Jo Kendall
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- 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
TV Shows (26)
Grange Hill
1978
as Mrs. Browning
Peak Practice
1993
as Rose Godfrey
Emmerdale
1972
as Peggy Skilbeck
The Bill
1984
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Mrs. Brown
Angels
1975
The New Avengers
1976
as Nurse
The Goodies
1970
as The Queen (voice)
The Brittas Empire
1991
as Mrs Dapping
In Sickness and in Health
1985
as Woman on Phone
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Mrs. Fairweather
The Pallisers
1974
as Adelaide Palliser
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Anne Stanhope
Man About the House
1973
as Podge Randall
The Edwardians
1972
as Vesta Victoria
Fortunes of War
1987
as Landlady
The Regiment
1972
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
Sense and Sensibility
1971
as Charlotte Palmer
The Uninvited
1997
The Organization
1972
as Daphne
Sinister Street
1969
as Mrs Ross / Miss Carthew
The Good Companions
1980
as Mrs. Joe
Broaden Your Mind
1968
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
1993
Movies (13)
The Remains of the Day
1993
as Publican's wife
Howards End
1992
as Annie
Bridge of Dragons
1999
as Lily
Scum
1979
as Matron
A Sudden Wrench
1982
as Frank's wife
Star Quality
1985
as Linda Copeland
Building Sites Bite
1978
as Mum
James and the Giant Peach
1976
as Glow-Worm / American Woman
The Unvarnished Truth
1983
as Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
Treasure Island
1977
as Sarah Hawkins
Mrs. Silly
1983
as Mrs. Lyng
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
1979
as Mrs. Brown
Horizontal Hold
1968
as Jane Hills
About 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 leav… With 39 credits spanning from 1967 to 1999, Jo Kendall has appeared in 13 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jo Kendall Movies
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as Publican's wife
- Howards End (1992) — as Annie
- Bridge of Dragons (1999) — as Lily
- Scum (1979) — as Matron
- A Sudden Wrench (1982) — as Frank's wife
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