Jo Kendall
Acting
Born: 1940-02-17 in Lincoln, 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
Emmerdale
Peggy Skilbeck
Peak Practice
Rose Godfrey
Grange Hill
Mrs. Browning
The Bill
ITV Playhouse
Mrs. Brown
Rumpole of the Bailey
Castle Guide
Angels
The Goodies
The Queen (voice)
The New Avengers
Nurse
The Pallisers
Adelaide Palliser
Shine on Harvey Moon
Mrs. Fairweather
The Brittas Empire
Mrs Dapping
In Sickness and in Health
Woman on Phone
Man About the House
Podge Randall
The Remains of the Day
Publican's wife
Howards End
Annie
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Anne Stanhope
Fortunes of War
Landlady
Sinister Street
Mrs Ross
Sinister Street
Miss Carthew
Bridge of Dragons
Lily
The Edwardians
Vesta Victoria
Scum
Matron
The Regiment
The Uninvited
At Last the 1948 Show
Sense and Sensibility
Charlotte Palmer
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
The Good Companions
Mrs. Joe
Broaden Your Mind
The Organization
Daphne
Mrs. Silly
Mrs. Lyng
A Sudden Wrench
Frank's wife
Star Quality
Linda Copeland
Treasure Island
Sarah Hawkins
James and the Giant Peach
Glow-Worm / American Woman
The Unvarnished Truth
Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet