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Ashley Jensen
Homepage
https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/ashley-jensen/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-08-11,Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Gender
Female
Biography
Ashley Jensen (born August 11, 1969) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles as Maggie Jacobs in Extras (2005–2007, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award), Christina McKinney in Ugly Betty (2006–2010), Agatha Raisin in Agatha Raisin (2014–present), and DI Ruth Calder in Shetland (2023–present). Jensen trained in Drama at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University. Her first significant television role was as Clare Donnelly, daughter of Glasgow criminal Jo-Jo Donnelly (played by Billy Connolly) in the 1993 BBC drama Down Among the Big Boys. In 1994, she played eccentric secretary Rosie McConnichy in the final series of BBC comedy May to December, as a replacement for the character of secretary Hilary (Rebecca Lacey), and Heather in Roughnecks, a BBC television series about workers on a North Sea oil platform. Jensen had a small role in a Dangerfield episode "Contact" as the mother of a young girl with meningitis. She then appeared as Fiona Morris in EastEnders. She also appeared in the 2003 BBC drama Two Thousand Acres of Sky. Jensen co-starred alongside Ricky Gervais in the BBC Two/HBO television programme Extras as the socially inept Maggie Jacobs. For her work on the first series, she received best television comedy actress and newcomer awards at the 2005 British Comedy Awards. In 2006, Jensen received two British Comedy Awards and a BAFTA nomination for her role in Extras. Her role in the 2007 Christmas Special earned her an Emmy Award nomination. In January 2006 she starred in the short-lived drama series Eleventh Hour on ITV. Later that year she played Steve Coogan's agent in A Cock and Bull Story. In 2007, she provided the narration for the film Taking Liberties. In 2014, she played the eponymous lead character in the television film adaptation of the M. C. Beaton novel Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death for Sky1. She also starred in the eight-part series that first aired on Sky1 on 7 June 2016. In 2017, she starred in a six-part TV series for BBC TV, Love, Lies & Records, depicting the gritty life and entwined storylines working in Leeds Registry Office. In March 2019, Jensen reunited with Gervais in the Netflix black comedy series After Life, a role she continued for all three series. In April 2019 she played Debbie Dorell in the second series of BBC TV drama Trust Me. When an injured soldier discovers patients in his hospital ward dying, he attempts to investigate the suspicious deaths. Also in 2019, she played the voice of Jacqueline in Lady and the Tramp.

Filmography

How to Train Your Dragon

7.859

How to Train Your Dragon
2010-03-18

A Cock and Bull Story

6.16

A Cock and Bull Story
2005-07-17

Taking Liberties

6.4

Taking Liberties
2007-01-01

Gnomeo & Juliet

5.904

Gnomeo & Juliet
2011-01-13

6.6

Topsy-Turvy
1999-12-15

Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye

0

Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
2021-12-21

6.358

Nativity!
2009-11-27

Arthur Christmas

6.773

Arthur Christmas
2011-11-10

6.685

Hysteria
2011-06-06

A Shot To The Mouth

0

A Shot To The Mouth
2009-03-19

10

No Holds Bard
2009-01-25

Tickets for the Zoo

7

Tickets for the Zoo
1991-08-27

5.6

All Stars
2013-05-01

Down Among the Big Boys

8

Down Among the Big Boys
1993-09-19

The Legend of Barney Thomson

6.104

The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015-07-24

Rab C. Nesbitt Live

0

Rab C. Nesbitt Live
1992-11-02

Insane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal

7.9

Insane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal
2015-01-21

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm

5.159

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm
2022-11-23

7.026

The Lobster
2015-10-15

9

Dreaming
1991-03-24

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

8

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
2014-12-26

5.3

Small Time
2014-04-18

Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

6

Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007-03-26

The Art of Breaking Character

0

The Art of Breaking Character
2007-03-26

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

6.5

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012-03-12

Sherlock Gnomes

5.8

Sherlock Gnomes
2018-03-15

Lady and the Tramp

7.163

Lady and the Tramp
2019-11-12

Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus

0

Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus
2018-12-01

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

7.751

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019-01-03

Facelifts and Fillers

0

Facelifts and Fillers
2016-02-17

8

Rikki
2024-12-31

0

Waiting
1995-07-31

City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant

0

City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant
2025-11-30

7.8

Extras
2005-07-21

7.519

Silent Witness
1996-02-21

7.83

DuckTales
2017-08-12

6.4

Ugly Betty
2006-09-28

6.556

Eleventh Hour
2006-01-19

The Secret Life of Kittens

8

The Secret Life of Kittens
2016-06-13

0

City Central
1998-04-04

Accidentally on Purpose

5.75

Accidentally on Purpose
2009-09-21

10

Bad Boys
1996-05-29

Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention

6.6

Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
2010-11-03

4.8

The Reckoning
2011-01-06

6.9

Rebus
2000-04-26

7.333

Roughnecks
1994-06-16

The Escape Artist

7.1

The Escape Artist
2013-10-29

6.1

Agatha Raisin
2016-06-07

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

6.238

Casualty
1986-09-06

6.238

Casualty
1986-09-06

7.505

Shetland
2013-03-10

Takin' Over the Asylum

8.364

Takin' Over the Asylum
1994-09-27

Love, Lies & Records

6

Love, Lies & Records
2017-11-16

7.83

DuckTales
2017-08-12

Inside the Balmoral: Scotland's Finest Hotel

0

Inside the Balmoral: Scotland's Finest Hotel
2021-05-21

Summer Camp Island

7.732

Summer Camp Island
2018-07-07

6.7

Trust Me
2017-08-08

7.898

After Life
2019-03-08

7.542

Catastrophe
2015-01-19

5.1

Mayflies
2022-12-28

0

Dog Squad
2022-11-07

Embarrassing Bodies

7.4

Embarrassing Bodies
2007-05-17

5.217

This Morning
1988-10-03

The Friday Night Project

6

The Friday Night Project
2005-02-04

0

Free Radio
2008-02-03

6.835

Man vs Baby
2025-12-11