Jo Kendall
Acting1940Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Biography
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
Acting History
1999
Bridge of Dragons
as Lily
1997
1993
The Remains of the Day
as Publican's wife
Peak Practice
TVas Rose Godfrey• 1 eps
1992
Howards End
as Annie
1991
The Brittas Empire
TVas Mrs Dapping• 2 eps
1987
Fortunes of War
TVas Landlady
1985
Star Quality
as Linda Copeland
In Sickness and in Health
TVas Woman on Phone• 1 eps
1984
1983
1982
A Sudden Wrench
as Frank's wife
Grange Hill
TVas Mrs. Browning• 3 eps
Shine on Harvey Moon
TVas Mrs. Fairweather
1980
The Good Companions
TVas Mrs. Joe
The Goodies
TVas The Queen (voice)• 1 eps
1979
Scum
as Matron
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Mrs. Brown
1978
Building Sites Bite
as Mum
1977
Treasure Island
as Sarah Hawkins
1976
James and the Giant Peach
as Glow-Worm / American Woman
The New Avengers
TVas Nurse• 1 eps
1974
The Pallisers
TVas Adelaide Palliser
1973
Man About the House
TVas Podge Randall
1972
1971
Sense and Sensibility
TVas Charlotte Palmer
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
TVas Anne Stanhope• 1 eps
1969
Sinister Street
TVas Mrs Ross / Miss Carthew
1968
Horizontal Hold
as Jane Hills