Jo Kendall
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-02-17
- Died:
- 2022-01-29
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Bridge of Dragons
The Uninvited
Oliver's Travels
The Rector's Wife
The Remains of the Day
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
Peak Practice
Howards End
The Brittas Empire
Fortunes of War
The Cuckoo Sister
Star Quality
In Sickness and in Health
The Bill
Mrs. Silly
The Unvarnished Truth
All for Love
A Sudden Wrench
Shine on Harvey Moon
The Good Companions
Scum
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
Grange Hill
Treasure Island
James and the Giant Peach
The New Avengers
Rumpole of the Bailey
Angels
The Pallisers
Man About the House
Point Counter Point
The Edwardians
Emmerdale
The Organization
The Regiment
Sense and Sensibility
The Goodies
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Sinister Street
Broaden Your Mind
Horizontal Hold
ITV Playhouse
At Last the 1948 Show