- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 11, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Ashley Jensen
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…
Filmography
tvMan vs Baby
2025 · Janet
movieCity Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant
2025 · Self - Narrator
movieRikki
2024 · Narrator
tvMayflies
2022 · Anna
movieChristmas on Mistletoe Farm
2022 · Ms Fletcher
tvDog Squad
2022 · Meagaidh (voice)
movieAgatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
2021 · Agatha Raisin
tvInside the Balmoral: Scotland's Finest Hotel
2021 · Self - Narrator
movieLady and the Tramp
2019 · Jock (voice)
tvAfter Life
2019 · Emma
movieHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Phlegma (voice)
movieAliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus
2018
tvSummer Camp Island
2018 · Miss Mary (voice)
movieSherlock Gnomes
2018 · Nanette (voice)
tvLove, Lies & Records
2017 · Kate Dickenson
tvDuckTales
2017 · Downy McDuck / Agnes McDuck / Danny McDuck (voice), Downey McDuck (voice)
tvTrust Me
2017 · Debbie Dorrell
tvThe Secret Life of Kittens
2016 · Narrator
tvAgatha Raisin
2016 · Agatha Raisin
movieFacelifts and Fillers
2016 · Narrator
movieThe Lobster
2015 · Biscuit Woman
movieThe Legend of Barney Thomson
2015 · Detective Inspector June Robertson
Insane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal
movieInsane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal
2015 · Narration
tvCatastrophe
2015 · Fran
movieAgatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
2014 · Agatha Raisin
movieSmall Time
2014 · Gail
tvThe Escape Artist
2013 · Kate Burton
movieAll Stars
2013 · Gina
tvShetland
2013 · DI Ruth Calder
movieThe Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012 · The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate (voice)
movieArthur Christmas
2011 · Bryony (voice)
movieHysteria
2011 · Fanny
movieGnomeo & Juliet
2011 · Nanette (voice)
tvThe Reckoning
2011 · Sally Wilson
tvWallace & Gromit's World of Invention
2010 · Self - Narrator
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Phlegma the Fierce (Voice)
movieNativity!
2009 · Jennifer Lore
tvAccidentally on Purpose
2009 · Olivia
movieA Shot To The Mouth
2009 · (archive footage)
movieNo Holds Bard
2009 · Isobel
tvFree Radio
2008 · Self
tvEmbarrassing Bodies
2007 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieTaping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007 · Self
The Art of Breaking Character
movieThe Art of Breaking Character
2007 · Self
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieTaking Liberties
2007 · Narration
tvUgly Betty
2006 · Christina McKinney
tvEleventh Hour
2006 · Rachel Young
tvExtras
2005 · Maggie Jacobs
movieA Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Lindsey
tvThe Friday Night Project
2005 · Self - Host
tvRebus
2000 · Mhairi Henderson
movieTopsy-Turvy
1999 · Miss Tringham
tvCity Central
1998
Bad Boys
tvBad Boys
1996 · Morag Hood
tvSilent Witness
1996
movieWaiting
1995 · Amanda Cookson
tvTakin' Over the Asylum
1994 · Kathleen
tvRoughnecks
1994 · Heather
movieDown Among the Big Boys
1993 · Claire Donnelly
movieRab C. Nesbitt Live
1992 · Isobel / Rena
movieTickets for the Zoo
1991 · Eleanor
movieDreaming
1991 · Betting Shop Cashier
tvThis Morning
1988 · Self
tvCasualty
1986 · Jess, Stella