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Jo Kendall
Actor
Born February 17, 1940Died January 29, 2022 (81 years)
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).
Jo Kendall Filmography
| 1999 | Bridge of Dragons · as Lily |
| 1997 | The Uninvited (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Famous Five (1995) (TV Series) · as Ticket Lady |
| 1995 | Oliver's Travels (TV Series) · as Bus Lady |
| 1994 | The Rector's Wife (TV Series) · as Mrs. Farmer |
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day · as Publican's Wife |
| 1993 | Peak Practice (TV Series) · as Rose Godfrey |
| 1992 | Howards End · as Annie |
| 1991 | Titmuss Regained (TV Series) · as Judge Phyllis Durst |
| 1991 | Second Thoughts (TV Series) · as Nanny Klebb |
| 1991 | The Brittas Empire (TV Series) · as Mrs Dapping |
| 1989 | Woof! (TV Series) · as Mrs Partridge |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War (TV Series) · as Landlady |
| 1986 | Hale & Pace (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1986 | Alice in Wonderland (1986) (TV Series) · as Mother Canary |
| 1985 | Star Quality · as Linda Copeland |
| 1985 | In Sickness and In Health (TV Series) · as Woman On Phone |
| 1985 | The Pickwick Papers (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bardell |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Mrs. Silly · as Mrs. Lyng |
| 1983 | Dead on Time · as Nurse |
| 1982 | Marmalade Atkins (TV Series) · as Mrs. Ponsonby |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey Moon (TV Series) · as Mrs. Fairweather |
| 1981 | Scarf Jack (TV Series) · as Jane |
| 1980 | The Good Companions (TV Series) · as Mrs. Joe |
| 1979 | Scum · as Matron |
| 1979 | Prince Regent (TV Series) · as Lady Elizabeth Conyngham |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Mrs. Browning |
| 1977 | Treasure Island · as Sarah Hawkins |
| 1977 | Treasure Island (1977) (TV Series) · as Sarah Hawkins |
| 1977 | Midnight Is a Place (TV Series) · as Mrs Braithwaite |
| 1976 | The New Avengers (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1975 | Angels (TV Series) |
| 1974 | And Mother Makes Five (TV Series) · as Frances |
| 1974 | The Pallisers (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Within These Walls (TV Series) · as Maisie |
| 1973 | Man About the House (TV Series) · as Podge Randall |
| 1973 | Bowler (TV Series) · as Miss Hoffman |
| 1973 | The Kids from 47A (TV Series) · as Miss Winterbottom |
| 1972 | The Edwardians (TV Series) · as Vesta Victoria |
| 1972 | Emmerdale (TV Series) · as Peggy Skilbeck |
| 1972 | The Organization (TV Series) · as Daphne |
| 1971 | The Two Ronnies (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1971 | Sense and Sensibility (1971) (TV Series) · as Charlotte Palmer |
| 1970 | The Goodies (TV Series) · as The Queen (voice) |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Frank's Wife |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII (TV Series) · as Anne Stanhope |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jane Hills |
| 1967 | At Last the 1948 Show (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Braintree |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Molly |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Alison |