Jaime Elizabeth Pressly is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the NBC

NBC

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 sitcom My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

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, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning one, as well as a Golden Globe Award

Golden Globe Award

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 and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also appeared in films such as Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt is a 2001 American comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan, Adam Beach and Kid Rock. The film was written by Spade and Fred Wolf.-Plot:...

, DOA: Dead or Alive

DOA: Dead or Alive

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and I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man is a 2009 American comedy film originally titled Let's be Friends and written by Larry Levin before John Hamburg rewrote and directed the film...

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Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina

Kinston, North Carolina

Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks...

, the daughter of James List Pressly and Brenda Sue (née

Married and maiden names

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 Smith), a dance instructor.