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