Jayma Mays

Birth Name:

Jamia Suzette Mays

Birth Place:

Grundy, Virginia, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for "Glee" in 2010
Graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor's degree in Theatre in 2000
Got started in Hollywood as an intern to actor Timothy Busfield on the TV series "thirtysomething․"
Had her first experience as a lead actress in the play "The Sweet Bye and Bye" at the Southwest Virginia Community College Festival of the Arts
Quote: "(On her "Glee" character): "I absolutely love her, because she's so nutty․ She's off․ And that seems more natural for me to do something that's a little quirky and offbeat․""
Best known for her role as Emma Pillsbury in the musical TV series "Glee․"
Has also starred in films like 2009's "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" as Amy and 2011's "The Smurfs" as Grace Winslow
Began taking piano lessons at age 4 and had learned enough by age 9 to play at a wedding
Played two different characters with the name Charlie in the same year (2006) on "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty․"
She was very nervous about her first TV appearance, on the spin-off "Joey," because she was such a big fan of "Friends․"

2009EDA Special Mention Award - Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest:Nominated
2010Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Winner
2010Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
2010Teen Choice Award - Most Fanatic Fans:Nominated
2011Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2014Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actress:Nominated

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