Olga 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

Maigret

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Time Flies

Sapphire

Obsession

An Inspector Calls

Yield to the Night

All Movies (30)

• Dr. Crippen1963 · as Mrs. Clara Arditti
• Out of the Fog1962 · as Mrs. Mallon
• Sapphire1959 · as Mrs. Harris
• Make Mine a Million1959 · as Mrs. Burgess
• Woman in a Dressing Gown1957 · as Manageress
• Yield to the Night1956 · as Senior Matron Hill
• The Extra Day1956 · as Mrs. Bliss
• Raising a Riot1955 · as Aunt Maud
• An Inspector Calls1954 · as Mrs. Sybil Birling
• The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery1950 · as Olive Tavy
• Obsession1949 · as Mrs. Humphries
• Train of Events1949 · as Mrs. Bailey
• Things Happen at Night1948 · as Hilda Prescott
• The Phantom Shot1947 · as Mrs. Robson
• Bedelia1946 · as Mrs. Bennett
• I See a Dark Stranger1946 · as Mrs Edwards
• Night Boat to Dublin1946 · as Mrs. Coleman
• Give Me the Stars1945
• Time Flies1944 · as Queen Elizabeth
• When We Are Married1943 · as Maria Helliwell
• Return to Yesterday1940 · as Grace Sambourne
• The Stars Look Down1940 · as Mrs. Sunley
• Luck of the Navy1938 · as Mrs. Rance
• What Men Live By1938 · as Martha
• A Romance in Flanders1937 · as Madame Vlandermaere
• Dark World1935 · as Eleanor
• The Last Journey1935 · as Mrs. Holt
• The Case of Gabriel Perry1935 · as Mrs. Perry
• Royal Cavalcade1935 · as Tourist
• The Shadow Between1931 · as Nell Baker

All TV Shows (7)

• David Copperfield1966 · as Mrs Gummidge
• Tales of Mystery1961 · as Miss Speke
• Drama 61-671961 · as Nellie Dowsett
• Maigret1960 · as Madame Cremieux
• Sunday-Night Play1960 · as Mrs. Jessop
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Elsie Tanner
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Mrs. Wheeler