Biography
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is a sought-after American actress, fashion designer, and model.
She is best known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl.
Jaime Pressly currently stars as Jill Kendall alongside Anna Faris on the hit CBS comedy series Mom.
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| Full name: | Jaime Elizabeth Pressly |
| Stage name: | Jaime Pressly |
| Born: | July 30, 1977 (age 47) |
| Place of birth: | Kinston, North Carolina, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Parents: | James Liston Pressly, Brenda Sue Pressly |
| The children: | Dezi James Calvo, Lenon Hijazi, Leo Hijazi |
| Height: | 1.65 meters |
| Siblings: | Jessica Pressly, James Liston Pressly Jr. |
| Husband • Spouse: | Simran Singh (married 2009–2011) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Eric Calvo (ex), Hamzi Hijazi (present) |
| Job: | Actor • Model |
| Net worth: | 25 million US dollars |
Early life
On July 30, 1977, Jaime Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, United States, to Brenda Sue (née Smith) and James Liston Pressly.
Her mother is a dance teacher and her father is a car salesman.
Jaime Pressly’s career began when she was 13 years old. She began her career as a model in her local community.
Her career took off so quickly that by the age of 14, she was on the cover of Teen magazine.
She was legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15 so she could go to Japan for modeling activities when her parents were unable to accompany her.
She has two siblings, Jessica Pressly and James Liston Pressly, Jr.
Education
Jaime Pressly has been training in dance and gymnastics for nearly 11 years. She first attended Costa Mesa High School in California. She later dropped out to focus on her modeling career.
Career
Jaime Pressly’s hot body played a big role in her successful modeling career. She appeared in Playboy magazine in March 1998 and February 2004. She also appeared in Allure magazine in May 2006.
Jaime Pressly’s acting career began in 1997 with a supporting role in the film Mercenary. Since then, she has appeared in over 60 productions. She landed her career-changing role as Joy Turner in the NBC comedy My Name was Earl in 2015.
Jaime Pressly didn’t quit modeling to become an actress; she worked in both industries for years. In 2001, she became the face of Liz Claiborne Cosmetics and its Lucky You fragrance.
In 2003, she launched a lingerie line called J’aime, which later became a sleepwear and ready-to-wear line. Jaime Pressly currently plays alcoholic upper-class woman Jill Kendall on the American sitcom Mom. She has also appeared in music videos and video games.
Social media
Actress Jaime Pressly is active on social media. She often posts pictures of her family and work on her personal page.
She has over 168k followers on Instagram and over 56k followers on Twitter.
Jaime Pressly is an example of a real-life superhero. She perfectly combines her roles as a professional actress with her roles as a producer, author, mother, and partner with grace and beauty.
Personal life
Jaime Pressly’s husband is entertainment attorney Simran Singh. Jamie and Simran were married on September 26, 2009, on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean inside Richard Clark’s estate in Malibu, California.
They were married for just over a year before the actress filed for divorce in 2011, citing irreconcilable differences.
Before marrying Simran Singh, the actress dated celebrity DJ Eric Calvo for a few years. The two met in 1996; they were just friends for seven years until 2004, when they started dating. They got engaged in 2006 after Jaime Pressly became pregnant.
She gave birth to her first child, Dezi James Calvo, in May 2007. The couple separated in November 2008.
Jaime Pressly is currently living with her longtime boyfriend, Hamzi Hijazi; the two have twin sons together.
Jaime Pressly’s children were born in October 2017.
The twins were named Leo and Lenon Hijazi. Jaime Pressly now has three children.
Net worth
Jaime Pressly’s net worth is estimated to be $25 million. She earned her fortune from her work as an actress, model, and producer.
List of movies played
Movie
- 1996 American Teenage Mercenaries
- 1997 Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Violet
- Journey: Allison’s Forgiveness
- Against Sally’s Law
- 1998 Can’t Hardly Wait Beth is credited as “Jamie Pressly.”
- Instrumentalist Angel Zorzak
- 1999 Hell Dottie Matthews
- 2000 100 girls Cynthia
- Poor white sand lake
- 2001 Not Another Teen Movie Priscilla
- Stock code Claire Manning
- Joe Dust Jill
- Tom Cat Tricia
- 2002 Tina the Devil Island
- Torque 2004 China
- 2005 The Death of Supermodel Tiffany Courtney Producer
- Bachelor Party 2006 in Vegas
- DOA: Is Tina Armstrong alive or dead?
- 2008 Horton hears a Who! Mrs. Quilligan voice
- 2009 I Love You, My Friend Denise McLean
- June 2011 Rule Claire
- 2012 Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Lola Sombrero
- 2014 The Haunting of Megan
- Creating the Rules Abby Executive Producer
- 2017 Austin finds Crystal Clemens
- TBA Molly Singer Re-shoots
TV show
- 1998 Push Nikki Lang Starring
- 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 Starring
- Best Actress 2000 Karen Kroll TV Series
- 2001 Going to California Kylie Quartz Episode: “Model of the Year.”
- Charmed Mylie 2002 episode: “A Witch’s Tail, Part 1.”
- Twilight Zone Episode Cindy: “Sexy Cindy”
- Charlie Johnny Chronicles TV Series
- Fastlane Sara Matthews 2003 episode: “Strap On”.
- Becker Grace Episode: “Sister Ruins the Turkey”
- 2004 Happy Family Alex Recurring
- The Karate Dog Ashley Wilkenson
- Evel Knievel Linda Bork TV Series
- 2005 Entourage Herself episode: “My Maserati did 185 mph.”
- 2005–09 My Name is Earl Joy Turner Main Cast (96 episodes)
- Mad TV Herself 2006 Episode: “11.13”
- Kerry Kowalski in Las Vegas Episode: “Coyote Ugly”
- Her/Host’s Own Saturday Night Live Episode: “Jaime Pressly/Corrine Bailey Rae”
- Rex Jaime 2009 TV Series
- 2010 Beauty and the Briefcase Kate White TV Series
- Rules of participation [54] Pam Milton 2 episodes
- Britt Shelley Smokescreen TV Series
- Living with Prayer Steph TV movie
- 2011–13 Raising Hope Donna 3 episodes
- 2011–12 I Hate Teenage Daughters Annie Watson Main Cast (13 episodes)
- Bad Girls Melinda 2012 TV Series
- The Greatest Football Ad Ever Deneice TV Series
- 2013 Two and a Half Tammy 2 episodes
- Phineas and Ferb Rosie Voice, Episode: “Mind Share”
- Melissa & Joey Meredith Episode: “A New Kind of Christmas”[55]
- Hollywood Game Night 2014 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
- The Seeker The Keeper Alyson Simon TV Series
- 2014–21 Mom Jill Kendall 127 episodes
- Recurring Role (Season 2)
- Main cast (seasons 3–8)
- 2017 Christy’s Guest Book: “The Fourth Story”.
- 2018 BoJack Horseman Sadie 2 episodes
Video games
- 2008 Saints Row 2 Jessica Parish Voice
Music video
- 2001 Dave Matthews Band The Distance Between
- 2002 Aerosmith Girls of Summer
- Marilyn Manson Bloody Love
- 2003 Youngbloodz Lean Low
- 2010 Jaron Lowenstein Praying for you
- 2013 Michael Bublé It’s a Beautiful Day
