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. Lonsdale played a customer in one episode of the series Are You Being Served?. She also featured in the Doctor Who serial Nightmare of Eden.

Jennifer Lonsdale
Born
Jennifer Sheila Lonsdale

(1953-07-17) 17 July 1953 (age 72)
OccupationsActress, public official
Years active1973–1986 (acting)
Spouse
(m. 1986; died 2014)

In 2015, she became High Sheriff of Dorset.[1] In 2016, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by Bournemouth University and became a Pro-chancellor of the University in 2017.[2] As of 2023, she is a Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset.[3]

Personal life

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She was married to Conservative politician and businessman Derek Coombs (1931-2014) with whom she had two sons.

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