Jane Jacks (Barbara Tarbuck)

Lady Jane Jacks is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital. She has been portrayed by actress Barbara Tucker on recurring status since 1996. Lady Jane is the mother of Jasper Jacks and Jerry Jacks and the grandmother of Josslyn Jacks. She is affectionately called Lady Jane by her family and friends. When Jane was young, she and her husband John Jacks had a very loving and adventurous marriage. During their marriage, they also came into a large amount of money and decided to move to Alaska when Jax and Jerry were young, so that they could raise their boys in a life full of adventure. Lady Jane now lives in Alaska alone after the death of her husband John in 2003, but she often comes to Port Charles to visit her son, Jax. Her other son Jerry, works as a mercenary and has made several disappointing decisions that she does not agree with, but nevertheless, the love she has for her sons, knows no boundaries. She knows that Jerry is up to no good, but she doesn't know the extent of his evil deeds. Lady Jane has always been portrayed as a loving and loyal mother to both Jax and Jerry, never once writing either of them off, even if she didn't agree with their decisions or Jerry's numerous questionable choices. Lady Jane has also been shown to be very astute. After her son Jerry had plastic surgery to change his face, Lady Jane was the only one to recognize him at Jax's wedding and know right off the bat that he was her son. When Jax married Carly Corinthos, Lady Jane was very supportive of their union and marriage, as she believed that Carly was the best woman for her youngest son. She was very disappointed when she got the news that Jax and Carly divorced after almost 5 years of marriage. Lady Jane was last seen onscreen in January of 2010, when she attended her granddaughter Josslyn's christening. She was last mentioned in July of 2011, when Jax stated that his mother was now in Australia and he would like to take Josslyn there to see her.