Jaime Pressly Biography
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is a well-known American actress, model, and fashion designer.
Her portrayal as Joy Turner on the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl made her famous.
In CBS’s successful comedy series Mom, Jaime Pressly plays Jill Kendall with Anna Faris.
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| Full Name: | Jaime Elizabeth Pressly |
| Stage Name: | Jaime Pressly |
| Born: | 30 July 1977 (age 44 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Kinston, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Parents: | James Liston Pressly, Brenda Sue Pressly |
| Children: | Dezi James Calvo, Lenon Hijazi, Leo Hijazi |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Siblings: | Jessica Pressly, James Liston Pressly Jr. |
| Husband • Spouse: | Simran Singh (m. 2009–2011) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Eric Calvo (ex.), Hamzi Hijazi (curr.) |
| Occupation: | Actress • Model |
| Net Worth: | US$25 million |
Early Life
Jaime Pressly was born on July 30, 1977, in Kinston, North Carolina, to Brenda Sue (née Smith) and James Liston Pressly.
Her father was a car dealer, while her mother was a dance instructor.
Jaime Pressly’s career began at the age of thirteen. She began her modeling career as a model in her hometown.
Her career took off so quickly that she was already a Teen Magazine cover girl at the age of 14.
She was officially emancipated from her parents at the age of 15 so that she could travel to Japan for modeling gigs when her parents couldn’t join her.
Jessica Pressly and James Liston Pressly, Jr. are her two siblings.
Education
Jaime Pressly has over 11 years of dance and gymnastics experience. She first attended Costa Mesa High School in Costa Mesa, California. She then dropped out of school to pursue her modeling profession full-time.
Career
Jaime Pressly’s attractive figure contributed significantly to her successful modeling career. She was featured in Playboy Magazine in March 1998 and February 2004. She was also featured in the May 2006 issue of Allure magazine.
Jaime Pressly began her acting career as an extra in the film Mercenary in 1997. She has appeared in almost 60 projects since then. In 2015, she got the pivotal role of Joy Turner in NBC’s comedy My Name Was Earl.
Jaime Pressly did not instantly go from modeling to acting; she spent several years in both fields. She became a spokesmodel for Liz Claiborne Cosmetics’ Lucky You fragrance in 2001.
J’aime, her lingerie collection, debuted in 2003 and has now expanded to include sleepwear and ready-to-wear.
Jaime Pressly presently stars in the American comedy Mom as Jill Kendall, an alcoholic socialite. In addition, she has appeared in music videos and a video game.
Social Media
Jaime Pressly, an actress, is active on social media. She frequently updates her sites with images of her family and her job.
She has over 168k Instagram followers and over 56k Twitter followers.
Jaime Pressly is an example of a superwoman in real life. She gracefully and beautifully juggles her roles as a working actor, a producer, an author, a mother, and a spouse.
Personal Life
Simran Singh, an entertainment lawyer, was Jaime Pressly’s spouse. On September 26, 2009, Jamie and Simran married on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Richard Clark’s mansion in Malibu, California.
They had been married for more than a year when the actress filed for divorce in 2011 citing irreconcilable differences.
The actress dated famed DJ Eric Calvo for a few years before marrying Simran Singh. They met in 1996 and were friends for seven years before beginning to date in 2004. After Jaime Pressly became pregnant in 2006, they got engaged.
Dezi James Calvo, her first child, was born in May 2007. In November of 2008, the couple divorced.
Jaime Pressly is now in a long-term relationship with Hamzi Hijazi, with whom she has twin sons.
The children of Jaime Pressly were born in October of 2017.
Leo and Lenon Hijazi were the twins’ names. Jaime Pressly is the mother of three children.
Net Worth
Jaime Pressly‘s net worth is estimated to be US$25 million. She has made her fortune from her work as an actor, model, and producer.
Filmography
Movies
- 1996 Mercenary Pre-teen American Girl
- 1997 Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Violet
- The Journey: Absolution Allison
- Against the Law Sally
- 1998 Can’t Hardly Wait Beth Credited as “Jamie Pressly.”
