Jo Kendall
Acting
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
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movieThe Remains of the Day
1993
Publican's wife
tvPeak Practice
1993
Rose Godfrey
movieHowards End
1992
Annie
tvThe Brittas Empire
1991
Mrs Dapping
tvFortunes of War
1987
Landlady
movieStar Quality
1985
Linda Copeland
tvIn Sickness and in Health
1985
Woman on Phone
movieMrs. Silly
1983
Mrs. Lyng
movieThe Unvarnished Truth
1983
Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
movieA Sudden Wrench
1982
Frank's wife
tvShine on Harvey Moon
1982
Mrs. Fairweather
tvThe Good Companions
1980
Mrs. Joe
movieScum
1979
Matron
tvGrange Hill
1978
Mrs. Browning
movieTreasure Island
1977
Sarah Hawkins
movieJames and the Giant Peach
1976
Glow-Worm / American Woman
tvThe Pallisers
1974
Adelaide Palliser
tvMan About the House
1973
Podge Randall
tvThe Edwardians
1972
Vesta Victoria
tvEmmerdale
1972
Peggy Skilbeck
tvThe Organization
1972
Daphne
tvSense and Sensibility
1971
Charlotte Palmer
tvThe Goodies
1970
The Queen (voice)
tvThe Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
Anne Stanhope
tvSinister Street
1969
Mrs Ross / Miss Carthew
Horizontal Hold
1968
Jane Hills
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Mrs. Brown
