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Jo Kendall

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
40

Gender
Female

Birthday
February 17, 1940 (86 years old)

Place of Birth
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Jo Kendall

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

Acting

1999Bridge of Dragonsas Lily
1997The Uninvitedas
1993The Remains of the Dayas Publican's wife
1993Marlene Marlowe Investigatesas
1993Peak Practiceas Rose Godfrey
1992Howards Endas Annie
1991The Brittas Empireas Mrs Dapping
1987Fortunes of Waras Landlady
1985Star Qualityas Linda Copeland
1985In Sickness and in Healthas Woman on Phone
1984The Billas
1983Mrs. Sillyas Mrs. Lyng
1983The Unvarnished Truthas Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
1982A Sudden Wrenchas Frank's wife
1982Shine on Harvey Moonas Mrs. Fairweather
1980The Good Companionsas Mrs. Joe
1979Scumas Matron
1979The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?as Mrs. Brown
1978Grange Hillas Mrs. Browning
1978Building Sites Biteas Mum
1977Treasure Islandas Sarah Hawkins
1976James and the Giant Peachas Glow-Worm / American Woman
1976The New Avengersas Nurse
1975Rumpole of the Baileyas
1975Angelsas
1974The Pallisersas Adelaide Palliser
1973Man About the Houseas Podge Randall
1972The Edwardiansas Vesta Victoria
1972Emmerdaleas Peggy Skilbeck
1972The Organizationas Daphne
1972The Regimentas
1971Sense and Sensibilityas Charlotte Palmer
1970The Goodiesas The Queen (voice)
1970The Six Wives of Henry VIIIas Anne Stanhope
1969Sinister Streetas Miss Carthew
1969Sinister Streetas Mrs Ross
1968Broaden Your Mindas
1968Horizontal Holdas Jane Hills
1967ITV Playhouseas Mrs. Brown
1967At Last the 1948 Showas

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