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).
Acted in 37
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
The Uninvited
TV
- 1995
Oliver's Travels
Bus Lady · 1 episode
- 1994
The Rector's Wife
Mrs Farmer · 1 episode
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
1980s
- 1987
- 1985
Star Quality
Linda Copeland
- 1984
- 1983
Mrs. Silly
Mrs. Lyng
The Unvarnished Truth
Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
- 1982
A Sudden Wrench
Frank's wife
- 1980
The Good Companions
Mrs. Joe · 9 episodes
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
Treasure Island
Sarah Hawkins
- 1976
James and the Giant Peach
Glow-Worm / American Woman
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
Man About the House
Podge Randall · 1 episode
Point Counter Point
Beatrice Gilray · 5 episodes
- 1972
The Organization
Daphne · 3 episodes
The Regiment
TV
- 1971
Sense and Sensibility
Charlotte Palmer · 3 episodes
- 1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Anne Stanhope · 1 episode
1960s
- 1969
Sinister Street
Mrs Ross, Miss Carthew · 6 episodes
- 1967
At Last the 1948 Show
TV
