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My Take
What strikes me about Jaime Pressly is how she turned a supporting part into the thing everyone remembers. As Joy Turner on My Name Is Earl, she could have been a one-note trailer-park caricature, but she gave the role a fearless comic timing that earned her a 2007 Emmy and Golden Globe and SAG nominations on top of it. I find it telling that her win came in a category where it's easy to get overlooked. North Carolina to Hollywood, she built a career on playing sharp, brassy women better than almost anyone, and she clearly knows exactly what she's good at.
Overview
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American actress and model. Known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl (2005–2009), she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and received nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, and four Gold Derby Awards (winning once).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jaime Pressly
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイミー・プレスリー
- Reading
- じぇいみー・ぷれすりー
- Born
- July 30, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Kinston, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / television actor / film actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Kinston High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.