Jo Kendall
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).
Filmography
Bridge of Dragons
1999
as Lily
The Remains of the Day
1993
as Publican's wife
Howards End
1992
as Annie
Star Quality
1985
as Linda Copeland
Mrs. Silly
1983
as Mrs. Lyng
The Unvarnished Truth
1983
as Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
A Sudden Wrench
1982
as Frank's wife
Scum
1979
as Matron
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The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979
as Mrs. Brown
Treasure Island
1977
as Sarah Hawkins
James and the Giant Peach
1976
as Glow-Worm / American Woman
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Horizontal Hold
1968
as Jane Hills