Olga Lindo
Born: 1899-07-13 in London, England
Died: 1968-05-07
Known For: Acting
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
1966
- David Copperfield as Mrs Gummidge
1963
- Dr. Crippen as Mrs. Clara Arditti
1962
- Out of the Fog as Mrs. Mallon
1961
- Drama 61-67 as Nellie Dowsett
- Tales of Mystery as Miss Speke
1960
- Maigret as Madame Cremieux
- Sunday-Night Play as Mrs. Jessop
1959
- Sapphire as Mrs. Harris
- Make Mine a Million as Mrs. Burgess
1957
- Woman in a Dressing Gown as Manageress
1956
- The Extra Day as Mrs. Bliss
- Yield to the Night as Senior Matron Hill
1955
- Raising a Riot as Aunt Maud
1954
- An Inspector Calls as Mrs. Sybil Birling
1950
- The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery as Olive Tavy
1949
- Obsession as Mrs. Humphries
- Train of Events as Mrs. Bailey
1948
- Things Happen at Night as Hilda Prescott
1947
- The Phantom Shot as Mrs. Robson
1946
- Bedelia as Mrs. Bennett
- Night Boat to Dublin as Mrs. Coleman
- I See a Dark Stranger as Mrs Edwards
1945
1944
- Time Flies as Queen Elizabeth
1943
- When We Are Married as Maria Helliwell
1940
- The Stars Look Down as Mrs. Sunley
- Return to Yesterday as Grace Sambourne
1938
- Luck of the Navy as Mrs. Rance
- What Men Live By as Martha
1937
- A Romance in Flanders as Madame Vlandermaere
1935
- Dark World as Eleanor
- The Last Journey as Mrs. Holt
- The Case of Gabriel Perry as Mrs. Perry
- Royal Cavalcade as Tourist
1931
- The Shadow Between as Nell Baker