Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American model and
actress.
Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, USA to James Liston
Pressly and Brenda Sue Smith. Her mother was a classical dance
instructor which lead to Pressly's studying of gymnastics and dancing
in her youth which continued for 11 years. By the time she was 14, she
was already the spokesperson for her modeling agency, International
Cover Model Search and had begun to gain recognition for modeling both
in the United States as well as in Italy and Japan. Pressly had
herself legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15.
Pressly worked as Drew Barrymore's body double in the film Poison Ivy.
As a result, she was offered the lead in the 1997 sequel, Poison Ivy:
The New Seduction.
Pressly's first real taste of success came in 1999, when she was cast
as the promiscuous dancer Audrey on the television show, Jack and
Jill.
In 2001 she was made the new spokesmodel for Liz Claiborne Cosmetics
and its fragrance Lucky You.
Pressly also starred in Poor White Trash playing scheming gold-digger
Sandy Lake. Poor White Trash was written by Michael Addis and Tony
Urban and plays frequently on Comedy Central. It was named one of the
top 10 overlooked films of 2001 by Reel.com.
Pressly is currently part of the cast of the NBC sitcom My Name is
Earl.
Outside of acting, Pressly has posed nude for the March 1998 and
February 2004 issues of Playboy and performed with The Pussycat Dolls.
One persistent rumor is that Pressly married a man named Brodie
Mitchell in 1998. Pressly, who has never married, has stated she has
heard of Mitchell but does not know him. Mitchell apparently has made
enough claims about being married to Pressly that some sources have
reported it as fact.
Selected filmography
* Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997)
* The Journey: Absolution (1997)
* Against the Law (1997)
* Mercenary (1997) (TV movie)
* Push (1998) (TV series)
* Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
* Ringmaster (1998)
* Trash (1999)
* Coyote Moon (1999) (Direct to Video)
* Jack and Jill (1999) (TV series)
* 100 Girls (2000)
* Poor White Trash (2000)
* Best Actress (2000) (TV movie)
* Joe Dirt (2001)
* Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
* Ticker (2001)
* Tomcats (2001)
* Footprints (2002)
* Demon Island (2002)
* Johnny Chronicles (2002) (TV movie)
* Torque (2004)
* Evel Knievel (2004) (TV movie)
* The Karate Dog (2004)
* Death to the Supermodels (2005)
* My Name Is Earl (2005) (TV series)
* Venus & Vegas (2006)
* DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
Her appearances in Playboy Special Editions
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 58 November 1997 - Michael Bisco,
pages 56-59.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 62 July 1998 - pages 32-33.
* Playboy's Nudes December 1998 - pages 16-17.
* Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003.