| Lisa Dingle | |||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Jane Cox | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1996–2020, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 2106 13 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 9917/18 15 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||||||
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Lisa Dingle (also Clegg) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Jane Cox. Lisa's storylines include being raped by her colleague Derek Benrose (Stephen Bent), becoming a parent in later life, assaulting a police officer, suffering an angina attack, dealing with her daughter's psychosis and discovering that her husband Zak (Steve Halliwell) has fallen in love with their lodger Joanie Wright (Denise Black), which led to their divorce after 18 years of marriage. On 7 May 2018, the character left the village and Emmerdale confirmed Cox was taking a sabbatical from the show. Lisa returned on 8 March 2019, and revealed that she had been diagnosed with amyloidosis. Cox then announced that she had quit her role, and that Lisa would be killed-off. Lisa made her final on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 24 May 2019. Cox briefly returned for voiceovers on 6 June 2019 and for several more in October and November 2020 and February 2024.