Ashley Jensen

Birth Name:

Ashley Samantha Jensen

Birth Place:

Annan, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession

Actress

At the 2006 Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival, she won a Golden Rose for Best Sitcom Actress for her performance in "Extras․"
Won Best Comedy Newcomer and Best TV Comedy Actress for her role on "Extras" at the 2005 British Comedy Awards
Started her career performing on stage in the United Kingdom
Quote: "I started at the bottom, the kind of work where you bundle in a little van and then go off to a tiny place with a village hall in the middle of nowhere․"
Quote: "Life can tumble by and you don't get a chance to think about anything․"
Made her West End debut in a production of the Alan Ayckbourn comedy "A Chorus of Disapproval․"
Often plays female characters who devote their lives to others, such as the repressed housewife Hannah in "A Chorus of Disapproval․"

2005British Comedy Award - Best Comedy Newcomer:Winner
2005British Comedy Award - Best TV Comedy Actress:Winner
2006BAFTA TV Award - Best Comedy Performance:Nominated
2006Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2006Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series:Winner
2006Golden Rose - Best Sitcom Actress:Winner
2007Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2007Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
2008Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2008BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Acting Performance in Television:Nominated
2008British Comedy Award - Best Television Comedy Actress:Nominated
2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
2012Annie - Voice Acting in a Feature Production:Nominated
2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
2016BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Television:Nominated
2023BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Television:Nominated
2024TV Times Award - Favourite Actor (Drama):Nominated

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