Acting
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 leaving Leicester she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and gained her Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM).
Filmography
Bridge of Dragons
Film · 1999
The Uninvited
Series · 1997
Oliver's Travels
Series · 1995
The Remains of the Day
Film · 1993
Marlene Marlowe Investigates
Series · 1993
Peak Practice
Series · 1993
Howards End
Film · 1992
The Brittas Empire
Series · 1991
Fortunes of War
Series · 1987
The Cuckoo Sister
Series · 1986
Star Quality
Film · 1985
In Sickness and in Health
Series · 1985
The Bill
Series · 1984
Mrs. Silly
Film · 1983
The Unvarnished Truth
Film · 1983
A Sudden Wrench
Film · 1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
Series · 1982
The Good Companions
Series · 1980
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
Film · 1979
Scum
Film · 1979
Grange Hill
Series · 1978
Treasure Island
Film · 1977
James and the Giant Peach
Film · 1976
The New Avengers
Series · 1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
Series · 1975
Angels
Series · 1975
The Pallisers
Series · 1974
Man About the House
Series · 1973
Point Counter Point
Series · 1973
The Regiment
Series · 1972
The Edwardians
Series · 1972
The Organization
Series · 1972
Emmerdale
Series · 1972
Sense and Sensibility
Series · 1971
The Goodies
Series · 1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Series · 1970
Sinister Street
Series · 1969
Sinister Street
Series · 1969
Horizontal Hold
Film · 1968
Broaden Your Mind
Series · 1968
At Last the 1948 Show
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967