
Acting
Jo Kendall
Acting · Born 1940-02-17 · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Josephine Mary Robinson, better known by her stage name Jo Kendall (17 February 1940 – 29 January 2022) was a British actress and writer. She was known for her work on the BBC radio comedy show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, which debuted in 1964, and for her role as Peggy Skilbeck on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (then Emmerdale Farm) from 1972 to 1973, in which she also spoke the programme's first line of dialogue in the inaugural episode. Kendall was born Josephine Mary Robinson in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, on 17 February 1940. After leaving Leicester she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and gained her Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM).
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FilmBridge of Dragons
1999 · Lily

The Uninvited
1997
FilmThe Remains of the Day
1993 · Publican's wife
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
1993

Peak Practice
1993 · Rose Godfrey
FilmHowards End
1992 · Annie

The Brittas Empire
1991 · Mrs Dapping

Fortunes of War
1987 · Landlady
The Cuckoo Sister
The Cuckoo Sister
1986 · Elizabeth Wait
FilmStar Quality
1985 · Linda Copeland

In Sickness and in Health
1985 · Woman on Phone

The Bill
1984
FilmMrs. Silly
1983 · Mrs. Lyng
FilmThe Unvarnished Truth
1983 · Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet

Shine on Harvey Moon
1982 · Mrs. Fairweather

The Good Companions
1980 · Mrs. Joe
FilmScum
1979 · Matron

Grange Hill
1978 · Mrs. Browning
FilmJames and the Giant Peach
1976 · Glow-Worm / American Woman

The New Avengers
1976 · Nurse

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Castle Guide

Angels
1975

The Pallisers
1974 · Adelaide Palliser

Man About the House
1973 · Podge Randall

The Edwardians
1972 · Vesta Victoria

Emmerdale
1972 · Peggy Skilbeck

The Organization
1972 · Daphne

The Regiment
1972

Sense and Sensibility
1971 · Charlotte Palmer

The Goodies
1970 · The Queen (voice)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970 · Anne Stanhope

Sinister Street
1969 · Mrs Ross
Broaden Your Mind
Broaden Your Mind
1968

ITV Playhouse
1967 · Mrs. Brown

At Last the 1948 Show
1967