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BIO

Cox has starred in episodes of Coronation Street, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and The Bill. Her most notable pre-Emmerdale role was playing JJ in the children's entertainment series Allsorts from 1991 to 1995. She has also appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.



In March 2019, Cox announced that she would be leaving Emmerdale after 23 years of portraying Lisa Dingle. She made her final physical appearance on 24 May 2019, but made a voiceover appearance on 6 June 2019 in a farewell to her character. However, Cox briefly reprised the role for several voice cameos over the course of October and November 2020.

Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Co-Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023] Cancelled
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Lighting Design[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Design
 
[US Tour, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2018] [Replacement]
Lighting Design[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Lighting Designer
 
[US Tour, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Design
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Co-Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Lighting Designer
 
[Los Angeles, 2016]
Co-Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[Los Angeles, 2015]
Lighting Designer
 
[West End, 2015]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Lighting Design
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2012]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2011]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Associate Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Assistant Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Lighting Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Lighting Designer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play

Jane Cox, Appropriate


winner
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jane Cox, Appropriate

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jane Cox, Macbeth

Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

Jane Cox, The Secret Life of Bees

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Jane Cox, Othello

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jane Cox, August Wilson's Jitney

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

Jane Cox, The Color Purple

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Jane Cox, Machinal

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jane Cox, Machinal

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Jane Cox, Passion


winner
The Hewes Awards - 2013 - Hewes Design Award

Jane Cox, The Flick

The Lortels - 2013 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Jane Cox, The Flick

The Lortels - 2006 - Outstanding Lighting Design

Jane Cox, Apparition

Videos

News


TEETH to Play Final Performance at New World Stages in January

TEETH will conclude its run at New World Stages in January. Teeth features book and music by Anna K. Jacobs, book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Michael R. Jackson. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: FIDELIO at Kennedy Center

The Washington National Opera’s production of Beethoven’s Fidelio is a triumph of elegant, efficient style and directorial finesse. Director Francesca Zambello re-invigorates the somewhat uninspired libretto by Joesph Von Sonnleithner with a vigor and intelligence that envelops this tale of valor, commitment, courage, and conscience.
Courtney Bassett, Sydney Parra & More Complete the Cast of TEETH at New World Stages

The complete cast and creative team has been revealed for the new musical comedy TEETH featuring book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Michael R. Jackson at New World Stages. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
2024 Hewes Design Awards Winners Revealed

The 2024 Hewes Design Awards winners have been revealed, recognizing outstanding achievements in theatrical design. Learn more about the honorees.
Tony Winner Beowulf Boritt's 1/52 Project Reveals Nine Early Career Designer Recipients

The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected third round of nine early-career designer recipients to benefit from $150,000 in grants.
UTA Names Patrick Herold And Rachel Viola Co-Heads Of Theatre

UTA has named Patrick Herold and Rachel Viola co-heads of the agency’s theatre practice. Read more.
Photos: Inside the 2024 Tony Awards Ceremony

Last night, the curtain was raised on the 77th Annual Tony Awards! Take a look inside the CBS broadcasts and Pluto TV pre-show below, including photos of the casts of The Outsiders, Suffs, Hell's Kitchen, The Who's Tommy, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and more.
Photos: Backstage with the 2024 Tony Awards Winners

This morning they were just nominees, but tonight... they're winners! BroadwayWorld is backstage at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the 77th Annual Tony Awards and we're bringing you live photos of tonight's winners.
Video: Jane Cox Celebrates Tony Win for Best Lighting Design of a Play

Earlier tonight at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, Jane Cox took home a Tony Award for 'Best Lighting Design of a Play' for her outstanding work on Appropriate. Watch what happened afterwards in this video!
Backstage at the 2024 Tony Awards

How does it feel to be a Tony winner? What project is up next? Who did they forget to thank? Find out straight from the winners themselves!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 17, 2024 - Tony Awards Roundup!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 17, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the Tony Awards fun you may have missed over the weekend!
How/When/Where to Watch the 2024 Tony Awards

On June 16, The 77th Annual Tony Awards made their debut at Lincoln Center at the David H. Koch Theatre to celebrate the best of Broadway for the 2023/24 theatre season.
Video Roundup: 2024 Tony Winners Share First Impressions

As the 77th Annual Tony Awards continue at the David H. Koch Theatre, winners will be sharing their reactions at the First Impressions Cam, hosted by Erich Bergen. Watch in these videos!
Recap the 2024 Tony Awards Acceptance Speeches

The 77th Annual Tony Awards have officially begun! As winners take the stage this evening, stay tuned to BroadwayWorld as we bring you full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between.
2024 Tony Awards Winners - The Full List

The 77th Annual Tony Awards were a smashing success with The Outsiders and Stereophonic taking home the top prizes of Best Play and Best Musical. Find out who else took home honors with the full list of winners below!
Photos: Backstage with the Drama Desk Awards Winners

Check out photos from backstage with the winners of the 2024 Drama Desk Awards!
2024 Drama Desk Awards Winners- The Full List

The best of Broadway and off-Broadway came together for the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which were held at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 4, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 4, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
APPROPRIATE On Broadway Announces Final Extension

Due to popular demand, the critically-acclaimed Second Stage Theater  production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ APPROPRIATE, directed by Lila Neugebauer and starring Sarah Paulson, has added an additional eight performances only, extending for a third and final time after 26 weeks on Broadway.  
Broadway By Design: APPROPRIATE

BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. We continue with the creatives from the eight-time Tony-nominated Appropriate- Scenic Designer dots, Lighting Designer Jane Cox, and Sound Designers Bray Poor and Will Pickens.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Jane Cox been nominated for?

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Appropriate, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Appropriate, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Macbeth, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Secret Life of Bees, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Othello, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for August Wilson's Jitney, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Color Purple, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Machinal, Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Machinal, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Passion, Hewes Design Award (The Hewes Awards) for The Flick, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for The Flick and Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Apparition.

What awards has Jane Cox won?

Jane Cox has won several awards for her exceptional work in lighting design. She received the Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Appropriate, the Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for Appropriate, and the Hewes Design Award at The Hewes Awards for The Flick.

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