Jo Kendall
Acting
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).
Filmography
Bridge of Dragons
1999 · Movie
The Uninvited
1997 · Series
The Remains of the Day
1993 · Movie
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
1993 · Series
Peak Practice
1993 · Series
Howards End
1992 · Movie
The Brittas Empire
1991 · Series
Fortunes of War
1987 · Series
Star Quality
1985 · Movie
In Sickness and in Health
1985 · Series
The Bill
1984 · Series
Mrs. Silly
1983 · Movie
The Unvarnished Truth
1983 · Movie
A Sudden Wrench
1982 · Movie
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982 · Series
The Good Companions
1980 · Series
Scum
1979 · Movie
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979 · Movie
Grange Hill
1978 · Series
Treasure Island
1977 · Movie
James and the Giant Peach
1976 · Movie
The New Avengers
1976 · Series
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Series
Angels
1975 · Series
The Pallisers
1974 · Series
Man About the House
1973 · Series
The Edwardians
1972 · Series
Emmerdale
1972 · Series
The Organization
1972 · Series
The Regiment
1972 · Series
Sense and Sensibility
1971 · Series
The Goodies
1970 · Series
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970 · Series
Sinister Street
1969 · Series
Broaden Your Mind
1968 · Series
Horizontal Hold
1968 · Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
At Last the 1948 Show
1967 · Series