Lisa May Dingle (also Clegg) is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Jane Cox, a role she has played for 20 years and is now the second longest serving female character. Lisa's storylines include being raped by her colleague Derek Benrose (Stephen Bent), becoming a parent in later life, assaulting a police officer, suffering an angina attack, dealing with her daughter's psychosis and discovering that her husband Zak (Steve Halliwell) has fallen in love with their lodger Joanie Wright (Denise Black), which led to their divorce after 18 years of marriage.