{{For|the Irish lighting designer|Jane Cox (lighting designer)}} {{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|date=21 March 2006 |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=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a320175/in-full-tv-choice-awards-2011-nominees.html|title=In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 – 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=https://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> |}
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