Ashley Gardner is a South African-born American actress. She provided the voices of Nancy Gribble[1] and Didi Hill[2] in the animated series King of the Hill.
Ashley Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Born | South Africa |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Career
She appeared in the sitcom Seinfeld in the episode "The Library" as Marion[3] and in the pilot of Madman of the People.[4]
John Simon, in his review of Keith Curran's 1991 play Walking the Dead, stated that Gardner "does wonders" as Veronica, a lesbian who has a sex change and becomes a man.[5][6] She had previously appeared in Curran's Dalton's Back and co-starred in Timothy Mason's The Fiery Furnace.[7][8]
Gardner has also appeared in the feature films Heart of Dixie (1989), Johnny Suede (1991)[9] and He Said, She Said (1991) where she plays the "Classy with a capital K" ex-lover of Kevin Bacon's character who flirts by exposing her breast for him in public.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Heart of Dixie | Jean | |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said | Susan | |
| Johnny Suede | Ellen | ||
| 1993 | Complex of Fear | Doreen Wylie | Television film |
| Lies and Lullabies | Fran | ||
| 1997 | Breast Men | Paula | |
| 2000 | The Mystery of Spoon River | Jeannie Manson | |
| 2002 | Fits and Starts | Jolene | |
| 2006 | Lost Signal | Martha Harris | |
| 2007 | Sunny & Share Love You | Sean's Mom | |
| 2011 | I.E.D., I.O.U. | Mrs. Batten | Short film |
| 2014 | Parallax | Rachel Cooper | |
| 2015 | Chasing Eagle Rock | — |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Seinfeld | Marion | Episode: "The Library" |
| 1992 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Eve | Episode: "Goodbye Mr. Rips" |
| 1994 | Madman of the People | Caroline | 2 episodes |
| The George Carlin Show | Dot | Episode: "George Gets Hoist by His Own Petard" | |
| 1995 | Maybe This Time | Sherry | Episode: "Maybe This Time" |
| Murder One | Marcy Ballard | Episode: "Chapter Four" | |
| 1995–1996 | Grace Under Fire | Evie Burdette | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Sophia Kidwell | Episode: "The Great Escape" |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Partrica Kelly | 2 episodes |
| NYPD Blue | Denise | Episode: "Three Girls and a Baby" | |
| Brooklyn South | Bonnie Van Eggidy | Episode: "A Reverend Runs Through It" | |
| 1997–2010 | King of the Hill | Nancy Gribble, Didi Hill (voices) | 124 episodes |
| 1998 | Michael Hayes | — | Episode: "Imagine: Part 2" |
| The Drew Carey Show | Pinky | 3 episodes | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | Fran Schmitt | Episode: "Beverly's Secret" | |
| Style & Substance | Felicia | Episode: "Office Management for Beginners" | |
| 1999 | Becker | Susan Fox | Episode: "Partial Law" |
| Everything's Relative | Gail | 2 episodes | |
| Ally McBeal | Martha Claven | Episode: "Only the Lonely" | |
| Judging Amy | Mimi Carter | Episode: "Near Death Experience" | |
| 2000 | Just Shoot Me! | Lori | Episode: "With Three I Swing" |
| 2001 | Spin City | Judith | Episode: "Hey Judith" |
| 2002 | The Ellen Show | Hostess | Episode: "Just the Duck" |
| Charmed | Tyler's Foster Mother | Episode: "Lost and Bound" | |
| Watching Ellie | Monica | Episode: "Zimmerman" | |
| Six Feet Under | Daughter #1 | Episode: "Someone Else's Eyes" | |
| ER | Simone Phillips | Episode: "A Hopeless Wound" | |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | Nina | Episode: "Coming Clean" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Wendy | Episode: "Billboard" |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Psychologist | Episode: "Dead or Alive" |
| 2007 | Raines | Wendy Tucker | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Reno 911! | Angry Teacher | Episode: "Proposition C" | |
| 2011 | Beavis and Butt-Head | Additional voices | Episode: Drones" |
| 2014 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Cafeteria Lady | Episode: "I Got Your Back" |
| 2016 | Lopez | Bobbie | Episode: "George's Party" |
| 2017 | Tarantula | Unknown role (voice) | Episode: "The Shade" |
| 2019 | WTF 101 | Baroness (voice) | Episode: "Duels" |
