Jo Kendall
ActingJosephine 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).
Movies
Lily
Bridge of Dragons
1999
Publican's wife
The Remains of the Day
1993
Annie
Howards End
1992
Linda Copeland
Star Quality
1985
Mrs. Lyng
Mrs. Silly
1983
Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
The Unvarnished Truth
1983
Frank's wife
A Sudden Wrench
1982
Matron
Scum
1979
Sarah Hawkins
Treasure Island
1977
Glow-Worm / American Woman
James and the Giant Peach
1976
TV Shows
The Uninvited
1997
Rose Godfrey
Peak Practice
1993
Mrs Dapping
The Brittas Empire
1991
Landlady
Fortunes of War
1987
Woman on Phone
In Sickness and in Health
1985
The Bill
1984
Mrs. Fairweather
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
Mrs. Joe
The Good Companions
1980
Mrs. Browning
Grange Hill
1978
Nurse
The New Avengers
1976
Castle Guide
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Angels
1975
Adelaide Palliser
The Pallisers
1974
Podge Randall
Man About the House
1973
Beatrice Gilray
Point Counter Point
1973
Vesta Victoria
The Edwardians
1972
Peggy Skilbeck
Emmerdale
1972
Daphne
The Organization
1972
The Regiment
1972
Charlotte Palmer
Sense and Sensibility
1971