Actor
Ashley Jensen
August 11, 1969 · Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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.
Notable work
7.9How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
as Phlegma the Fierce (Voice)
7.8How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
as Phlegma (voice)
7The Lobster (2015)
as Biscuit Woman
5.9Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
as Nanette (voice)
6.8Arthur Christmas (2011)
as Bryony (voice)
7.2Lady and the Tramp (2019)
as Jock (voice)
6.5The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
as The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate (voice)
7.9After Life (2019)
as Emma
6.7Hysteria (2011)
as Fanny
5.7Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
as Nanette (voice)
7.8Extras (2005)
as Maggie Jacobs
7.8DuckTales (2017)
as Downy McDuck / Agnes McDuck / Danny McDuck (voice) and as Downey McDuck (voice)
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