Ashley Jensen

Ashley Jensen

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Man vs Baby ★ 6.8 Man vs Baby 2025 City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant 2025 Rikki ★ 8.0 Rikki 2024 Mayflies ★ 5.1 Mayflies 2022 Christmas on Mistletoe Farm ★ 5.2 Christmas on Mistletoe Farm 2022 Dog Squad Dog Squad 2022 Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye 2021 Inside the Balmoral: Scotland's Finest Hotel Inside the Balmoral: Scotland's Finest Hotel 2021 Lady and the Tramp ★ 7.2 Lady and the Tramp 2019 After Life ★ 7.9 After Life 2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World ★ 7.8 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 2019 Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus 2018 Summer Camp Island ★ 7.7 Summer Camp Island 2018 Sherlock Gnomes ★ 5.7 Sherlock Gnomes 2018 Love, Lies & Records ★ 6.0 Love, Lies & Records 2017 DuckTales ★ 7.8 DuckTales 2017 Trust Me ★ 6.7 Trust Me 2017 The Secret Life of Kittens ★ 8.0 The Secret Life of Kittens 2016 Agatha Raisin ★ 6.1 Agatha Raisin 2016 Facelifts and Fillers Facelifts and Fillers 2016 The Lobster ★ 7.0 The Lobster 2015 The Legend of Barney Thomson ★ 6.1 The Legend of Barney Thomson 2015 Insane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal ★ 7.9 Insane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal 2015 Catastrophe ★ 7.5 Catastrophe 2015 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death ★ 8.0 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death 2014 Small Time ★ 5.3 Small Time 2014 The Escape Artist ★ 7.1 The Escape Artist 2013 All Stars ★ 5.6 All Stars 2013 Shetland ★ 7.5 Shetland 2013 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! ★ 6.5 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 2012 Arthur Christmas ★ 6.8 Arthur Christmas 2011 Hysteria ★ 6.7 Hysteria 2011 Gnomeo & Juliet ★ 5.9 Gnomeo & Juliet 2011 The Reckoning ★ 4.8 The Reckoning 2011 Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention ★ 6.6 Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention 2010 How to Train Your Dragon ★ 7.9 How to Train Your Dragon 2010 Nativity! ★ 6.4 Nativity! 2009 Accidentally on Purpose ★ 5.8 Accidentally on Purpose 2009 A Shot To The Mouth A Shot To The Mouth 2009 No Holds Bard ★ 10.0 No Holds Bard 2009 Free Radio Free Radio 2008 Embarrassing Bodies ★ 7.4 Embarrassing Bodies 2007 Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening ★ 6.0 Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening 2007 The Art of Breaking Character The Art of Breaking Character 2007 The Graham Norton Show ★ 7.2 The Graham Norton Show 2007 Taking Liberties ★ 6.4 Taking Liberties 2007 Ugly Betty ★ 6.4 Ugly Betty 2006 Eleventh Hour ★ 6.6 Eleventh Hour 2006 Extras ★ 7.8 Extras 2005 A Cock and Bull Story ★ 6.2 A Cock and Bull Story 2005 The Friday Night Project ★ 6.0 The Friday Night Project 2005 Rebus ★ 6.9 Rebus 2000 Topsy-Turvy ★ 6.6 Topsy-Turvy 1999 City Central City Central 1998 Bad Boys ★ 10.0 Bad Boys 1996 Silent Witness ★ 7.6 Silent Witness 1996 Waiting Waiting 1995 Takin' Over the Asylum ★ 8.4 Takin' Over the Asylum 1994 Roughnecks ★ 7.3 Roughnecks 1994 Down Among the Big Boys ★ 8.0 Down Among the Big Boys 1993 Rab C. Nesbitt Live Rab C. Nesbitt Live 1992 Tickets for the Zoo ★ 7.0 Tickets for the Zoo 1991 Dreaming ★ 9.0 Dreaming 1991 This Morning ★ 5.2 This Morning 1988 Casualty ★ 6.2 Casualty 1986