Jennifer Lonsdale (born 17 July 1953 in Gosport, Hampshire)[citation needed] is a retired British television actress and public official.
She appeared as a series regular in The Cedar Tree and That's My Boy.
She also featured in the Doctor Who serial Nightmare of Eden.
[2] As of 2023 she is a Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset.
[3] She was married to Conservative politician and businessman Derek Coombs (1931-2014) with whom she had two sons.