Ashley Louise Jackson was born in Logan, Utah to Susan Budge, a retired health-care manager, and Blain Jackson, who works as an outdoor expedition guide. Jackson's career was ignited in high school at the age of fifteen as an extra in the Jared Hess cult classic, "Napoleon Dynamite." The film was set in Ashley's high school, Preston High, and featured her hometown. Ashley was in college when the movie was released and sold "Vote for Pedro" shirts to supplement her athletic student income. For the next few years, Ashley continued to take parts in plays and musicals at her college, church, and local theatre productions. Growing up with her dad as a wildlife guide on horseback, Ashley is a skilled horseman. She is currently (2020) in development of multiple projects including, "Cannabis Country", "I Am Every Woman", "An Unstoppable Series" and the remake of an old classic, Urban Cowboy. She is a cowboy boot connoisseur. Spending 15+ years in the western wear and boot industry. She is also a published author and can be found on Amazon with a book titled "Unstoppable: What Fear, Death, and the Cannabis Black Market Have to Teach Us About Living." She is a Cannabis Coach and has successfully helped hundreds of people navigate their journey with Cannabis. Ashley attended the 2017 Cannes Film Festival assisting producer Carol Bidault de l'Isle and writer/director Jowan Carbin in securing worldwide distribution on the psychological thriller "Cut Off'," Executive Produced by William Baldwin. Ashley attended the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and hosted the annual FEMME event with Bridget Burch-Cook