Jaime King is an American actress, writer and director. She began her career as one of fashion’s top models, gracing the covers of international fashion magazines such as GQ, Vogue, Elle and InStyle. Her all American charm and appeal landed her numerous advertising campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Armani, Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, Jay-Z’s Rocawear, as well as becoming the face for Revlon.

Her feature film roles include Pearl Harbor, Blow, Slackers, Two for the Money, White Chicks, Sin City, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, The Spirit, My Bloody Valentine 3D and the Star Wars-themed Fanboys. She will also soon be appearing in The Pardon, and in the remake of Charles Kaufman’s cult classic, Mother’s Day.

Television roles include Kitchen Confidential, The Class, Gary Unmarried, My Generation and The OC. King also hosted her own segment for MTV's House of Style and VH-1’s Scream Queens 2. This fall King stars in the CW drama Hart Of Dixie from acclaimed producer Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl, Chuck, The OC). King also provides regular voice work for a variety of characters in George Lucas’ hit Cartoon Network series - Star Wars: The Clones Wars – most notably as the ruthless bounty huntress, Aurra Sing.

She has just completed writing and directing her first dramatic short film Latch Key and will be making her directorial debut next spring helming the feature film she co-write Polar Seasons. This film will be produced by Brett Ratner and in tandem with King’s new production shingle – Beau And Arrow - a company she created with filmmaker husband Kyle Newman to generate content for film and television.

In her spare time, Jaime acts as an ambassador for Stand Up 2 Cancer – a charitable program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) established by media, entertainment and philanthropic leaders who have been affected by cancer.

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