Jaime Pressly Biography

Birth Name : Jaime Elizabeth Pressly

Date of Birth : 30 July 1977, Kinston, North Carolina, USA

Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Profession : Actress; model

A model-turned-actress who has grown well in her effort to gain a degree of prominence onscreen, Jaime Lynn Pressly sure is another fine representation of her ilk in showing the hidden quality also potentiality of a model to capably make successful transition into the acting world. Initially began to perform as a dancer and gymnast, Jaime was born on July 30, 1977 in Kinston, North Carolina to a classical dance instructor named Brenda Sue Smith and James Liston Pressly, a used car salesman who also ran a chain of laundries. Though spent about 11 years to consistently develop her skills in those two fields, her major interest actually laid in another that is modeling so it was not really surprising to then see the girl putting all of her focus to the business at last. Thus signed to a local modeling agency at her early teens, she amazingly managed to build a glowing career in quite a short time, becoming a spokesperson for International Cover Model Search while gracing some covers of prestigious adolescent magazines by the age of 14.

Her willingness to spoof her own image worked to her advantage in comedies like "Best Actress" (2000), as a softcore starlet nominated for an Oscar; "Joe Dirt" (2001) and "Tomcats" (2001). She even netted an MTV Movie Award nomination for her portrayal of a venal and malapropism-spouting cheerleader in "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001). Fewer people saw her play a vengeful scientist opposite Tom Sizemore, Steven Seagal, and Dennis Hopper in "Ticker" (2001) or a teen imperiled by demons in the inept horror feature "Pinata: Survival Island" (2002), but she gained further exposure by playing a lovelorn mermaid on a 2002 episode of "Charmed" (The WB, 1998-2006), as well as in ad campaigns for Liz Claiborne and a stint with the popular burlesque troupe the Pussycat Dolls.

Despite regular work and a degree of fame, Pressley had yet to find the perfect vehicle for her talents that would push her to the next level. It was not for a lack of trying - between 2002 and 2005, she appeared in almost every genre of film - from comedies (2005's "Death to the Supermodels," which she also produced), horror flicks (2005's "Cruel World," which pitted lunatic reality show castoff Edward Furlong against an unwilling cast of victims), action movies (2004's dreary "Torque," in which she played a venal biker girl), and even family features (the bizarre "Karate Dog" in 2004). TV offered her more opportunities, and she impressed with a recurring role as a sassy dental assistant on "The Happy Family" (NBC, 2003-04) opposite John Laroquette and Christine Baranski, as well as a well-received turn as Linda Bork, first wife to Evel Knievel (George Eads) in John Badham's 2004 biopic about the daredevil rider. The following year, she was top-billed in a feature film version of the popular video game "DOA: Dead or Alive," which cast her as an American wrestler who competes in an international fighting competition. The feature was released in 2007 to little acclaim.