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She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the Creator/{{NBC}} {{Sitcom}} ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', for which she was nominated for two UsefulNotes/EmmyAward, winning one in 2005 for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series".

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She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the Creator/{{NBC}} {{Sitcom}} ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', for which she was nominated for two UsefulNotes/EmmyAward, {{MediaNotes/Emmy Award}}s, winning one in 2005 for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series".
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* ''Series/{{Mom}}'' (2014 -- Present) as Jill Kendall

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* ''WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho'' (2008) as Mrs. Quilligan

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* ''Film/{{Inferno}}'' (1999) as Dottie Matthews

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Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977 in Kinston, UsefulNotes/NorthCarolina, UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates) is an American actress and model.

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Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977 in Kinston, UsefulNotes/NorthCarolina, UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates) UsefulNotes/UnitedStates) is an American actress and model.

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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best shown in her role as [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie the film adaptation]] of ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive''.



* BoundAndGagged: In ''[[Film/PoisonIvy Poison Ivy: The New Seduction]]'', she plays a young dominatrix. In a scene, she knocks out Michael, played by Greg Vaughan, handcuffs him and gags him with a strip of duct tape, before taunting and making fun of him.



* FakeNationality: In ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'', along with Creator/ChristopherLloyd; they play a Mexican couple [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext in a flying sombreros]].
* FashionModel: Became one at 14, where she appeared on her first cover in ''Teen Magazine''. She's the first person to appear on multiple covers of ''Stuff'' magazine.



* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', Joy becomes Liberty's surrogate to explain Pressly's own pregnancy.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', Joy becomes Liberty's surrogate to explain Pressly's own pregnancy.
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* BoundAndGagged: In ''[[Film/PoisonIvy Poison Ivy: The New Seduction]]'', she plays a young dominatrix. In a scene, she knocks out Michael, played by Greg Vaughan, handcuffs him and gags him with a strip of duct tape, before taunting and making fun of him.

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* ''UsefulNotes/EvelKnievel'' (2004) as Linda Bork
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* FakeNationality: In ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'', along with Creator/ChristopherLloyd; they play a Mexican couple [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext in a flying sombreros]].

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* FakeNationality: In ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'', along with Creator/ChristopherLloyd; they play a Mexican couple [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext in a flying sombreros]].
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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best show in her role as [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie the film adaptation]] of Film/DOADeadOrAlive.

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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best show shown in her role as [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie the film adaptation]] of Film/DOADeadOrAlive.''Film/DOADeadOrAlive''.



* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Is famous for her short blonde hair.
* FakeNationality: In ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'' Along with Creator/ChristopherLloyd they play a Mexican couple [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext in a flying sombreros]].
* FashionModel: Became one at 14, where she appeared on her first cover in ''Teen Magazine''. She's the first person to appear on multiple covers of ''Stuff'' magazine
* HideYourPregnancy: In season 5 of ''Series/{{Mom}}'' her pregnancy (with twins!) was hidden by putting her in a FatSuit and having the other characters express concern about her character's weight gain.
* MsFanservice: In lot of her roles. She was also ranked the 30th in Maxim's Hot 100 of 2002 supplement and the 34th in the 2006 edition.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' Joy becomes Liberty's surrogate to explain her Pressly's own pregnancy.

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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Is famous for her short (sometimes long) blonde hair.
* FakeNationality: In ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'' Along ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'', along with Creator/ChristopherLloyd Creator/ChristopherLloyd; they play a Mexican couple [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext in a flying sombreros]].
* FashionModel: Became one at 14, where she appeared on her first cover in ''Teen Magazine''. She's the first person to appear on multiple covers of ''Stuff'' magazine
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* HideYourPregnancy: In season 5 Season Five of ''Series/{{Mom}}'' ''Series/{{Mom}}'', her pregnancy (with twins!) was hidden by putting her in a FatSuit and having the other characters express concern about her character's weight gain.
* MsFanservice: In a lot of her roles. She was also ranked the 30th in Maxim's Hot 100 of 2002 supplement and the 34th in the 2006 edition.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', Joy becomes Liberty's surrogate to explain her Pressly's own pregnancy.
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* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' (2002) as Mylie

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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best show in her role as [[Characters/DeadOrAlive1 Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie film adaptation]] of VideoGame/DeadOrAlive: Film/DOADeadOrAlive

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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best show in her role as [[Characters/DeadOrAlive1 [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie the film adaptation]] of VideoGame/DeadOrAlive: Film/DOADeadOrAliveFilm/DOADeadOrAlive.
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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best show in her role as [[/Characters/DeadOrAlive1 Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie film adaptation]] of VideoGame/DeadOrAlive: Film/DOADeadOrAlive

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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best show in her role as [[/Characters/DeadOrAlive1 [[Characters/DeadOrAlive1 Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie film adaptation]] of VideoGame/DeadOrAlive: Film/DOADeadOrAlive
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* ''Videogames/SaintsRow2'' (2008) as Jessica Parish

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Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977 in Kinston, UsefulNotes/NorthCarolina, UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates) is an American actress and model.

Daughter of a dance instructor Jaime spent her childhood and early teenage years training as a gymnast, which led her to a career in modeling and acting.

