Actress and comedienne Ashlie Rhey was born in Wheeling, West Virginia and grew up in Navarre, Ohio, where she graduated from Fairless High School with the Class of 1979.

Ashlie was cast in her very first acting role while working as a model with Wilhelmina Models. Ashlie's modeling career took her to Europe and upon returning to the west coast she began pursuing her career as an actress. It was at that time that her theatrical agent received a casting call from Playboy landing Ashlie in seven newsstand specials and a pictorial for Playboy Australia. She went on to fill numerous roles for film and television productions for Playboy Enterprises.