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Jayma Mays Biography
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Jayma Mays
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 Mays at the premiere party of TV series Glee |
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| Born | Jayma Suzette Mays July 16, 1979 Grundy, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Adam Campbell (2007 - present) |
Jayma Suzette Mays (born July 16, 1979) is an American television and film actress, most known for her role as Emma Pillsbury on the FOX TV show Glee.
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Life and career
Mays was born in Grundy, Virginia. After graduating from Grundy Senior High School, she attended Radford University where she graduated with a degree in Performing Arts.
In 2004, she made her first television appearance on Joey. The following year, she made her feature film debut with a supporting role in Red Eye. Mays' other credits include Six Feet Under, The Comeback, Entourage, Stacked, How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, Ghost Whisperer and Ugly Betty. Jayma was in other movies, such as: Bar Starz, Flags of Our Fathers and Blind Guy Driving. She also starred in the spoof film Epic Movie where she met her husband Adam Campbell. She also was a patient on "House" in the episode "Sleeping Dogs Lie" in 2006
She has played the love interest of a character played by Masi Oka in two different roles: Charlie Andrews on Heroes, and Nina in the direct-to-DVD film Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. She also played Elsita, who lives and works in a windmill as well as her mother Elsa in episode four of Pushing Daisies.1 She also stars as Amy in Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
She is currently starring as Emma Pillsbury on the Fox show Glee, which premiered on September 9, 2009.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Red Eye | Cynthia | |
| 2006 | Blind Dating | Mandy | |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Nurse in Hawaii | ||
| 2007 | Smiley Face | Actress in Waiting Room | |
| Epic Movie | Lucy | ||
| Bar Starz | Tiffany | ||
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Nina | |
| 2009 | Paul Blart Mall Cop | Amy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Joey | Molly | 1 episode |
| 2005 | The Comeback | Sales Girl | 1 episode |
| Six Feet Under | Donna | 1 episode | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Coat Check Girl | 1 episode | |
| Stacked | Brenda | 1 episode | |
| 2005- 2006 | Entourage | Jennifer | 3 episodes (1 uncredited) |
| 2006 | If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | Sandra | TV pilot |
| 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments | Herself | TV miniseries | |
| Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Daphne | 1 episode (pilot) | |
| Heroes | Charlie Andrews | 3 episodes | |
| House | Hannah | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office | Angela | TV pilot |
| Back to You | Shelley | 1 episode | |
| Ugly Betty | Charlie | 8 episodes | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Jennifer Billings | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Pushing Daisies | Elsita / Elsa | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Glee | Emma | Series regular |
| Heroes | Charlie Andrews | 8 episode2 |
References
External links
- Jayma Mays at the Internet Movie Database
- Jayma Mays at TV.com
- Jayma Mays fan Blog