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Known for Acting
Born 1940-02-17 · Died 2022-01-29 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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).
Bridge of Dragons (1999) — Lily
The Uninvited (1997) · 4 episodes
Oliver's Travels (1995) — Bus Lady · 1 episode
The Remains of the Day (1993) — Publican's wife
Marlene Marlowe Investigates (1993) · 30 episodes
Peak Practice (1993) — Rose Godfrey · 1 episode
Howards End (1992) — Annie
The Brittas Empire (1991) — Mrs Dapping · 2 episodes
Fortunes of War (1987) — Landlady · 1 episode
The Cuckoo Sister (1986) — Elizabeth Wait · 4 episodes
Star Quality (1985) — Linda Copeland
In Sickness and in Health (1985) — Woman on Phone · 1 episode
The Bill (1984) · 2 episodes
Mrs. Silly (1983) — Mrs. Lyng
The Unvarnished Truth (1983) — Mrs. Stuart-Dubonnet
A Sudden Wrench (1982) — Frank's wife
Shine on Harvey Moon (1982) — Mrs. Fairweather · 1 episode
The Good Companions (1980) — Mrs. Joe · 9 episodes
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False? (1979) — Mrs. Brown
Scum (1979) — Matron
Grange Hill (1978) — Mrs. Browning · 3 episodes
Treasure Island (1977) — Sarah Hawkins
James and the Giant Peach (1976) — Glow-Worm / American Woman
The New Avengers (1976) — Nurse · 1 episode
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) — Castle Guide · 1 episode
Angels (1975) · 2 episodes
The Pallisers (1974) — Adelaide Palliser · 4 episodes
Man About the House (1973) — Podge Randall · 1 episode
Point Counter Point (1973) — Beatrice Gilray · 5 episodes
The Regiment (1972) · 1 episode
The Edwardians (1972) — Vesta Victoria · 1 episode
The Organization (1972) — Daphne · 3 episodes
Emmerdale (1972) — Peggy Skilbeck · 38 episodes
Sense and Sensibility (1971) — Charlotte Palmer · 3 episodes
The Goodies (1970) — The Queen (voice) · 1 episode
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) — Anne Stanhope · 1 episode
Sinister Street (1969) — Mrs Ross · 6 episodes
Sinister Street (1969) — Miss Carthew · 1 episode
Horizontal Hold (1968) — Jane Hills
Broaden Your Mind (1968) · 13 episodes
At Last the 1948 Show (1967) · 13 episodes
ITV Playhouse (1967) — Mrs. Brown · 1 episode