Ashley Jensen

In 2008, Ashley was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries for Movie for her work on Extras.

Ashley was nominated, along with her Ugly Betty castmates for a SAG Award in the category of Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2008.

Ashley was named Cosmopolitan Magazine's Ultimate Top Woman on TV for 2007.

Ashley met her now-husband Terry Beesley when they were appearing in a production of King Lear.

Ashley chose to discover LA on foot when she first got there, which resulted in her being mistaken for a "working girl".

Ashley first appeared on screen in the movie, Dreaming in 1990. She was paid less than a cat that was in the cast!

Ashley is best friends with America Ferrera, her co-star on Ugly Betty.

Ashley owns a property in Umbria, Italy.

Ashley auditioned for a part as 'Oor Wullie' in a play touring Scotland, as she is Scottish. Oor Wullie is part of Scottish history.

Ashley's first acting job was at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, playing 14-year-old Betty Paris in The Crucible.

Ashley gained her Milkmaid badge when she was a child even though she didn't live on a farm.

Ashley is a huge admirer of Dame Judy Dench.

Ashley has stated she would love to play a female version of Indiana Jones.

Ashley was once a Brownie and a Guide.

Ashley's talents include French, English, American, Spanish, Italian, and German accents.

Ashley's grandmother's name is Sadie.

Ashley's favourite comedy programme growing up was Some Mothers do 'Ave 'Em.

Ashley applied for teacher training school to become a drama teacher and was accepted at the same time as she got her first acting job.

Ashley's mother was the first to hear the news of her engagement to Terrence Beesley.

Ashley's dog Barney served as ring bearer for her wedding to Terrence Beesley.

Ashley was nominated for Best Actress at the Broadcasting Press Guild in 2006.

Ashley won Best Sitcom Actress at the Rose D'Or Awards in 2006.

Ashley grew up an only child in Annan, Scotland.

Ashley's character Christina on Ugly Betty was originally American, but when she met with the producers, they decided to make her Scottish because they liked her accent.

She is a perfectionist.

She has worked in a few national TV commercials.

She is of Scottish descent.

Her nickname is Ash.

Ashley married Terence Beesley on Monday 29th January 2007 in a ceremony in the woods of Big Sur, California.

There is an article about her in "Radio Times" (UK) 7 October 2006, Vol. 331, Iss. 4305, pg. 28-29, by E Jane Dickson, "Extraordinary Ashley".

She has her interview in "Radio Times" (UK) 10 December 2005, Vol. 327, Iss. 4263, pg. 146, by Benji Wilson, "One Final Question: Ashley Jensen".

Ashley is 5 feet 3 inches tall.

Jensen is engaged to actor Terry Beesley, 48, whom she has been with since 2001.

Jensen is represented by Samuel L. Jackson's agent in Hollywood.

Ashley studied drama at the Queen Margaret College in Scotland for three years. She graduated with a Speech and drama diploma.

Ashley was named Glamour Magazine's Comedy Woman of the Year in 2006.

Ashley is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, and German.

Ashley won the Best Actress award at the Monte Carlo International Television Festival in 2006, for her role in Ricky Gervais' Extras.

Ashley received a B.A.F.T.A nomination for her role in Extras.

She has a Utonagan dog called Barney.

Ashley won the 'Best Comedy Newcomer' and 'Best Comedy Actress' awards at the 2005 British Comedy Awards for her role as Maggie Jacobs in Extras.