Ashley's tartan twang.TV STAR Ashley Jensen Ashley Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles in Extras and Ugly Betty. Television Jensen trained at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. has told how TV bosses begged her to ditch a fake American accent as they loved her Scottish lilt. The actress quit her successful Ugly Betty Ugly Betty is an Emmy-winning[1] American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. The series premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States and on Citytv in Canada. role to star in new sitcom Accidentally On Purpose. And she said producers of both shows were desperate for her to keep the Scottish brogue. The 40-year-old from Annan An·nan , Kofi Born 1938. Ghanaian diplomat who was appointed secretary-general of the United Nations in 1996. , Dumfriesshire, said: "The two jobs that I've done, I've gone in and used an American accent. "But they go, 'Do it in your own.' And then they go, 'It's funnier in that strange little accent that you have'. "It adds colour to shows when there's another accent in there. I've lived with this accent all my life and I know the rhythms and pauses that make it funny." CAPTION(S): ACCENT: Ashley |
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