- Ringmaster Angel Zorzak
- 1999 Inferno Dottie Matthews
- 2000 100 Girls Cynthia
- Poor White Trash Sandy Lake
- 2001 Not Another Teen Movie Priscilla
- Ticker Claire Manning
- Joe Dirt Jill
- Tomcats Tricia
- 2002 Demon Island Tina
- 2004 Torque China
- 2005 Death to the Supermodels Tiffany Courtney Producer
- 2006 Bachelor Party Vegas Herself
- DOA: Dead or Alive Tina Armstrong
- 2008 Horton Hears a Who! Mrs. Quilligan Voice
- 2009 I Love You, Man Denise McLean
- 2011 6 Month Rule Claire
- 2012 The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Lola Sombrero
- 2014 A Haunted House 2 Megan
- Making the Rules Abby Executive producer
- 2017 Austin Found Crystal Clemens
- TBA The Re-Education of Molly Singer Filming
TV Shows
- 1998 Push Nikki Lang Main cast
- Silk Stalkings Kara Delaney Episode: “Teacher’s Pet”
- Night Man Yvette Episode: “Double Vision”
- 1998–99 Mortal Kombat: Conquest Mika 3 episodes
- 1999–01 Jack & Jill Audrey Griffin Main cast
- 2000 Best Actress Karen Kroll TV movie
- 2001 Going to California Kylie Quartz Episode: “This Year’s Model.”
- 2002 Charmed Mylie Episode: “A Witch’s Tail, Part 1.”
- The Twilight Zone Cindy Episode: “Sensuous Cindy”
- The Johnny Chronicles Charlie TV movie
- 2003 Fastlane Sara Matthews Episode: “Strap On.”
- Becker Grace Episode: “Sister Spoils the Turkey”
- 2004 Happy Family Alex Recurring
- The Karate Dog Ashley Wilkenson TV movie
- Evel Knievel Linda Bork TV movie
- 2005 Entourage Herself Episode: “My Maserati Does 185.”
- 2005–09 My Name Is Earl Joy Turner Main cast (96 episodes)
- 2006 Mad TV Herself Episode: “11.13”
- Las Vegas Kerry Kowalski Episode: “Coyote Ugly”
- Saturday Night Live Herself/Host Episode: “Jaime Pressly/Corrine Bailey Rae”
- 2009 Rex Jaime TV movie
- 2010 Beauty & the Briefcase Kate White TV movie
- Rules of Engagement [54] Pam Milton 2 episodes
- Smoke Screen Britt Shelley TV movie
- Livin’ on a Prayer Steph TV movie
- 2011–13 Raising Hope Donna 3 episodes
- 2011–12 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Annie Watson Main cast (13 episodes)
- 2012 Bad Girls Melinda TV movie
- The Greatest Footie Ads Ever Deneice TV movie
- 2013 Two and a Half Men Tammy 2 episodes
- Phineas and Ferb Rosie Voice, Episode: “Mind Share”
- Melissa & Joey Meredith Episode: “A New Kind of Christmas”[55]
- 2014 Hollywood Game Night Herself Episode: “50 Charades of Grey”
- RuPaul’s Drag Race Herself (Guest Judge) Episode: “Drag Queens of Comedy”
- Hot in Cleveland Kelly Episode: “Surprise!”
- Jennifer Falls Jennifer Doyle Main cast
- Finders Keepers Alyson Simon TV movie
- 2014–21 Mom Jill Kendall 127 episodes
- Recurring role (season 2)
- Main cast (season 3–8)
- 2017 The Guest Book Christy Episode: “Story Four.”
- 2018 BoJack Horseman Sadie 2 episodes
Video Games
- 2008 Saints Row 2 Jessica Parish Voice
Music Videos
- 2001 Dave Matthews Band The Space Between
- 2002 Aerosmith Girls of Summer
- Marilyn Manson Tainted Love
- 2003 Youngbloodz Lean Low
- 2010 Jaron Lowenstein Pray For You
- 2013 Michael Bublé It’s a Beautiful Day
