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Jo Kendall

Jo Kendall

Acting · Born 1940-02-17 · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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

movie 7.4 The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
1993
movie 7.0 Howards End
Howards End
1992
movie 7.1 Scum
Scum
1979
tv 4.3 Emmerdale
Emmerdale
1972
movie 5.6 Bridge of Dragons
Bridge of Dragons
1999
tv 7.1 The New Avengers
The New Avengers
1976
tv 6.8 The Bill
The Bill
1984
tv 6.6 The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire
1991
tv 6.7 Grange Hill
Grange Hill
1978
tv 7.6 The Goodies
The Goodies
1970
tv 7.1 Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
tv 7.1 Man About the House
Man About the House
1973
tv 8.1 In Sickness and in Health
In Sickness and in Health
1985
tv 7.5 At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
tv 6.3 Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War
1987
tv 8.1 The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
tv 6.5 Peak Practice
Peak Practice
1993
tv 7.7 Shine on Harvey Moon
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982