Jo Kendall
February 17, 1940 (85 years old) in 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).
Known For
Credits
- 1999 · Bridge of Dragons as Lily
- 1997 · The Uninvited as
- 1993 · The Remains of the Day as Publican's wife
- 1993 · Marlene Marlowe Investigates as
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Rose Godfrey
- 1992 · Howards End as Annie
- 1991 · The Brittas Empire as Mrs Dapping
- 1985 · Star Quality as Linda Copeland
- 1985 · In Sickness and in Health as Woman on Phone
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · Mrs. Silly as Mrs. Lyng
- 1983 · The Unvarnished Truth as Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
- 1982 · A Sudden Wrench as Frank's wife
- 1982 · Shine on Harvey Moon as Mrs. Fairweather
- 1980 · The Good Companions as Mrs. Joe
- 1979 · Scum as Matron
- 1979 · The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False? as Mrs. Brown
- 1978 · Grange Hill as Mrs. Browning
- 1978 · Building Sites Bite as Mum
- 1977 · Treasure Island as Sarah Hawkins
- 1976 · James and the Giant Peach as Glow-Worm / American Woman
- 1976 · The New Avengers as Nurse
- 1975 · Rumpole of the Bailey as
- 1975 · Angels as
- 1974 · The Pallisers as
- 1974 · Within These Walls as
- 1973 · Man About the House as Podge Randall
- 1972 · The Edwardians as
- 1972 · Emmerdale as Peggy Skilbeck
- 1972 · The Regiment as
- 1971 · Sense and Sensibility as Charlotte Palmer
- 1970 · The Goodies as The Queen (voice)
- 1970 · The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Anne Stanhope
- 1969 · Sinister Street as Mrs. Ross
- 1968 · Broaden Your Mind as
- 1968 · Horizontal Hold as Jane Hills
- 1967 · At Last the 1948 Show as