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Olga Lindo

Olga Lindo

Actor · Born 1899-07-13 · London, England

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Biography

Olga Helena Frances Lindo was born in London at the end of the Victorian era to Frank and Marion (née Wakeford) Lindo. She had one brother Reginald David Marion Lindo (1900-72). Her father was a well-known actor-manager and author. It was no surprise then when Olga made her stage debut aged just fourteen in The Sleeping Beauty Re-Awakened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London's Covent Garden. She joined her father's touring company taking on a wide range of roles. By 1925 she had been described as formibable by the Times for her portrayal of Sadie Thompson in Maugham's Rain at the Garrick Theatre. Her range was extrordinary and she graced the London stage for over half a century. Whilst not her first love she also had a very successful screen career. Olga Lindo died in London in 1968 aged 69.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. An Inspector Calls (1954) — Mrs. Sybil Birling
  2. Obsession (1949) — Mrs. Humphries
  3. Sapphire (1959) — Mrs. Harris
  4. Yield to the Night (1956) — Senior Matron Hill
  5. The Stars Look Down (1940) — Mrs. Sunley
  6. I See a Dark Stranger (1946) — Mrs Edwards
  7. Dr. Crippen (1963) — Mrs. Clara Arditti
  8. Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) — Manageress
  9. Maigret (1960) — Madame Cremieux
  10. Train of Events (1949) — Mrs. Bailey
  11. Night Boat to Dublin (1946) — Mrs. Coleman
  12. Things Happen at Night (1948) — Hilda Prescott
  13. Bedelia (1946) — Mrs. Bennett
  14. The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) — Olive Tavy
  15. Return to Yesterday (1940) — Grace Sambourne
  16. Make Mine a Million (1959) — Mrs. Burgess
  17. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Elsie Tanner
  18. The Extra Day (1956) — Mrs. Bliss
  19. Out of the Fog (1962) — Mrs. Mallon
  20. The Last Journey (1935) — Mrs. Holt
  21. Raising a Riot (1955) — Aunt Maud
  22. Time Flies (1944) — Queen Elizabeth
  23. Luck of the Navy (1938) — Mrs. Rance
  24. What Men Live By (1938) — Martha
  25. The Phantom Shot (1947) — Mrs. Robson
  26. David Copperfield (1966) — Mrs Gummidge
  27. A Romance in Flanders (1937) — Madame Vlandermaere
  28. Royal Cavalcade (1935) — Tourist
  29. The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935) — Mrs. Perry
  30. Dark World (1935) — Eleanor
  31. The Shadow Between (1931) — Nell Baker
  32. Give Me the Stars (1945)
  33. When We Are Married (1943) — Maria Helliwell
  34. Tales of Mystery (1961) — Miss Speke
  35. Drama 61-67 (1961) — Nellie Dowsett
  36. Sunday-Night Play (1960) — Mrs. Jessop