Ashley was born in Camarillo, California on August 9, 1983, to Cliff and Nancy Johnson. When she was 9 days old, her family packed up and moved to Michigan where her father was transferred (Ship Captain of an exploration ship). They finally ended up moving to "The Town That Time Forgot" called Franklin. She lived there through most of her life, but now lives in Los Angeles California.

Ashley has an older brother named Chris who works on the hit CBS series "The District." And an older sister named Haylie, who is an actress and a musician. Her mother Nancy is an independent film producer.
Younger sister of Haylie Johnson Though not even twenty one-years old, Ashley has already been a part of the casts of 8 different TV series. Former Miss Jr. Michigan She is Swedish, Norwegian, Irish, Scottish and Native American. (Her father was from Sweden). Father passed away from cancer in July of 2000. She loves to snowboard, surf, and is also an avid gun shooter. Graduated when she was 15 and started going to GCC at 16 to get her Gen. Ed. out of the way. She is going to major in cinematography when she gets some time off from work. She attends the International School of Music for Violin and Piano. She also plays guitar and cello. She is in a band with her sister Haylie.