Jaime Pressly biography

Jaime Pressly is an American actress well known for her role as Joy Turner on the television series My Name is Earl. She is also a model, singer, and host. She won several awards for the series such as Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Award and also a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Pressly was previously married to an actor Simran Singh but the couple divorced in 2011. Currently, she is in a relationship with Hamzi Hijazi. Likewise, she further dated other guys and has three children from her relationships. 

What Is The Net worth Of Jaime Pressly In 2019? Income, Salary

From her acting career, Jaime Pressly earns a colossal sum of money. Starting her acting career in 1996, she is still active in the same field and has starred in a number of movies and tv series. 

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As of 2019, the estimated net worth of Pressly is reportedly around $20 million. In addition to her acting career, she further adds money from modeling and the endorsement deals with fashion lines and magazines. 

CAPTION: Jaime Pressly’s California house
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Back in 2015, Pressly listed her Sherman Oaks, California house for sale asking the price of $2.2 million. The two-story villa-style home features five bedrooms and five baths along with fireplace plus two walk-in closets.

Is Jaime Pressly Married After The Divorce With Her First Spouse? Relationships, Affairs, Children

In 1996 Jaime Pressly met DJ Eric Calvo and began dating in 2004. They got engaged after Pressly got pregnant in October 2016. She gave birth to her first child Dezi James Calvo on 11th May 2007, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

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However, even being the parents of a child, the duo failed to continue their relationship and announced their separation in November 2008. Later in 2009 Pressly got engaged to Simran Singh, an entertainment lawyer.

CAPTION: Jaime Pressly and her former husband Simran Singh
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The duo got married in 26th September 2009 at the Dick Clark estate, on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Her 2 years old son Dezi James also attended their marriage. However, Pressly filed for a divorce with her husband Simran on 21st January 2011 citing irreconcilable differences.

CAPTION: Jaime Pressly and her boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi
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Two weeks before Pressly filed for divorce, got arrested of driving under the influence in Santa Monica, California on 5th January 2011 for which she received 3 years of informal probation.

After the divorce with her husband, Pressly began dating her boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi. On 7th June 2017, Pressley announced that she is expecting a baby with her boyfriend Hamzi. In October 2017, the couple welcomed their twin sons, Leo Hijazi, and Lenon Hijazi.

As of now, Pressly is living a blissful life with her long-term partner and kids. Although the couple has two kids from their relationship, neither Pressly nor Hamzi has mentioned the plans of getting engaged or married. 

When Was Jaime Pressly Born? Family, Early Life, Education

Jamie Pressly was born on 30th July 1977, in Kinston, North Carolina. Her mother name Brenda Sue is a dance instructor and father James Liston Pressly a car salesman. She spent about 11 of her years on dancing and gymnastics. Her nationality is American and holds white ethnicity.

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Pressly grew up along with her two siblings Jessica Pressly and brother James Liston Pressly. Pressly studied from Costa Mesa High School in California and at that time she was going through her parent’s divorce problem.

Jaime Pressly Modelling, Singing and Hosting Career

At the age of 14, Pressly was on the cover of Teen Magazine and also became the official spokesmodel for International Cover Model Search. After that, she began modeling in the US as well as in Italy and Japan. Pressly managed to travel to Japan by having herself legally emancipated from her parents. She also posed nude for the famous magazine Playboy and also appeared nude in May 2006 issue of Allure.

Pressly even sang Fever with the band The Pussycat Dolls. She also appeared in a number of music videos like Girls of Summer by Aerosmith, Marilyn Manson cover of Tainted Love etc. In 2006 Pressly hosted first annual VH1 Rock Honors. She also starred against Robin Thicke, Joey Lauren Adams and Frances Conroy in Jimbo Lee‘s Abby in the Summer.

Jaime Pressly Movies and Series

In 1997, Pressly starred as Violet in the film Poison Ivy: The New Seduction. She also starred as Audrey on the drama series Jack and Jill. Pressly played the role of a gold digger Sandy Lake in the independent film Poor White Trash. She starred as a motorcycle-riding criminal in the movie Torque.

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Pressly was ranked 8th as the “102 sexiest women in the World” by Stuff Magazine. Maxim Magazine also named her 34th on its annual list and was also featured in its gallery. She was announced as cast in the lead role for Jennifer Falls as Jennifer Doyle. 

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Jamie also guest-starred in several episodes like The Twilight Zone, Las Vegas, Night Man, Fastlane etc. Her appearance in My name is Earl as Joy Turner won the hearts of people and won awards for it.

Jaime Pressly Awards

Jaime Pressly won Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress from the movie My Name is Earl in 2007. She was nominated for Denver Film Critics Society Award (DFCS) for best acting Ensemble for I Love You, Man in 2009. In 2002, Pressly was nominated for MTV Movie Award for the Best Line in the movie Not Another Teen Movie. That line was “Oh, it’s already been broughten!”.

In 2007, Pressly got nominated for two awards i.e Satellite Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in Comedy Series of My Name is Earl. In 2008, she got nominated for Teen Choice Award for My Name is Earl.

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