Jo Kendall
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).
Acting
Movie
The Remains of the Day
as Publican's wife
1993
Movie
Howards End
as Annie
1992
Movie
Scum
as Matron
1979
TV
Emmerdale
as Peggy Skilbeck
1972
Movie
Bridge of Dragons
as Lily
1999
TV
The New Avengers
as Nurse
1976
TV
The Bill
1984
TV
The Brittas Empire
as Mrs Dapping
1991
TV
Grange Hill
as Mrs. Browning
1978
TV
The Goodies
as The Queen (voice)
1970
TV
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
TV
Man About the House
as Podge Randall
1973
TV
In Sickness and in Health
as Woman on Phone
1985
TV
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
TV
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Anne Stanhope
1970
TV
Fortunes of War
as Landlady
1987
TV
Peak Practice
as Rose Godfrey
1993
TV
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Mrs. Fairweather
1982
TV
The Pallisers
as Adelaide Palliser
1974
TV
Angels
1975
TV
The Edwardians
as Vesta Victoria
1972
Movie
Star Quality
as Linda Copeland
1985
TV
Broaden Your Mind
1968
TV
Sense and Sensibility
as Charlotte Palmer
1971