Cast
Jo Kendall
Acting
Cast
Jo Kendall
Known for
Acting
Born
1940-02-17
From
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died
2022-01-29
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).
The Remains of the Day
as Publican's wife
Howards End
as Annie
Bridge of Dragons
as Lily
A Sudden Wrench
as Frank's wife
Scum
as Matron
Star Quality
as Linda Copeland
Building Sites Bite
as Mum
The Unvarnished Truth
as Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
Mrs. Silly
as Mrs. Lyng
Treasure Island
as Sarah Hawkins
James and the Giant Peach
as Glow-Worm / American Woman
Horizontal Hold
as Jane Hills
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Mrs. Brown