Olga Lindo
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1899-07-13
- Died
- 1968-05-07
- Place of birth
- London, England
- Also known as
- Olga Helena Frances 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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (30)
Sapphire
1959
as Mrs. Harris
Train of Events
1949
as Mrs. Bailey
An Inspector Calls
1954
as Mrs. Sybil Birling
Obsession
1949
as Mrs. Humphries
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Mrs Edwards
The Shadow Between
1931
as Nell Baker
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957
as Manageress
The Stars Look Down
1940
as Mrs. Sunley
Night Boat to Dublin
1946
as Mrs. Coleman
Dr. Crippen
1963
as Mrs. Clara Arditti
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
1950
as Olive Tavy
Make Mine a Million
1959
as Mrs. Burgess
Bedelia
1946
as Mrs. Bennett
Time Flies
1944
as Queen Elizabeth
The Extra Day
1956
as Mrs. Bliss
The Last Journey
1935
as Mrs. Holt
Return to Yesterday
1940
as Grace Sambourne
Luck of the Navy
1938
as Mrs. Rance
Yield to the Night
1956
as Senior Matron Hill
What Men Live By
1938
as Martha
Things Happen at Night
1948
as Hilda Prescott
When We Are Married
1943
as Maria Helliwell
Dark World
1935
as Eleanor
Out of the Fog
1962
as Mrs. Mallon
Raising a Riot
1955
as Aunt Maud
The Case of Gabriel Perry
1935
as Mrs. Perry
Royal Cavalcade
1935
as Tourist
A Romance in Flanders
1937
as Madame Vlandermaere
Give Me the Stars
1945
The Phantom Shot
1947
as Mrs. Robson
About Olga Lindo
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… With 36 credits spanning from 1931 to 1966, Olga Lindo has appeared in 30 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Olga Lindo Movies
- Sapphire (1959) — as Mrs. Harris
- Train of Events (1949) — as Mrs. Bailey
- An Inspector Calls (1954) — as Mrs. Sybil Birling
- Obsession (1949) — as Mrs. Humphries
- I See a Dark Stranger (1946) — as Mrs Edwards
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