Ashley Jensen is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles in television series Extras and Ugly Betty. From September 2009 to May 2010 she co-starred in the CBS Monday night sitcom Accidentally on Purpose as Olivia.

Ashley Jensen was born to Margaret and Ivar and raised single-handedly by her mother, a special-needs teacher living in Annan, Scotland. She has no contact with her father and is very private about the matter. In June 2008 her father claimed that she has a half-sister, Gillian, whom she has never met.

After six years together, Ashley Jensen married English actor Terence Beesley. They met in 1999 while working on a stage production of King Lear. The couple live with their dog Barney in Los Angeles, USA and have a flat in Holland Park, west London.