Jaime Pressly
Biography
Jaime Pressly is an American actress and model who began in modeling before turning to screen acting. Born in Kinston, North Carolina, she moved from guest spots on television to films such as Inferno (1999), and in 2001 appeared in three theatrical releases aimed at teenage audiences, among them Not Another Teen Movie, Joe Dirt and Tomcats, which brought her wider exposure. Her breakthrough came with the role of Joy Turner on My Name Is Earl, the NBC sitcom that ran from 2005 to 2009 and won her a Primetime Emmy Award for supporting work in a comedy series, along with Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations. Later credits include Horton Hears a Who! (2008), I Love You, Man (2009), A Haunted House 2 (2014) and Finders Keepers (2014). She played Jill Kendall on the CBS sitcom Mom from 2014 to 2021, earning a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.
49years old
Turns 50 on July 30in 301 days
- Born Kinston
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (birth name)Also credited as Jamie Pressly
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 27 years1996 to 2023
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A first
Pressly was 14 when she first appeared on a cover, Teen Magazine, and took on the role of spokesmodel for the International Cover Model Search.
Behind the camera
In Death to the Supermodels, a 2005 independent film, Pressly took the part of a magazine editor who kills, and she also produced the movie. She likened that role to Reese Witherspoon's in Election.
Jaime Pressly movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Jaime Pressly's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$602 million
12 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$299M49.6% of the total
- 2$92M15.3% of the total
- 3$66M11.0% of the total
- 4$47M7.7% of the total
- 5$31M5.2% of the total
- 6$25M4.2% of the total
- 7$23M3.9% of the total
- 8$9.2M1.5% of the total
$9.0 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | My Name Is Earl | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.