Ashley had the role of Kate in "Sandburg's Lincoln", a six-part dramatization that ran on NBC in the mid-1970s. Her other television appearances include the 1987 miniseries "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles", and guest roles in "Ben Casey"; "Route 66"; "Sam Benedict"; "Stoney Burke"; "The Six Million Dollar Man"; "Family"; "Miami Vice"; "Caroline in the City"; '; "Murder, She Wrote"; "Dave's World"; '; "Touched by an Angel"; "The Larry Sanders Show"; ""; "Russian Doll"; and "Better Things". She was featured in 14 episodes of the HBO series "Treme" as Aunt Mimi.