person

Jo Kendall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-02-17

Place of Birth

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Jo Kendall

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).

Also Known For

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70

Howards End

Mar 13, 1992

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60

James and the Giant Peach

Dec 28, 1976

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50

Star Quality

Nov 10, 1985

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NA

Building Sites Bite

Jan 01, 1978

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NA

Horizontal Hold

May 27, 1968

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NA

The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?

Apr 10, 1979

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73

The Remains of the Day

Nov 05, 1993

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70

Scum

Sep 12, 1979

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NA

A Sudden Wrench

Mar 23, 1982

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54

Bridge of Dragons

Jun 30, 1999

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100

Mrs. Silly

Sep 09, 1983

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60

The Unvarnished Truth

Jan 01, 1983

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NA

Treasure Island

Oct 30, 1977

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74

At Last the 1948 Show

Feb 15, 1967

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64

The Brittas Empire

Jan 03, 1991

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60

The Uninvited

Sep 25, 1997

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66

The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

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75

The Goodies

Nov 08, 1970

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69

Rumpole of the Bailey

Dec 17, 1975

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55

Broaden Your Mind

Oct 28, 1968

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NA

Marlene Marlowe Investigates

Sep 25, 1993

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76

Shine on Harvey Moon

Jan 08, 1982

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70

The New Avengers

Oct 22, 1976

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37

Angels

Sep 01, 1975

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67

The Pallisers

Jan 19, 1974

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81

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Jan 01, 1970

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10

The Regiment

Feb 21, 1972

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61

Peak Practice

May 10, 1993

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67

Grange Hill

Feb 08, 1978

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NA

The Good Companions

Nov 14, 1980

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42

Emmerdale

Oct 16, 1972

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NA

Sinister Street

May 10, 1969

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55

Sense and Sensibility

Jan 09, 1971

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78

In Sickness and in Health

Sep 01, 1985

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71

Man About the House

Aug 15, 1973

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60

Fortunes of War

Oct 11, 1987

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56

The Edwardians

Nov 21, 1972