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Maren Kawehilani Jensen (September 23, 1956, Arcadia, California) is an American actress best known for portraying Athena in the 1970s television series Battlestar Galactica. She was raised in Glendale, California where she attended Herbert Hoover High School from 1971 to 1974.

Jensen was a longtime companion of singer/songwriter Don Henley. In 1982, Henley released his fist solo album ("I Can`t Stand Still") and dedicated it to Jensen (with liner notes reading; "This album is for Maren"). She is also credited with "Harmony Vocals" on the song "Johnny Can`t Read". Henley and Jensen were engaged, but eventually separated in 1986.

According to the Internet Movie Database, Jensen was one of the first Hollywood Actors to contract EBV, what we now call CFS/CFIDS Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome. The illness contributed to her leaving the acting profession. Her last role was in the 1981 horror film Deadly Blessing, which co-starred a young Sharon Stone and was directed by Wes Craven.