Barbara Tarbuck (January 15, 1942 – December 26, 2016) was an American film, television, and stage actress from Detroit, Michigan, best known for her recurring role as Lady Jane Jacks on General Hospital.

[1] From the ages of 9–13, Tarbuck performed as a regular on the children's series Storyland, which aired on the Detroit AM radio station WWJ.

[2][3] From there, she learned acting skills from veteran actors on radio shows such as The Lone Ranger, The Shadow and The Green Hornet.

[1] She then went to Indiana University Bloomington to work as the lead actress in their inaugural theatre touring company season.

[1] Tarbuck developed the neurodegenerative Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and died due to complications at her Los Angeles home on December 26, 2016.