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Jayma Mays

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Jayma Mays: Biography

Jayma Mays

Birth Place: Grundy, VA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/16/1979, Cancer
Profession: Actor

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Jayma Mays Fast Facts:

Best known for her role as McKinley High School guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury on Glee.
Made her TV debut in a September 2004 episode of the NBC sitcom Joey.
Made her feature-film debut opposite Rachel McAdams in the 2005 thriller Red Eye.
In 2007, she played Hiro's girlfriend, Charlie, on NBC's Heroes and Henry's girlfriend, also named Charlie, on ABC's Ugly Betty.
Met her husband on the set of 2007's Epic Movie, which they both starred in.
Is involved with Cookies for Kids' Cancer, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for pediatric-cancer research.

Jayma Mays Relationships:
Paulette Mays - Mother
Adam Campbell - Husband
James Mays - Father
Jayma Mays Awards:
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Radford University, Radford, VA (2000)

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2011 Golden Globe Awards, Jayma Mays Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

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