Jaime Pressly

She currently plays Joy on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl.

Pressly starred as “Violet” in the 1997 film Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. In 1998 she played a recurring role as the assassin Mika in the TV action series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. In 1999, Pressly was cast as the promiscuous dancer “Audrey” on the television show Jack & Jill.

Pressly starred in the independent film Poor White Trash, playing scheming gold-digger Sandy Lake. She subsequently appeared in a number of widely released films, including Not Another Teen Movie (playing a stereotypical high school cheerleader) and Torque, as a crazed motorcycle-riding criminal.

In 2001 she was made the new spokesmodel for Liz Claiborne Cosmetics and its fragrance Lucky You. Pressly has posed nude for the March 1998 and February 2004 issues of Playboy. She has performed with the band The Pussycat Dolls. In 2002, she was ranked #8 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women in the World”. In 2003, she launched a lingerie line, J’Aime, which has now become a full sleepwear and ready-to-wear line. In 2006, Maxim magazine named her #34 on its annual⁵ list; she is also featured in their⁶ gallery. She also appeared nude in the May 2006 issue of Allure.[7]

She also appeared in a number of music videos, including Girls of Summer by Aerosmith and a cover of Tainted Love by Marilyn Manson.

In 2006, Pressly was an honorary captain for Minor League Baseball’s Carolina League in the California League/Carolina League All-star game in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Her hometown team, the Kinston Indians, is a member of the Carolina League.

On May 31, 2006 she hosted the first annual VH1 Rock Honors.

Pressly currently appears on the hit NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl as Joy. In July 2006, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show. Lately, Pressly plays the role of Tina Armstrong, in the movie based on the popular video game, DOA : Dead or Alive.

She hosted the October 7, 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest Corinne Bailey Rae.