Cast & creator
Jackie Lane
Best known for Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Compact
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.
Also known as: Jackie Lenya
13
film credits
5
television credits
18
1960–2025 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (18)
Showing 18 of 18 credits
Coronation Street
Cheryl
1960
Doctor Who
Dodo Chaplet
1963
Compact
Rosemary Gray
1962
The Protectors
Betty
1964The Villains
Ann
1964
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Dodo Chaplet (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Dodo Chaplet (Archive footage / uncredited)
2014
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Dodo Chaplet (voice)
2024
Doctor Who: The War Machines
Dodo Chaplet
1966
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
2013
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Dodo Chaplet
1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Dodo Chaplet
1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Dodo Chaplet
1966
Doctor Who: The Ark
Dodo Chaplet
1966
Doctor Who: The Savages
Dodo Chaplet (voice)
2025
Doctor Who: The Savages
Dodo Chaplet
1966
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
Up Pompeii
Nausius
2019