Jayma Mays is an American actress and singer. Best known for her starring role in the popular music series The Chorus and her participation in feature films based on the Smurfs comics. She also starred in the sitcoms “Millers” and “Trial and Error, ” appeared as a guest actress in many famous series.
Childhood and youth
Jaime Mays was born July 16, 1979 in Bristol, Tennessee. At the age of fifteen, she got a job on a local radio, where she read out obituaries daily. After graduating from high school, she entered the Southwest Virginia Community College, after graduation she entered the Virginia Polytechnic University, and after one year of study she transferred to Randford University.
Actor career
Jaime Mays's creative biography began in 2004 when she made her television debut on the Joey sitcom, the spin-off of one of the most popular series in Friends history. In 2005, the actress appeared in several popular TV shows at once, including “How I Met Your Mother, ” “The Client Is Always Dead, ” and “Return.”
In the same year, the first among feature films with Jaime Mays. She played one of the main roles in the thriller directed by Wes Craven "Night Flight", where Rachel McAdams and Killian Murphy became her partners. A year later, the actress appeared in a small role in Clint Eastwood’s military drama “Flags of Our Fathers”, and in 2007 she played a major role in the comedy comedy “Very Epic Movie”.
At the same time, Jaime Mays continued to work on television. She played the role of the patient in one of the episodes of "House", and also appeared in two episodes of the popular series "Entourage". In 2006, she first appeared in the popular science fiction series "Heroes", in just four years she played in five series.
From 2007 to 2008 she played a regular role in the series "Betty Ugly". Also appeared in the TV series Dead On Demand. 2009 was a breakthrough for the actress. Jaime Mays played the main female role in the comedy Shopop with the popular comedian Kevin James, and also received one of the main roles in the musical series Ryan Murphy's Choir.
The actress played the role of Emma Pilsbury for all six seasons, but after the third she left the main cast of the series and began to appear as a guest character. Jaime Mays, along with other actors in the series, received the USA Acting Guild Award for Best Acting Ensemble in a comedy series.
In 2011 and 2013, the actress played the main female role in films about the Smurfs. The last role on the big screen at the moment is the appearance in the crime drama "Made in America" with Tom Cruise in the title role.
Jaime Mays continues to work actively on television. From 2013 to 2015, she played one of the main roles in the sitcom "Millers", after its closure began to voice one of the main characters in the animated series "The Adventures of Puss in Boots". Since 2017, he has played a major role in the comedy series "Trial and Error."
