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Acting

Jo Kendall

Born February 17, 1940Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK38 credits

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

Filmography

The Remains of the Day
1993The Remains of the Day
as Publican's wifeMovie
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practice
as Rose GodfreyTV
Howards End
1992Howards End
as AnnieMovie
The Brittas Empire
1991The Brittas Empire
as Mrs DappingTV
Fortunes of War
1987Fortunes of War
as LandladyTV
Star Quality
1985Star Quality
as Linda CopelandMovie
Mrs. Silly
1983Mrs. Silly
as Mrs. LyngMovie
The Unvarnished Truth
1983The Unvarnished Truth
as Mrs. Stuart-DubonnetMovie
A Sudden Wrench
1982A Sudden Wrench
as Frank's wifeMovie
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982Shine on Harvey Moon
as Mrs. FairweatherTV
Scum
1979Scum
as MatronMovie
Grange Hill
1978Grange Hill
as Mrs. BrowningTV
Treasure Island
1977Treasure Island
as Sarah HawkinsMovie
James and the Giant Peach
1976James and the Giant Peach
as Glow-Worm / American WomanMovie
The Pallisers
1974The Pallisers
as Adelaide PalliserTV
Man About the House
1973Man About the House
as Podge RandallTV
The Edwardians
1972The Edwardians
as Vesta VictoriaTV
Emmerdale
1972Emmerdale
as Peggy SkilbeckTV
Sense and Sensibility
1971Sense and Sensibility
as Charlotte PalmerTV
The Goodies
1970The Goodies
as The Queen (voice)TV
Sinister Street
1969Sinister Street
as Mrs RossTV
H
1968Horizontal Hold
as Jane HillsMovie