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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Female

Birthday

1899-07-13

Day of Death

1968-05-07 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

Also Known As

Olga Helena Frances Lindo

Olga Lindo

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.

Known For

Acting

Yield to the Night

1956

Yield to the Night

as

Senior Matron Hill

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

I See a Dark Stranger

as

Mrs Edwards

A Romance in Flanders

1937

A Romance in Flanders

as

Madame Vlandermaere

Obsession

1949

Obsession

as

Mrs. Humphries

Sapphire

1959

Sapphire

as

Mrs. Harris

Royal Cavalcade

1935

Royal Cavalcade

as

Tourist

Train of Events

1949

Train of Events

as

Mrs. Bailey

Things Happen at Night

1948

Things Happen at Night

as

Hilda Prescott

The Extra Day

1956

The Extra Day

as

Mrs. Bliss

Out of the Fog

1962

Out of the Fog

as

Mrs. Mallon

The Last Journey

1935

The Last Journey

as

Mrs. Holt

An Inspector Calls

1954

An Inspector Calls

as

Mrs. Sybil Birling

The Stars Look Down

1940

The Stars Look Down

as

Mrs. Sunley

Luck of the Navy

1938

Luck of the Navy

as

Mrs. Rance

Dr. Crippen

1963

Dr. Crippen

as

Mrs. Clara Arditti

Raising a Riot

1955

Raising a Riot

as

Aunt Maud

Return to Yesterday

1940

Return to Yesterday

as

Grace Sambourne

Dark World

1935

Dark World

as

Eleanor

Make Mine a Million

1959

Make Mine a Million

as

Mrs. Burgess

Time Flies

1944

Time Flies

as

Queen Elizabeth

The Shadow Between

1931

The Shadow Between

as

Nell Baker

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957

Woman in a Dressing Gown

as

Manageress

What Men Live By

1938

What Men Live By

as

Martha

Bedelia

1946

Bedelia

as

Mrs. Bennett

The Phantom Shot

1947

The Phantom Shot

as

Mrs. Robson

Night Boat to Dublin

1946

Night Boat to Dublin

as

Mrs. Coleman

When We Are Married

1943

When We Are Married

as

Maria Helliwell

Tales of Mystery

Tales of Mystery

as

Miss Speke

Maigret

Maigret

as

Madame Cremieux

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Mrs. Jessop

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as

Nellie Dowsett

Persuasion

Persuasion

as

Mrs. Musgrove

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as

Mrs Gummidge

Production

Crew

Directing