Jennifer Ashley, a sultry, spirited, and appealing brunette, began her journey in the entertainment industry as a contestant in various beauty pageants, winning titles such as Miss Restaurant, Miss Truck Show, and Miss Textile.
Born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jennifer studied fabric design for a short period at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. She later moved to San Francisco and worked for Columbia Records.
Francis Ford Coppola suggested to Jennifer that she audition for a role in "American Graffiti." Although she didn't land the part, Jennifer made her film debut with a small role in the comedy "Your Three Minutes Are Up."
Jennifer next appeared as a groupie in Brian De Palma's "Phantom of the Paradise." She was then terrorized by a deranged Andrew Prine in the sleazy psycho exploitation gems "Barn of the Naked Dead" and "The Centerfold Girls."
Ashley's other notable roles include a foxy high school cheerleader in the drive-in hit "The Pom Pom Girls," one of macho shark hunter Hugo Stiglitz's lovers in the dreadful "Jaws" rip-off "Tintorera," crazed religious fanatic Stuart Whitman's mistress in the incredibly tasteless "Guyana: Cult of the Damned," an astronaut group leader in the gruesome "Alien" clone "Inseminoid," and a tough prison inmate in the terrifically trashy babes-behind-bars classic "Chained Heat."
In 1985, Jennifer launched her own highly successful talk show, "Ashley's Closet," where she served as both host and executive producer. The #1-rated weekly 30-minute program aired on two local Los Angeles cable channels.
Jennifer's last film role to date was a small part as a TV show host in the comedy "Me, Myself and I." Moreover, she is also an accomplished abstract painter and a health, fitness, and nutrition buff.