She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the Creator/{{NBC}} {{Sitcom}} ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', for which she was nominated for two UsefulNotes/EmmyAward, winning one in 2005 for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series".

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! Selected Filmography

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[[folder:Live-Action Films]]

* ''[[Film/PoisonIvy Poison Ivy: The New Seduction]]'' (1997) as Violet
* ''Film/AgainstTheLaw'' (1997) as Sally
* ''Film/TheJourneyAbsolution'' (1997) as
* ''Film/CantHardlyWait'' (1998) as Beth
* ''Film/{{Ringmaster}}'' (1998) as Angel Zorzak
* ''Film/{{Trash}}'' (1999) as C.J. Callum
* ''Film/{{Inferno}}'' (1999) as Dottie Matthews
* ''Film/BestActress'' (2000) as Karen Kroll
* ''Film/PoorWhiteTrash'' (2000) as Sandy Lake
* ''Film/OneHundredGirls'' (20o0) as Cynthia
* ''Film/{{Tomcats}}'' (2001) as Tricia
* ''Film/JoeDirt'' (2001) as Jill
* ''Film/{{Ticker}}'' (2001) as Claire Manning
* ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' (2001) as Priscilla
* ''Film/PinataSurvivalIsland'' (2002) as Tina
* ''Film/{{Torque}}'' (2004) as China
* ''UsefulNotes/EvelKnievel'' (2004) as Linda Bork
* ''Film/TheKarateDog'' (2004) as Ashley Wilkenson
* ''Film/CruelWorld'' (2005) as Catherine Anderson
* ''Film/DeathToTheSupermodels'' (2005) as Tiffany Courtney
* ''Film/BachelorPartyVegas'' (2006) as Herself
* ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'' (2006) as Tina Armstrong
* ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' (2009) as Denise [=McLean=]
* ''Film/BeautyAndTheBriefcase'' (2010) as Kate White
* ''Film/SmokeScreen '' (2010) as Britt Shelley
* ''Film/SixMonthRule'' (2010) as Claire
* ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'' (2012) as Lola Sombrero
* ''Film/FindersKeepers'' (2014) as Alyson Simon
* ''Film/AHauntedHouse2'' (2014) as Megan
* ''Film/MakingTheRules'' (2014) as Abby
* ''Film/AustinFound'' (2017) as Crystal Clemens

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* ''Series/{{Push}}'' (1998) as Nikki Lang
* ''Series/NightMan'' (1998) as Yvette
* ''Series/SilkStalkings'' (1998) as Kara Delaney
* ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'' (1998 -- 1999) as Mika
* ''Literature/JackAndJill'' (1999 -- 2001) as Audrey Griffin
* ''Series/GoingToCalifornia'' (2001) as Kylie Guartz
* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' (2002) as Mylie
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' (2002) as Cindy
* ''Series/{{Fastlane}}'' (2003) as Sara Matthews
* ''Series/{{Becker}}'' (2003) as Grace
* ''Series/HappyFamily'' (2004) as Alex
* ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' (2005) as Herself
* ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' (2005 -- 2009) as Joy Turner
* ''Series/MadTV'' (2006) as Herself
* ''Series/LasVegas'' (2006) as Kerry Kowalski
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (2006) as Herself / Host
* ''Series/RulesOfEngagement'' (2010) as Pam Milton
* ''Series/RaisingHope'' (2011 -- 2013) as Donna
* ''Series/IHateMyTeenageDaughter'' (2011 -- 2012) as Annie Watson
* ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' (2013) as Tammy
* ''Series/MelissaAndJoey'' (2013) as Meredith
* ''Series/HollywoodGameNight'' (2014) as Herself
* ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' (2014) as Guest Judge
* ''Series/HotInCleveland'' (2014) as Kelly
* ''Series/JenniferFalls'' (2014) as Jennifer Doyle
* ''Series/{{Mom}}'' (2014 -- Present) as Jill Kendall
* ''Series/TheGuestBook'' (2017) as Christy

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* ''WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho'' (2008) as Mrs. Quilligan
* ''Videogames/SaintsRow2'' (2008) as Jessica Parish
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (2013) as Rosie
* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' (2018) as Sadie

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* AmazonianBeauty: She's beautiful and has a very toned body, best show in her role as [[/Characters/DeadOrAlive1 Tina]] [[BoobsOfSteel Armstrong]] in [[TheMovie film adaptation]] of VideoGame/DeadOrAlive: Film/DOADeadOrAlive
* AsHerself: Plays herself in the movie ''Bachelor Party Vegas'' and in an episode of ''Entourage''.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Is famous for her short blonde hair.
* FakeNationality: In ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'' Along with Creator/ChristopherLloyd they play a Mexican couple [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext in a flying sombreros]].
* FashionModel: Became one at 14, where she appeared on her first cover in ''Teen Magazine''. She's the first person to appear on multiple covers of ''Stuff'' magazine
* MsFanservice: In lot of her roles. She was also ranked the 30th in Maxim's Hot 100 of 2002 supplement and the 34th in the 2006 edition.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' Joy becomes Liberty's surrogate to explain her Pressly's own pregnancy.

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