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Jaime Pressly

Highest Rated: 82% I Love You, Man (2009)

Lowest Rated: 0% Desert Heat (1999)

Birthday: Jul 30, 1977

Birthplace: Kinston, North Carolina, USA

A good-natured Southern actress whose penchant for comedy was measured by her ability to play more femme fatale roles, actress Jaime Pressly first gained attention for her provocative layout in Playboy, which naturally led to a string of B-movies that primarily focused on her physique. Following supporting turns in a number of forgettable features, Pressly made her leading debut in "Poison Ivy: The New Seduction" (1997), but managed almost immediately to avoid being typecast with a regular role on the short-lived drama "Push" (ABC, 1998) and a part in the teen comedy "Can't Hardly Wait" (1998). After a lull that included menial roles in "Inferno" (1999) and "Poor White Trash" (2000), Pressly shined as the star of the all-too-brief sitcom "Jack and Jill" (The WB, 1999-2001), before landing more feature roles in a diverse array of projects like "Joe Dirt" (2001), "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001), "Karate Dog" (2004) and "Death to Supermodels" (2005). Her perseverance in surviving such films finally allowed her to land the role of Joy Hickey, ex-wife and chief nemesis to Jason Lee on the popular comedy "My Name Is Earl" (NBC, 2005-09). Able to show off her knack for broad comedy, Pressly's exuberant turn as the crass and selfish Joy earned her several accolades, including an Emmy Award, and opened doors so she could once and for all prove she was more than a pretty face.

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Highest rated movies

82% 74% I Love You, Man Watchlist
79% 73% Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
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60% 31% Poor White Trash
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60% 50% 100 Girls
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33% 36% D.O.A.: Dead or Alive
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32% 62% The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
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32% 55% Not Another Teen Movie Watchlist
22% 38% 6 Month Rule
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22% 41% Torque
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21% 18% Ringmaster
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
21% 95% The Re-Education of Molly Singer Brenda (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 26% Finders Keepers Alyson Simon (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 20% Making the Rules Abby (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2014
8% 43% A Haunted House 2 Megan (Character) $17.3M 2014
32% 62% The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Lola Sombrero (Character) $1.1M 2012
22% 38% 6 Month Rule Claire (Character) $11.2K 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sandra Brown's Smoke Screen Britt Shelley (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 41% Beauty & the Briefcase Kate White (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 7% Venus and Vegas Tara (Character) - 2010
82% 74% I Love You, Man Denise (Character) $71.3M 2009
79% 73% Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Mrs. Quilligan (Voice) $154.5M 2008
33% 36% D.O.A.: Dead or Alive Tina Armstrong (Character) $480.3K 2006
No Score Yet 27% Cruel World Catherine (Character) $16.3K 2005
No Score Yet 35% Bachelor Party Vegas Self - 2005
No Score Yet 15% Death to the Supermodels Unknown (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 35% Evel Knievel Linda Bork (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 27% Karate Dog Ashley Wilkenson (Character) - 2004
22% 41% Torque China (Character) $21.2M 2004
No Score Yet 19% Demon Island Tina (Character) - 2002
32% 55% Not Another Teen Movie Priscilla (Character) $37.9M 2001
No Score Yet 19% Ticker Claire Manning (Character) - 2001
9% 64% Joe Dirt Jill (Character) $27.1M 2001
13% 42% Tomcats Tricia (Character) $13.6M 2001
60% 31% Poor White Trash Sandy Lake (Character) $3.5K 2000
60% 50% 100 Girls Cynthia (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Best Actress Karen Kroll (Character) - 2000
0% 36% Desert Heat Dottie Matthews (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 46% Trash C.J. Callum (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coyote Moon Dottie Matthews (Character) - 1999
21% 18% Ringmaster Angel Zorzak (Character) $9.2M 1998
No Score Yet 0% Journey: The Absolution Allison Wade (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 36% Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Violet (Character) - 1997

TV

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62% 82% Welcome to Flatch Barb Flatch (Character) 2022-2023
No Score Yet 83% Mom Jill (Character),
Jill Kendall (Guest Star)
2014-2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2010 2014 2016-2020
64% 88% The Guest Book Christy (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rupaul's Drag Race: RuVealed Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Game Night Guest 2014 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
56% 43% Jennifer Falls Jennifer Doyle (Character) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Unknown (Character) 2014
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2014
No Score Yet 91% The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Guest 2014
No Score Yet 84% Hot in Cleveland Kelly (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 74% Melissa & Joey Meredith (Guest Star) 2013
65% 66% Two and a Half Men Tammy (Guest Star) 2013
96% 90% Raising Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 2011-2013
10% 56% I Hate My Teenage Daughter Annie (Character) 2011-2013
No Score Yet 83% Rules of Engagement Pam (Guest Star) 2010
82% 88% My Name Is Earl Joy Darville Turner (Character) 2005-2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrity Family Feud Contestant 2008
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Las Vegas Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
65% 82% Entourage Herself (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Starlet Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
63% No Score Yet Happy Family Alex (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2004
No Score Yet 96% Becker Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
47% No Score Yet Fastlane Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
50% 77% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 2002
No Score Yet 90% Charmed Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jack & Jill Audrey Griffin (Character) 1999-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Push Nikki Lang (Character) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet NightMan Yvette (Guest Star) 1998