Olga Grey

Born: 1896-11-10 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1973-04-25

Known For: Acting

Biography

Olga Grey (born Anushka Zacsek or Anna Zacsek, November 10, 1896 – April 25, 1973) was an American silent film actress, sometimes billed with the alternate spelling of her last name, Olga Gray. She was known for Intolerance (1916), A Bold Impersonation (1915) and His Lesson (1915). She later became an attorney under her original name, Anna Zacsek. In 1942 she was one of the defense attorneys in the "Sleepy Lagoon" trials, defending gang members Henry Leyvas, Victor Segobia, and Edward Grandpré. She was the only woman attorney in the courtroom for these trials.

Filmography

1920

The Third Eye as Zaida Savoy

1919

When a Man Rides Alone as Beatriz de Taos
The Mayor of Filbert as Miss Greta Schwartz
Trixie from Broadway as Gertie Brown
Modern Husbands as Cleo (as Olga Gray)

1917

Fanatics as Lola Monroe
Jim Bludso as Gabrielle
The Ghost House as Alice Atwell
The Woman God Forgot as Aztec Woman
The Girl at Home as Diana Parish

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Mary Magdalene (Judean Story)
A Wild Girl of the Sierras as Moll
Pillars of Society as Madame Linda Dorf (as Olga Gray)
Pathways of Life
Macbeth as Lady Agnes

1915

The Birth of a Nation as Laura Keene (uncredited)
Double Trouble as Madame Leclaire
Old Mother Grey as Maude - Peter's Wife
His Lesson as Dorothy Vernon
The Failure as Rose