She went on to play one of the leads in Jack and Jill, which aired for two seasons, from September 26, 1999, to April 15, 2001, on the WB Network. Television appearances followed, with guest-roles in the short-lived Push and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Acting career Early roles, 1997–2004 įollowing filming a cameo in the film Mercenary (1996), Pressly starred as Violet, a vengeful seductress, in the 1997 direct-to-DVD film Poison Ivy: The New Seduction, the third installment of the Poison Ivy series. She succeeded in having herself legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15 so she could travel to Japan, as neither of her parents could make the trip. At 15, she dropped out of school and went to Japan on a modeling contract. At age 14, Pressly appeared on her first cover, Teen Magazine, and became the official spokesmodel for the International Cover Model Search. She spent her childhood and early teenage years training as a gymnast, which led her to modeling jobs. In 1992, she moved with her family to Costa Mesa, California, where she spent the first semester of her high school sophomore year.
Pressly was born in Kinston, North Carolina, the daughter of Brenda Sue (née Smith), a dance instructor, and James Liston Pressly, a car salesman.
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