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Jayma Mays

Mays at the the premiere party for Glee, May 11, 2009
Born Jayma Suzette Mays
July 16, 1979 (1979-07-16) (age 30)
Grundy, Virginia
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 and singer, most known for her role as the mysophobic guidance counselor, 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, Pushing Daisies, 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.

Mays 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. Mays costarred in vol.2.5 of Derek Water's online series Drunk History as Benjamin Franklin's love interest.1 She also starred as Amy in Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

Mays currently stars as Emma Pillsbury on the Fox show Glee, which premiered on September 9, 2009. In March 2010, Mays was cast as the female human lead in a live action/animation hybrid film version of The Smurfs.2

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
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
2011 The Smurfs TBA filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Joey Molly Episode: "Joey and the Party"
2005 The Comeback Sales Girl Episode: "Valerie Demands Dignity"
Six Feet Under Donna Episode: "The Rainbow of Her Reasons"
How I Met Your Mother Coat Check Girl Episode: "Okay Awesome"
Stacked Brenda Episode: "Nobody Says I Love You"
2005- 2006 Entourage Jennifer Episodes: "Sorry, Ari", "Neighbors"
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 Episode: "Pilot"
House Hannah Episode: "Sleeping Dogs Lie"
Heroes Charlie Andrews 4 episodes
2007 Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office Angela TV pilot
Back to You Shelley Episode: "Date Night"
Ugly Betty Charlie 8 episodes
Ghost Whisperer Jennifer Billings Episode: "The Underneath"
2008 Pushing Daisies Elsita / Elsa Episode: "Pigeon"
2009-10 Glee Emma Pillsbury Series regular, 12 episodes
Heroes Charlie Andrews 5 episodes

References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABFQ-T3uAVI
  2. ^ Kit, Borys (March 17, 2010). "'Glee's' Jayma Mays cast in 'Smurfs'". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id662bf47704c6a5733cd3672d7750ac2. Retrieved March 18, 2010. 

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