Jo Kendall

Jo Kendall
Born
Josephine Mary Robinson

(1940-02-17)17 February 1940
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England
Died29 January 2022(2022-01-29) (aged 81)
EducationRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
Years active1962–1999

Josephine Mary Kendall (née Robinson, 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.