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Jo Kendall

Actor • Born 1940

Jo Kendall

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About

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

Emmerdale posterEmmerdaleSeries • 1972Peak Practice posterPeak PracticeSeries • 1993Grange Hill posterGrange HillSeries • 1978The Bill posterThe BillSeries • 1984ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Rumpole of the Bailey posterRumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975Angels posterAngelsSeries • 1975The New Avengers posterThe New AvengersSeries • 1976The Goodies posterThe GoodiesSeries • 1970The Brittas Empire posterThe Brittas EmpireSeries • 1991Shine on Harvey Moon posterShine on Harvey MoonSeries • 1982The Pallisers posterThe PallisersSeries • 1974Man About the House posterMan About the HouseSeries • 1973In Sickness and in Health posterIn Sickness and in HealthSeries • 1985The Remains of the Day posterThe Remains of the DayMovie • 1993Howards End posterHowards EndMovie • 1992Scum posterScumMovie • 1979Bridge of Dragons posterBridge of DragonsMovie • 1999