Jo Kendall
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 (39 titles)
5.6MovieBridge of Dragons
Lily · 1999
6.5ShowThe Uninvited
1997
7.4MovieThe Remains of the Day
Publican's wife · 1993
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
1993
6.5ShowPeak Practice
Rose Godfrey · 1993
7.0MovieHowards End
Annie · 1992
6.6ShowThe Brittas Empire
Mrs Dapping · 1991
6.3ShowFortunes of War
Landlady · 1987
6.7MovieStar Quality
Linda Copeland · 1985
8.1ShowIn Sickness and in Health
Woman on Phone · 1985
6.8ShowThe Bill
1984
10.0MovieMrs. Silly
Mrs. Lyng · 1983
6.0MovieThe Unvarnished Truth
Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet · 1983
MovieA Sudden Wrench
Frank's wife · 1982
7.7ShowShine on Harvey Moon
Mrs. Fairweather · 1982
9.0ShowThe Good Companions
Mrs. Joe · 1980
7.1MovieScum
Matron · 1979
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
Mrs. Brown · 1979
6.7ShowGrange Hill
Mrs. Browning · 1978
MovieBuilding Sites Bite
Mum · 1978
MovieTreasure Island
Sarah Hawkins · 1977
6.0MovieJames and the Giant Peach
Glow-Worm / American Woman · 1976
7.1ShowThe New Avengers
Nurse · 1976
7.1ShowRumpole of the Bailey
1975
4.5ShowAngels
1975
6.4ShowThe Pallisers
Adelaide Palliser · 1974
7.1ShowMan About the House
Podge Randall · 1973
6.3ShowThe Edwardians
Vesta Victoria · 1972
4.3ShowEmmerdale
Peggy Skilbeck · 1972
8.5ShowThe Organization
Daphne · 1972