Born on the East Coast in 1979, Jayma Mays pursued a full-time career in acting following completion of her degree in Performing Arts from Radford University. It was the short-lived sitcom “Joey” in which Jayma made her screen debut in television, and it was the 2005 suspense thriller “Red Eye” that introduced moviegoing audiences to her talents.
Jayma’s made appearances on such heralded contemporary television shows like “Back to You,” “Heroes” and “Ugly Betty.” On the big screen, “Epic Movie” and “Blind Dating” are Jayma’s top credits next to “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” in which she romances Kevin James. She is now part of the cast of “Glee,” the FOX musical comedy created by Ryan Murphy.
Jayma on the Screen
On TV, Jayma could be seen in “Joey,” “Six Feet Under,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Entourage,” “Heroes,” “Ugly Betty” and “Back to You.” She’s also appeared on the big screen in “Red Eye,” “Epic Movie,” “Blind Dating,” and “Paul Blart: Mall Cop.”
Jayma Says
On “Heroes”:
I was actually approached a few weeks ago by a Japanese couple that assumed I spoke their native language…so half of the conversation was me trying to convince them that I couldn’t understand a word they were saying.