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| Born | Ashley Samantha Jensen 11 August 1969 Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Terry Beesley (2007-present) |
Ashley Samantha Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles in Extras and Ugly Betty. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The former Royal burgh of Annan ( Gaelic: Anainn) is a well-built town red Sandstone being the material mainly used Dumfries and Galloway ( Gaelic: Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh, d̪̊unˈfɾʲiʃ aɡ̊əs̪ əŋ ɡ̊auɫ̪ɣəɫ̪əv is one of 32 council areas Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Extras is a British television sitcom about extras working on Film sets and in Theatre. Ugly Betty is an American television Comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role along with Eric Mabius
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Television
Jensen trained at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Queen Margaret University (formerly Queen Margaret University College and Queen Margaret College) is a Modern University located in Musselburgh Her first big television role was as eccentric secretary Rosie McConnichy in the final series of BBC comedy May to December, as a replacement for the hugely popular character of secretary Hilary. May to December was a BBC Sitcom broadcast 1989 - 1994 on BBC1, written by Paul Mendelson and produced by Rebecca Lacey (born 20 April 1969) is a British actress of Welsh descent born in Watford, United Kingdom. In 1996 she played Clare Donnelly, the daughter of Glasgow criminal Jo-Jo Donnelly (played by Billy Connolly) in the BBC drama Down Among the Big Boys. Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish She then appeared as Fiona Morris in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985
Jensen stars alongside Ricky Gervais in the BBC Two/HBO television programme Extras. Ricky Dene Gervais (dʒɜːˈveɪz born 25 June 1961 is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer, director, Producer and former Extras is a British television sitcom about extras working on Film sets and in Theatre. For her work on the first series, she received best television comedy actress and newcomer awards at the 2005 British Comedy Awards. Date December 14, 2005 Location London Studios London Host Jonathan Ross Broadcaster ITV In 2006, Jensen received two British Comedy Awards and a BAFTA nomination for her role in Extras. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation
In January 2006 she starred in the short-lived drama series Eleventh Hour on ITV1, alongside Patrick Stewart. Eleventh Hour is a four part British Television series developed by Granada Television for ITV by writer Stephen Gallagher This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Stewart had also appeared in an episode of Extras, in which he attempted to get Jensen's character Maggie to appear in his new pet project. Later that year she played Steve Coogan's agent in A Cock and Bull Story. Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965 is an English Comedian, actor writer producer and director. A Cock and Bull Story (released in the United States and Australia as Tristram Shandy A Cock and Bull Story) is a 2006
In September 2006 Jensen appeared as Christina McKinney in the ABC comedy Ugly Betty. Christina McKinney is a fictional character in the American Comedy-drama series Ugly Betty. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Ugly Betty is an American television Comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera in the title role along with Eric Mabius Christina not only works in the "closet" of New York fashion magazine Mode, but is also Betty's only true ally. Her character in Ugly Betty was originally an American. When she met with the show's producers they decided to change the nationality of the character because they liked Jensen's accent.
Film
Jensen has appeared in a number of films. In 2007, she provided the narration for the UK film Taking Liberties, directed by Chris Atkins (Revolver Films). Taking Liberties (also known as Taking Liberties Since 1997) is a documentary film about the erosion of Civil liberties in the United She also appeared in "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story" in 2006.
Personal life
Ashley Samantha Jensen was born to Margaret and Ivar Jensen. She has no siblings and was raised single-handedly by her mother, a special-needs teacher living in Scotland. She has no contact with her father and is very private about the matter. Jensen married English actor Terence Beesley, with whom she had been in a relationship for six years, in a ceremony in the woods of Big Sur, California on Monday 29 January 2007. Terence Beesley is a British actor and writer He was born in London to Irish parents and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Big Sur is a sparsely populated region of the central California, United States, coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1] They met in 1999 while working on a stage production of King Lear. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works The couple live with their dog Barney in Los Angeles, and have a flat in Holland Park, West London. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Holland Park is a district and a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in west central London in England. West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. [2] The couple also own property in Umbria, Italy.
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| NAME | Jensen, Ashley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ash Jensen |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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