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 and again briefly in 2020 and in 2024. 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 (age 72) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–present
Known for	Allsorts (1991–1995) Emmerdale (1996–2020, 2024)

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 from 1991 to 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] However, Cox briefly reprised the role for several voice cameos over the course of October and November 2020.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	My Father's House	Sister	Series 1: Episode 1
	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: The Story of Shostakovich	The Widow	Film
1991	Coronation Street	Mrs. Shaw	3 episodes
1991–1995	Allsorts	JJ	Series regular
1994	Brookside	Counsellor	1 episode
	The Bill	Mrs. Cattini	Episode: "Licensed to Kill"
1995	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	Lisa Dingle	Series regular; 2,601 episodes
1997	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: 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

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2005	The British Soap Awards	Best Actress	Nominated	[5]
2011	The British Soap Awards	Best Actress	Shortlisted	[6]
2011	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actress	Nominated	[7]
2011	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actress	Nominated	[8]
2019	Inside Soap Awards	Best Exit	Won	[9]

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.
4. Westbrook, Caroline (15 October 2020). "Is Jane Cox returning to Emmerdale to voice Lisa Dingle?". Metro. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
5. "British Television Soap Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
6. Kilkelly, Daniel (14 May 2011). "British Soap Awards 2011: The Winners". Digital Spy.
7. Wightman, Catriona (18 May 2011). "In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 – Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
8. Love, Ryan (11 July 2011). "In Full: Inside Soap Awards 2011 Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
9. "Meet your Inside Soap Awards 2019 winners!". Inside Soap. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

External links

• Jane Cox at IMDb