Olga Lindo
| Olga Lindo | |
|---|---|
 in An Inspector Calls (1954) | |
| Born |
13 July 1899 London, United Kingdom |
| Died |
7 May 1968 (aged 68) London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1913–62 |
Olga Lindo (13 July 1899 – 7 May 1968) was an English actress.[1] She was the daughter of Frank Lindo, a well-known actor, manager and author.[2] She made her stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 26 December 1913. She later joined her father's touring company in a range of roles. For Basil Dean she appeared in R.U.R in 1923,[3] and in 1925 she gave what The Times described as a formidable performance as Sadie Thompson in Maugham's Rain at the Garrick Theatre.[4] She toured in South Africa in 1930 and 1934 in a variety of parts. Her repertoire ranged from the classics to farce.[5] She also acted in films.[6]
Filmography
- The Shadow Between (1931)
- Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- Dark World (1935)
- The Last Journey (1936)
- A Romance in Flanders (1937)
- Luck of the Navy (1938)
- The Stars Look Down (1939)
- What Men Live By (1939)
- Return to Yesterday (1940)
- Alibi (1942)
- When We Are Married (1943)
- Time Flies (1944)
- Give Me the Stars (1945)
- The Rake's Progress (1945)
- Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
- I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
- Bedelia (1946)
- The Phantom Shot (1947)
- Things Happen at Night (1947)
- Obsession (1949)
- Train of Events (1949)
- The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950)
- An Inspector Calls (1954)
- Raising a Riot (1955)
- The Extra Day (1956)
- Yield to the Night (1956)
- Make Mine a Million (1959)
- Sapphire (1959)
- Persuasion (1960) (TV series)
- Dr Crippen (1962)
- Out of the Fog (1962)
References
- ↑ "Olga Lindo". BFI.
- ↑ "The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History".
- ↑ "The London Stage 1920-1929".
- ↑ "A William Somerset Maugham Encyclopedia".
- ↑ "Miss Olga Lindo", The Times, 8 May 1968, p. 12
- ↑ "Olga Lindo".
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