About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1940-02-17
Place of birth:
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Website:
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Jo Kendall

Overview

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
1999 Bridge of Dragons Actor Lily 57
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1997 The Uninvited Actor N/A
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1993 The Remains of the Day Actor Publican's wife 69
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1993 Marlene Marlowe Investigates Actor N/A
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1992 Howards End Actor Annie 64
Fair
1985 Star Quality Actor Linda Copeland 58
Average
1983 Mrs. Silly Actor Mrs. Lyng 58
Average
1983 The Unvarnished Truth Actor Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet 58
Average
1982 A Sudden Wrench Actor Frank's wife N/A
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1980 The Good Companions Actor Mrs. Joe N/A
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1979 Scum Actor Matron 62
Fair
1979 The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False? Actor Mrs. Brown N/A
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1978 Building Sites Bite Actor Mum N/A
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1977 Treasure Island Actor Sarah Hawkins N/A
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1976 James and the Giant Peach Actor Glow-Worm / American Woman 59
Average
1974 The Pallisers Actor 69
Fair
1971 Sense and Sensibility Actor Charlotte Palmer 59
Average
1968 Broaden Your Mind Actor 69
Fair
1968 Horizontal Hold Actor Jane Hills N/A
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1967 At Last the 1948 Show Actor 70
Good