Olga Lindo
Actor
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.
Filmography
Obsession
as Mrs. Humphries 1949
Sapphire
as Mrs. Harris 1959
Yield to the Night
as Senior Matron Hill 1956
The Stars Look Down
as Mrs. Sunley 1940
I See a Dark Stranger
as Mrs Edwards 1946
Dr. Crippen
as Mrs. Clara Arditti 1963
Woman in a Dressing Gown
as Manageress 1957
Train of Events
as Mrs. Bailey 1949
Things Happen at Night
as Hilda Prescott 1948
Bedelia
as Mrs. Bennett 1946
Night Boat to Dublin
as Mrs. Coleman 1946
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
as Olive Tavy 1950
Return to Yesterday
as Grace Sambourne 1940
Make Mine a Million
as Mrs. Burgess 1959
The Extra Day
as Mrs. Bliss 1956
Out of the Fog
as Mrs. Mallon 1962