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{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jane Cox
| image              = Jane Cox actress (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Cox in 2013
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|5|13}}
| birth_place        = [[London]], England
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1980–present
| known_for          = ''[[Allsorts (TV series)|Allsorts]]'' (1991–1995) <br> ''[[Emmerdale]]'' (1996–2020, 2024)
}}
'''Jane Cox''' (born 13 May 1952) is an English actress, known for her role as [[Lisa Dingle]] in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Emmerdale]]'', a role she portrayed from 1996 to 2019 and again briefly in 2020 and in 2024. In 2011, she was nominated for the [[British Soap Award for Best Actress]] for her portrayal.
== Career ==
Cox has starred in episodes of ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Hetty Wainthropp Investigates]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]''. Her most notable pre-''[[Emmerdale]]'' role was playing JJ in the children's entertainment series ''[[Allsorts (TV series)|Allsorts]]'' from 1991 to 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/topic/39748-what-was-jane-cox-in-before-emmerdale/|title=What was Jane Cox in before Emmerdale?|website=Sheffield Forum|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> She has also appeared on ''[[Lily Savage's Blankety Blank]]''.<ref name="blanketyblank">{{cite episode|series=Lily Savage's Blankety Blank|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|airdate=20 May 2001}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a26762610/emmerdale-spoilers-lisa-dingle-jane-cox-leaving/|title=Emmerdale star confirms exit for Lisa Dingle|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=8 March 2019|website=[[Digital Spy]]|language=en-GB|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> However, Cox briefly reprised the role for several voice cameos over the course of October and November 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/15/is-jane-cox-returning-to-emmerdale-to-voice-lisa-dingle-13429433/|accessdate=8 April 2021|work=[[Metro (UK newspaper)|Metro]]|title=Is Jane Cox returning to Emmerdale to voice Lisa Dingle?|first=Caroline|last=Westbrook|date=15 October 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1981
| ''My Father's House''
| Sister
| Series 1: Episode 1
|-
| ''[[The Spoils of War (TV serial)|The Spoils of War]]''
| Nurse
| Episode: "Winter Wedding"
|-
| 1986, 1988
| ''[[The Return of the Antelope]]''
| Ethel the Cook
| 7 episodes
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Monocled Mutineer]]''
| Unnamed
| Episode: "A Dead Man on Leave"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Bulman]]''
| Diana White
| Episode: "Death by Misadventure"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Testimony (1988 film)|Testimony: The Story of Shostakovich]]''
| The Widow
| Film
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| Mrs. Shaw
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1991–1995
| ''[[Allsorts (TV series)|Allsorts]]''
| JJ
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]''
| Counsellor
| 1 episode
|-
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Mrs. Cattini
| Episode: "Licensed to Kill"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| ''[[The Governor (British TV series)|The Governor]]''
| Sarah Smith
| Series 1: Episode 2
|-
| ''[[The Ghostbusters of East Finchley]]''
| Brenda
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Hetty Wainthrop Investigates]]''
| Aileen
| Episode: "A High Profile"
|-
| 1996–2020, 2024
| ''[[Emmerdale]]''
| rowspan=2|[[Lisa Dingle]]
| Series regular; 2,601 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under]]''
| Direct-to-video; ''Emmerdale'' spin-off film
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Lily Savage's Blankety Blank]]''
| Herself
| Series 15: Episode 17
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale: The Dingles For Richer for Poorer]]''
| Lisa Dingle
| Direct-to-video; ''Emmerdale'' spin-off film
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mrs Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room]]''
| Mrs. Libby
| Short film
|-
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2005
| [[The British Soap Awards]]
| [[British Soap Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202094430/http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/soapawards.html|url=http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/soapawards.html|archive-date=2 February 2008|title=British Television Soap Awards|publisher=thecustard.tv|access-date=20 April 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| The British Soap Awards
| Best Actress
| {{shortlisted}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=British Soap Awards 2011: The Winners|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a319276/british-soap-awards-2011-the-winners.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=14 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| [[TV Choice|''TV Choice'' Awards]]
| Best Soap Actress
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a320175/in-full-tv-choice-awards-2011-nominees.html|title=In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011&nbsp;– Nominees|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=18 May 2011|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=26 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| [[Inside Soap Awards|''Inside Soap'' Awards]]
| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref name="ISAs2011">{{cite web|last=Love|first=Ryan|title=In Full: ''Inside Soap'' Awards 2011 Nominees|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/scoop/a329296/in-full-inside-soap-awards-2011-nominees.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=9 February 2012|date=11 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''Inside Soap'' Awards
| Best Exit
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite news|title=Meet your ''Inside Soap'' Awards 2019 winners!|url=https://www.insidesoap.co.uk/corrie/meet-your-inside-soap-awards-2019-winners/|access-date=4 February 2021|work=[[Inside Soap]]|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124192705/https://www.insidesoap.co.uk/corrie/meet-your-inside-soap-awards-2019-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0185067}}
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[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English television actresses]]
[[Category:English soap opera actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from London]]