Jane Actman (April 6, 1949[citation needed] – October 20, 2018) was an American actress.

She played Barbara Simms Dickerson in the short-lived television sitcom The Paul Lynde Show.

[1] Actman began her acting career starring in the Broadway play The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1968.

[2][3] Later, Actman began her television career guest-starring in The Virginian on the season eight premiere titled "A Woman of Stone" as Laurie Cantrell.

[4][5][6][7][8][9] In 1976, she was cast in the role of Nancy Lawrence Maitland in the television drama series Family,[10] but she was replaced by Meredith Baxter.