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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 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.

  • Nacimiento: 1969-08-11, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,3 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • Cómo entrenar a tu dragón (2010) — Phlegma the Fierce (voz)
  • Langosta (2015) — Biscuit Woman
  • Cómo entrenar a tu dragón 3 (2019) — Phlegma (voz)
  • After Life (2019) — Emma
  • La dama y el vagabundo (2019) — Jock (voz)
  • Gnomeo y Julieta (2011) — Nanette (voz)
  • Arthur Christmas: Operación regalo (2011) — Bryony (voz)
  • Extras (2005) — Maggie Jacobs

Filmografía

  • El hombre contra el bebé (2025) — Janet
  • Mayflies (2022) — Anna
  • Navidad en la granja (2022) — Ms Fletcher
  • Dog Squad (2022) — Meagaidh (voz)
  • Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye (2021) — Agatha Raisin
  • La dama y el vagabundo (2019) — Jock (voz)
  • After Life (2019) — Emma
  • Cómo entrenar a tu dragón 3 (2019) — Phlegma (voz)
  • Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus (2018)
  • Campamento Mágico (2018) — Miss Mary (voz)
  • Sherlock Gnomes (2018) — Nanette (voz)
  • Love, Lies & Records (2017) — Kate Dickenson
  • Patoaventuras (2017) — Downy McDuck / Agnes McDuck / Danny McDuck (voz) / Downey McDuck (voz)
  • Confía en mí (2017) — Debbie Dorrell
  • Agatha Raisin (2016) — Agatha Raisin
  • Langosta (2015) — Biscuit Woman
  • La leyenda de Barney Thomson (2015) — Detective Inspector June Robertson
  • Catastrophe (2015) — Fran
  • Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (2014) — Agatha Raisin
  • Small Time (2014) — Gail
  • Abogado y asesino (2013) — Kate Burton
  • Love and Marriage (2013) — Sarah Paradise
  • Street Dance: Pequeñas estrellas (2013) — Gina
  • Shetland (2013) — DI Ruth Calder
  • ¡Piratas! (2012) — The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate (voz)
  • Arthur Christmas: Operación regalo (2011) — Bryony (voz)
  • Hysteria (2011) — Fanny
  • Gnomeo y Julieta (2011) — Nanette (voz)
  • Cadena De Venganza (2011) — Sally Wilson
  • Cómo entrenar a tu dragón (2010) — Phlegma the Fierce (voz)
  • Nativity! (2009) — Jennifer Lore
  • Casi sin querer (2009) — Olivia
  • A Shot To The Mouth (2009) — (archive footage)
  • No Holds Bard (2009) — Isobel
  • Betty, mi fea bella (2006) — Christina McKinney
  • Eleventh Hour (2006) — Rachel Young
  • Extras (2005) — Maggie Jacobs
  • Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005) — Lindsey
  • Rebus (2000) — Mhairi Henderson
  • Topsy-Turvy (1999) — Miss Tringham
  • City Central (1998)
  • Bad Boys (1996) — Morag Hood
  • Testigo mudo (1996)
  • Waiting (1995) — Amanda Cookson
  • Takin' Over the Asylum (1994) — Kathleen
  • Roughnecks (1994) — Heather
  • Down Among the Big Boys (1993) — Claire Donnelly
  • Rab C. Nesbitt Live (1992) — Isobel / Rena
  • Tickets for the Zoo (1991) — Eleanor
  • Dreaming (1991) — Betting Shop Cashier
  • Casualty (1986) — Jess / Stella