Jane Wymark
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| Jane Wymark (Susannah Jane Margaret Cheeseman) | |
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| Born | 31 October 1951 Paddington, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Parents | Olwen and Patrick Wymark |
Jane Wymark (born 31 October 1951) is an English actress. The daughter of well-known actor Patrick Wymark (1926–1970), she is best known for playing Morwenna Chynoweth Whitworth (Morwenna Carne at the closure of the series) in the 1970s BBC television period drama Poldark (1977), and more recently Joyce Barnaby in the hugely popular ITV detective series Midsomer Murders, a role she played from 1997 until 2011. She has also appeared in UK television dramas such as The Bass Player and the Blonde, A Touch of Frost, Dangerfield, Lovejoy and Pie in the Sky. She also appeared as Jill Mason, in the Birmingham Rep. production of Equus (play).