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Olga Lindo
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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.
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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.
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Olga Lindo's Filmography
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Dr. Crippen
as Mrs. Clara Arditti
Out of the Fog
as Mrs. Mallon
Sapphire
as Mrs. Harris
Make Mine a Million
as Mrs. Burgess
Woman in a Dressing Gown
as Manageress
Yield to the Night
as Senior Matron Hill
The Extra Day
as Mrs. Bliss
Raising a Riot
as Aunt Maud
An Inspector Calls
as Mrs. Sybil Birling
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
as Olive Tavy
Obsession
as Mrs. Humphries
Train of Events
as Mrs. Bailey
Things Happen at Night
as Hilda Prescott
The Phantom Shot
as Mrs. Robson
Bedelia
as Mrs. Bennett
I See a Dark Stranger
as Mrs Edwards
Night Boat to Dublin
as Mrs. Coleman
No Poster
Give Me the Stars
Time Flies
as Queen Elizabeth
When We Are Married
as Maria Helliwell
Return to Yesterday
as Grace Sambourne
The Stars Look Down
as Mrs. Sunley
Luck of the Navy
as Mrs. Rance
No Poster
What Men Live By
as Martha
A Romance in Flanders
as Madame Vlandermaere
No Poster
Dark World
as Eleanor
The Last Journey
as Mrs. Holt
No Poster
The Case of Gabriel Perry
as Mrs. Perry
Royal Cavalcade
as Tourist
No Poster
The Shadow Between
as Nell Baker