My Name Is Earl" called "My Name Is Dubya", where 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 (one of which was to lie to Hillary Clinton about his political beliefs so he can have sex with her). She also guest starred in an episode of the WB series Charmed, playing Milley, a mermaid trying to find love. October 7 is the 280th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (281st in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 91-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Corinne Bailey Rae (born February 26, 1979) is an English singer-songwriter from Leeds who released her eponymous debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006. ... MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine, Mad. ... Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Frank Caliendo Frank Caliendo (born January 19, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American comedian best known for his impersonations on the FOX Network television series MADtv, and has been the in-house prognosticator for FOX NFL Sunday. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the... It has been suggested that Mermaids in popular culture be merged into this article or section. ...

Year Title Role Other notes
2006 DOA: Dead or Alive Tina Armstrong
2005 Death to the Supermodels Tiffany Courtney
2004 Torque China
2001 Not Another Teen Movie Priscilla
2001 Joe Dirt Jill
2001 Tomcats Tricia
1998 Can't Hardly Wait Beth
1998 Ringmaster Angel
1997 Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Violet

Tina Armstrong is a 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 and Diane Delano. ... Torque is an 2004 action movie. ... Not Another Teen Movie is a film released in 2001 by Sony Pictures. ... Joe Dirt (tv/working title: The Adventures of Joe Dirt) is a 2001 cult film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan and Kid Rock. ... --84. ... Cant Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. ... Ringmaster (1998) is an American comedy film starring Jerry Springer playing (essentially) himself (only with the last name of Farrelly) on a show similar to his own, in this case called simply Jerry. ...

Punk'd appearance

Jaime Pressley appeared in a Punk'd episode. The prank was about her new modelling agency. The cast members of the show pretended to be agents and told her that her company was being taken under surveillance by law.


Appearances in Playboy Special Editions

  • Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 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.

References

  1. ^ Jaime Pressly
  2. ^ People
  3. ^ Hot 100
  4. ^ Girls of Maxim
  5. ^ Stars line up for naked spread

External links

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Interviews

  • Middletown Journal interview (March 2, 2006)
  • About.com interview (December 2001)
  • Dr. Drew interview
  • Jaime Pressly Diet and Excercise

  Results from FactBites:
 
Jaime Pressly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (615 words)
Jaime Lynn Pressly (born July 30, 1977 in Kinston, North Carolina) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress and a model.
Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina to James Liston Pressly and Brenda Sue Smith.
Jaime subsequently sought and succeded to have herself legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15.
Jaime Pressly: Information From Answers.com (797 words)
Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina to James Liston Pressly (a used car salesman who also ran a chain of laundries) and Brenda Sue Smith (a classical dance instructor); she has a sister, Jessie.
Pressly attended Costa Mesa High School in California, where she lived with her mother while her parents were in the process of a divorce.
Pressly has posed nude for the March 1998 and February 2004 issues of Playboy and has performed with The Pussycat Dolls; in 2002, she was ranked #8 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
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