Jo Kendall
Acting
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).
Born: February 17, 1940 · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Filmography (22)
Bridge of Dragons
1999
The Remains of the Day
1993
Peak Practice
1993
Howards End
1992
The Brittas Empire
1991
Fortunes of War
1987
In Sickness and in Health
1985
The Bill
1984
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
Scum
1979
Grange Hill
1978
The New Avengers
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Angels
1975
The Pallisers
1974
Man About the House
1973
The Edwardians
1972
Emmerdale
1972
The Regiment
1972
The Goodies
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
At Last the 1948 Show
1967