Jo Kendall

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).

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Filmography

1999

Bridge of Dragons
Bridge of Dragons
as Lily
Movie - Released: 6/30/1999

1997

The Uninvited
The Uninvited
TV - Released: 9/25/1997

1993

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
as Publican's wife
Movie - Released: 11/5/1993
TV
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
TV - Released: 9/25/1993
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Rose Godfrey
TV - Released: 5/10/1993

1992

Howards End
Howards End
as Annie
Movie - Released: 3/13/1992

1991

The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire
as Mrs Dapping
TV - Released: 1/3/1991

1985

Star Quality
Star Quality
as Linda Copeland
Movie - Released: 11/10/1985
In Sickness and in Health
In Sickness and in Health
as Woman on Phone
TV - Released: 9/1/1985

1984

The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

Mrs. Silly
Mrs. Silly
as Mrs. Lyng
Movie - Released: 9/9/1983
The Unvarnished Truth
The Unvarnished Truth
as Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983

1982

A Sudden Wrench
A Sudden Wrench
as Frank's wife
Movie - Released: 3/23/1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Mrs. Fairweather
TV - Released: 1/8/1982

1980

The Good Companions
The Good Companions
as Mrs. Joe
TV - Released: 11/14/1980

1979

Movie
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
as Mrs. Brown
Movie - Released: 4/10/1979
Scum
Scum
as Matron
Movie - Released: 9/12/1979

1978

Building Sites Bite
Building Sites Bite
as Mum
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978
Grange Hill
Grange Hill
as Mrs. Browning
TV - Released: 2/8/1978

1977

Treasure Island
Treasure Island
as Sarah Hawkins
Movie - Released: 10/30/1977

1976

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
as Glow-Worm / American Woman
Movie - Released: 12/28/1976
The New Avengers
The New Avengers
as Nurse
TV - Released: 10/22/1976

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV - Released: 12/17/1975
Angels
Angels
TV - Released: 9/1/1975

1974

The Pallisers
The Pallisers
TV - Released: 1/19/1974
Within These Walls
Within These Walls
TV - Released: 1/4/1974

1973

Man About the House
Man About the House
as Podge Randall
TV - Released: 8/15/1973

1972

The Edwardians
The Edwardians
TV - Released: 11/21/1972
TV
The Regiment
TV - Released: 2/21/1972
Emmerdale
Emmerdale
as Peggy Skilbeck
TV - Released: 10/16/1972

1971

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
as Charlotte Palmer
TV - Released: 1/9/1971

1970

The Goodies
The Goodies
as The Queen (voice)
TV - Released: 11/8/1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Anne Stanhope
TV - Released: 1/1/1970

1969

TV
Sinister Street
as Mrs. Ross
TV - Released: 5/10/1969

1968

Movie
Horizontal Hold
as Jane Hills
Movie - Released: 5/27/1968
TV
Broaden Your Mind
TV - Released: 10/28/1968

1967

At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show
TV - Released: 2/15/1967