for a Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series in 2006 and 2007, winning in 2007, and nominated for Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards. Contents [edit] Early life Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, the daughter of Brenda Sue (née Smith), a dance instructor, and James Liston Pressly, Sr.[2][3] She has two siblings: sister, Jessica; brother, James Liston Jr. Pressly spent 11 years studying gymnastics and dancing; she was cast as a gymnast on the short-lived TV ...