Jayma Mays Wiki Biography
Jamia Suzette Mays, better known as Jayma Mays, is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Emma Pillsbury on the Fox musical series Glee, her recurring role as Charlie Andrews on the NBC sci-fi serial Heroes, and for starring in the films Paul Blart: Mall Co…
| Full Name | Jayma Mays |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 16, 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Bristol, Tennessee, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Singer |
| Education | Radford University (2000) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Adam Campbell (m. 2007) |
| Children | Jude Jones |
| Parents | Paulette Norris Mays, James Mays |
| Nicknames | Jayma Suzette Mays , Jamia Suzette Mays , Jamia Suzette “Jayma” Mays , Jayma |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1724323 |
| Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
| Music Groups | Glee Cast |
| Nominations | Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress, Teen Choice Award for Choice Most Fanatic Fans |
| Movies | The Smurfs, The Smurfs 2, Epic Movie, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Red Eye, Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control, Bar Starz, Smiley Face, Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant, Flags of Our Fathers, Last Weekend, Blind Dating, Awkward Expressions of Love, American Made, If You Lived Here, You’d… |
| TV Shows | The Millers, Glee, The Adventures of Puss in Boots |
| Trademark | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Glazy stare and big smile |
| 2 | Red hair and large hazel eyes |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | The other day, I noticed I’d arranged my spices in alphabetical order when I was on the phone, without even realizing, and when I was a kid I was constantly cleaning and organizing things – my toys, my sister’s cosmetics. |
| 2 | My mom was a big ‘Smurfs’ fan, so she would force me to watch every Saturday morning. I had no choice in the matter. I would jump downstairs on Saturday morning, ‘Hurray, cartoons!’ and she would say, ‘Smurfs! That’s what you’re watching.’ |
| 3 | I was so focused at 21, maybe to my own detriment because I didn’t allow myself to have fun. I was constantly looking for the next audition and working to pay the bills. |
| 4 | I was really across-the-board, like a nutcase. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I just did everything. I was even part of FHA, Future Homemakers of America. How lost was I? |
| 5 | I did work at a mall in college – I think retail/customer service is just one of the most hideous jobs in the world. So I always try to be extra nice when I go into a store. But malls are part of our culture, if you watched any teen comedy in the ’80s. it’s clear that malls are where we live! |
| 6 | Growing up I played piano and I sang at a lot of weddings; I grew up in a very small town, a little coal-mining town in Virginia called Grundy. And my family was very sing-songy at home. |
| 7 | This morning I was laughing at my cat who was running up the stairs and slipped, and pretended like it didn’t happen. |
| 8 | My husband calls me a ginger every single day of my life, so that I’m completely used to it, and I’ve come to see it as a term of endearment. |
| 9 | I don’t remember my dreams. I’m one of those weird people. I know there are tricks and things you can do, but I never remember my dreams. |
| 10 | I did math in school, obviously. And I loved all my math teachers. |
| 11 | I definitely know that I’m quirky. I know that I’m different. Red hair definitely made me different growing up. |
| 12 | I was a big fan of The Smurfs (1981) growing up, even though by default – my mom used to force me to watch because she was a “Smurfs” fan. |
| 13 | I feel really content in my 30s actually. I don’t feel like the wisest person in the world but I definitely don’t worry or stress like I used to. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 37, a son named Jude Jones on August 21, 2016. Child’s father is her husband, Adam Campbell. |
| 2 | After moving to Los Angeles, California she joined the Knightsbridge Theatre Company where she performed in several stage plays working with them for nearly three years. |
| 3 | After receiving her B.S. in Performing Arts from Radford University, she completed an apprenticeship with B-Street Theatre in Sacramento, California. |
| 4 | Jayma’s all-time favorite television show is The Golden Girls (1985). She has the boxed set and watches it all the time. |
| 5 | Has appeared on two major network television series, Heroes (2006) and Ugly Betty (2006), within the same the year with the same character name, “Charlie”. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Smurfs 2 | 2013 | Grace | |
| How I Met Your Mother | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Coat Check Girl |
| Bananas | 2013 | Short | Narrator |
| Starz on the Set: A Look Behind the Smurfs 3D | 2011 | TV Short | Grace Winslow |
