Jackie Lane

English actress and theatrical agent, celebrated for her role as companion Dodo Chaplet in the classic BBC series Doctor Who.

Jackie Lane - Personal Information

  • Name: Jackie Lane
  • Date of Birth: July 10, 1941
  • Date of Death: June 23, 2021
  • Place of Birth: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Gender: Female
  • Job Title: Actor

Biography

Jackie Lane (1941–2021) is an English actress noted for her role as Dodo Chaplet, a companion of the Doctor, in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She played the part from February to July 1966 alongside William Hartnell as the Doctor.

She went on to become a theatrical agent, representing Tom Baker, who would play the Fourth Doctor, and Janet Fielding, who would play companion Tegan Jovanka and managed the late Nicholas Courtney. The agency which she manages is Jackie Lane Ad Voice.

Selected Filmography

A selection of Jackie Lane's notable screen appearances across her career.

  • Doctor Who: The Savages (2025) as Dodo Chaplet (voice)
  • Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker (2024) as Dodo Chaplet (voice)
  • Up Pompeii (2019) as Nausius
  • The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years (2017)
  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014) as Dodo Chaplet (Archive footage / uncredited)
  • Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013) as Self
  • Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) as Dodo Chaplet (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966) as Dodo Chaplet
  • Doctor Who: The Savages (1966) as Dodo Chaplet
  • Doctor Who: The Gunfighters (1966) as Dodo Chaplet

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