Jane Cox

Jane Cox (born 13 May 1952) is an English actress, known for her role as Lisa Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a role she portrayed from 1996 to 2019. In 2011, she was nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Actress for her portrayal.

Jane Cox
Cox in 2013
Born (1952-05-13) 13 May 1952
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present
TelevisionEmmerdale (1996–2019)
Allsorts (1991–1995)

Career

Cox has also starred in episodes of Coronation Street, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates and The Bill. Her most notable pre-Emmerdale role was playing JJ in the children's entertainment series Allsorts for between 1991–1995.[1] She has also appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[2]

In March 2019, Cox announced that she would be leaving Emmerdale after 23 years of portraying Lisa Dingle. She made her final physical appearance on 24 May 2019, but made a voiceover appearance on 6 June 2019 in a farewell to her character.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1981 The Spoils of War Nurse 1 episode
1986, 1988 The Return of the Antelope Cook 7 episodes
1986 The Monocled Mutineer N/A 1 episode
1987 Bulman Diana White 1 episode
1988 Testimony — The Story of Shostakovich The Widow Film
1991 Coronation Street Mrs Shaw 3 episodes
1991–1995 Allsorts JJ Series regular, 90 episodes
1994 The Bill Mrs Cattini 1 episodes
1995 The Governor Sarah Smith 1 episode
1996 Hetty Wainthrop Investigates Aileen 1 episode
1996–2019 Emmerdale Lisa Dingle Series regular, 2589 episodes
1997 Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under Lisa Dingle Direct-to-video
2010 Emmerdale: The Dingles For Richer for Poorer Lisa Dingle Direct-to-video
2011 Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room Mrs Libby Short film

References
  1. "What was Jane Cox in before Emmerdale?". Sheffield Forum. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 20 May 2001. ITV.
  3. Kilkelly, Daniel (8 March 2019). "Emmerdale star confirms exit for Lisa Dingle". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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