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Best TV actors from each state

By Jeremy Dick

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Actress Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks and Cara Buono of 'Mad Men' pose in the press room after 'Mad Men' wins Outstanding Drama Series during the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Actress Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks and Cara Buono of 'Mad Men' pose in the press room after 'Mad Men' wins Outstanding Drama Series during the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) /
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 15: Actress Jaime Pressly speaks onstage during the 23rd Annual Race To Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 15, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for Race To Erase MS)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 15: Actress Jaime Pressly speaks onstage during the 23rd Annual Race To Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 15, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for Race To Erase MS) /

Jaime Pressly (North Carolina)

North Carolinian actress Jaime Pressly began her professional career after moving to California as a teenager. At 15, she quit school to become a model. She pursued an acting career and started nabbing roles in feature films and on TV. Pressly didn’t have problems staying busy, but kept working towards getting that breakout role.

This would come in 2005 when Pressly was cast on the sitcom My Name is Earl. The series starred Jason Lee as a hooligan who decides to change his thieving ways for the sake of karma. Pressly starred on the show as Joy Turner, Earl’s ex-wife and one of the primary characters of the series.

Although Earl was certainly the central character, Joy is probably the funniest. Living in a trailer park and swearing like a sailor, Joy is the polar opposite of how women had used to be presented on sitcoms. She’s definitely one of the most unique characters on TV and the series just wouldn’t have been as good without her on it.

Critics agree with that assessment. For her work on the show, Pressly nabbed a Primetime Emmy Award. My Name is Earl would prematurely end after four seasons, but Pressly can now be seen on the series Mom.

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