Maren Jensen was born on September 23, 1957 in Glendale, California. She is an American actress best known for portraying Athena in the 1970s television series Battlestar Galactica.

In 2003, at the age of 46, Maren posed for test photos at the Playboy studio in Los Angeles. She was going to be part of a pictorial about women in their 40's but the project was eventually cancelled. The photo's were never released publicly, but bootleg copies made it onto the internet via an outlaw site somewhere in South America. They can still be found online but require a very determined searcher, as well as a credit card as the sites are usually pay porno sites. It's unlikely the owners of the web sites know they have pictures of an American actress who was semi-famous in the 1980's. The pictures are very tasteful, and Maren shows "everything" that Playboy usually shows. She has three pictures in see-through tops, three more bottomless, and four completely nude, both front and back. For a woman her age, she has kept herself in great shape. And that beautiful face hasn't changed, it's as cute as ever.

  Deadly Blessing (1981) .... Martha Schmidt
Beyond the Reef (1981) .... Diana
... aka Sea Killer
... aka Shark Boy of Bora Bora (UK)
"The Love Boat"
- Mallory Quest, The/Two Hours/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp: Part 1 (1980) TV Episode .... Sharon Patrick
- Mallory Quest, The/Two Hours/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp: Part 2 (1980) TV Episode .... Sharon Patrick
- Decision, The/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog (1979) TV Episode .... Suzanna Wells
"Fantasy Island"
- Jungle Man/Mary Ann and Miss Sophisticate (1980) TV Episode .... Valerie

"Battlestar Galactica" .... Athena
- Saga of a Star World (1978) TV Episode .... Athena
Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) .... Athena
"The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries"
- Death Surf (1978) TV Episode .... Maryann Dalton/Teri Turner
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1978) (TV) .... Lt. Athena