Asley Jensen went to the National Youth Theatre and then to the Queen Margaret College.
She got her first job at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and then amassed a number of credits in the theatre.
Ashley Jensen's television work started with a role in a Screen One called Dreaming.
She first came to widespread public attention in Extras, for which she won two British Comedy Awards for her role as Maggie.
Ashley Jensen went on to play Christina McKinney in Ugly Betty.
After that, she starred in the sitcom Accidentally on Purpose.