| The Smurfs | 2011 | Grace Winslow | |
| Marcy | 2011 | TV Series | Jayma |
| Heroes | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Charlie Andrews |
| Glee: Director’s Cut Pilot Episode | 2009 | TV Movie | Emma Pillsbury |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop | 2009 | Amy | |
| Back to You | 2008 | TV Series | Shelley |
| Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | 2008 | Video | Nina |
| Ugly Betty | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Charlie |
| Bar Starz | 2008 | Tiffany | |
| Drunk History | 2008 | TV Series | Annabelle |
| Night Hikers | 2008 | Short | Skellen |
| Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office | 2007 | TV Movie | Angela |
| Pushing Daisies | 2007 | TV Series | Elsita / Elsa |
| Ghost Whisperer | 2007 | TV Series | Jennifer Billings |
| Epic Movie | 2007 | Lucy | |
| Smiley Face | 2007 | Actress in Waiting Room | |
| Flags of Our Fathers | 2006 | Nurse in Hawaii | |
| If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now | 2006 | TV Movie | Sandra |
| Entourage | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Jennifer |
| Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | 2006 | TV Series | Daphne |
| Blind Dating | 2006 | Mandy | |
| House M.D. | 2006 | TV Series | Hannah |
| Stacked | 2005 | TV Series | Brenda |
| Red Eye | 2005 | Cynthia | |
| Six Feet Under | 2005 | TV Series | Donna |
| The Comeback | 2005 | TV Series | Sales Girl |
| Joey | 2004 | TV Series | Molly |
| American Made | 2017 | completed | Dana Sibota |
| Trial & Error | 2017 | TV Series | Carol Anne Keane |
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Dulcinea / Werewolfman |
| Drunk History | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Abigail Adams |
| Gigi Does It | 2015 | TV Series | |
| Getting On | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Suzi Sasso |
| Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | 2015 | TV Series | Jessica |
| Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | 2015 | April Elizabeth Farnekowski | |
| Resident Advisors | 2015 | TV Series | Michaela Roberts |
| Glee | 2009-2015 | TV Series | Emma Pillsbury Emma Pillsbury-Howell Emma Pillsbury-Schuester |
| The Millers | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Debbie |
| The League | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Trixie Von Stein |
| Last Weekend | 2014 | Blake Curtis | |
| Awkward Expressions of Love | 2014 | Short | Liz |
| NTSF:SD:SUV | 2013 | TV Series | Clock |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glee | 2009-2014 | TV Series performer – 10 episodes |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Red Riding Hood, Re-Imagined by Jayma Mays | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – The Millers / Herself – Guest |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2014 | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| Chelsea Lately | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Talk | 2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest / Herself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Biography | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself – ‘Emma Pillsbury’ |
| Conan | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Glee: Cast & Creators Live at the Paley Center | 2011 | Video | Herself |
| 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Teen Choice Awards 2010 | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
| Pop Wrapped TV | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Emma Pilsbury |
| Glee Casting Session | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Emma Pillsbury |
| The Making of Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
| 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments | 2006 | TV Mini-Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glee | 2013 | TV Series | Emma Pillsbury |
| Chelsea Lately | 2012 | TV Series | Emma Pillsbury in ‘Glee’ |
| Guesting on Glee | 2011 | Video documentary short | Emma Pillsbury (uncredited) |
| Glee Encore | 2011 | Video | Emma Pillsbury |
| Heroes | 2009 | TV Series | Charlie Andrews |
| Heroes Unmasked | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Charlie Andrews |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Glee (2009) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Blimp Award | Kids’ Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Movie Actress | The Smurfs 2 (2013) |
| 2013 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Glee (2009) |
| 2012 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Glee (2009) |
| 2011 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Glee (2009) |
| 2010 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble of the Year | Glee (2009) |
| 2010 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Most Fanatic Fans | Glee (2009) |
| 2009 | EDA Special Mention Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest | Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) |