Ashley Elizabeth "Ashlie" Atkinson[1] (born August 6, 1977) is an American character actress who works in movies and television (with over 100 credits) – as well as in theater.
[2][3] Atkinson is known for her work as Mamie Fish on The Gilded Age, Amanda in And Just Like That, Connie in the Spike Lee film BlacKkKlansman,[4] and Janice in the fourth season of Mr.
[12] Atkinson then starred in a breakout role as Helen, the sweet-faced, plus-size librarian in Neil LaBute's 2004 off-Broadway play Fat Pig.
[21] In 2018, Atkinson played the role of Connie Kendrickson in the Academy Award-winning film BlacKkKlansman, directed by Spike Lee.
[23] From 2018 to 2019, Atkinson was Ace, Internal Affairs Detective, in four episodes of the Syfy TV show Happy!, a live-action/adult animated black comedy/action-drama television series.
She had a two episode arc in the 2019 Allison Tolman thriller Emergence and played a trucker in the ensemble opposite Alfre Woodard in the Netflix movie, Juanita.
[25] From 2003, Atkinson is a former skater and long-time member of the 5-time world champion Gotham Girls roller derby team under the name of "Margaret Thrasher (Prime Minister of Your Demise)",[26] although she has since retired.
(Pam I Am)",[29] in a Valentine's Day promotion called "Pampered",[30] and a one-off music video titled "Dirrrty Jerzy",[31] in which she raps about being from New Jersey.