Zena Skinner (27 February 1927 – 6 March 2018) was a British chef, writer, and cookery expert on television and radio.

[2][3] Skinner served in the Women's Royal Naval Service and decoded signals at Portsmouth during World War II.

[2] Her style tended to the homely and economical, "relaxed and friendly",[1] without fancy techniques or exotic ingredients.

[9] She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs, on 3 March 1969.

[10] She founded a charity, Keech Hospice Care, in Luton and raised funds for it.