Personal Info
Jo Kendall
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Bridge of Dragons
as Lily
The Remains of the Day
as Publican's wife
Howards End
as Annie
Star Quality
as Linda Copeland
Mrs. Silly
as Mrs. Lyng
The Unvarnished Truth
as Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
A Sudden Wrench
as Frank's wife
Scum
as Matron
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Mrs. Brown
Building Sites Bite
as Mum
TV Shows
The Uninvited
4 ep.
Peak Practice
as Rose Godfrey · 1 ep.
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
30 ep.
The Brittas Empire
as Mrs Dapping · 2 ep.
Fortunes of War
as Landlady · 1 ep.
In Sickness and in Health
as Woman on Phone · 1 ep.
The Bill
2 ep.
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Mrs. Fairweather · 1 ep.
The Good Companions
as Mrs. Joe · 9 ep.
Grange Hill
as Mrs. Browning · 3 ep.