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.

In 2015 she became High Sheriff of Dorset.^[1] In 2016 she was awarded a 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]

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

• Jennifer Lonsdale at IMDb
• Jennifer Lonsdale at Theatricalia