Olga Lindo (13 July 1899 – 7 May 1968) was an English actress. She was the daughter of Frank Lindo, a well-known actor, manager and author. 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, and in 1925 she gave what The Times described as a formidable performance as Sadie Thompson in Maugham's Rain at the Garrick Theatre. She toured in South Africa in 1930 and 1934 in a variety of parts. Her repertoire ranged from the classics to farce."Miss Olga Lindo", The Times, 8 May 1968, p. 12 In 1935 she played Abigail Hill in Norman Ginsbury's historical work Viceroy Sarah. She also acted in films.
Partial filmography
The Shadow Between (1931) - Nell Baker Royal Cavalcade (1935) - Tourist The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935) - Mrs. Perry Dark World (1935) - Eleanor The Last Journey (1936) - Mrs. Holt A Romance in Flanders (1937) - Madame Vlandermaere What Men Live By (1938, short) - Martha Luck of the Navy (1938) - Mrs. Rance The Stars Look Down (1939) - Mrs. Sunley Return to Yesterday (1940) - Grace Sambourne Alibi (1942) - Mlle. Loureau When We Are Married (1943) - Maria Helliwell Time Flies (1944) - Queen Elizabeth Give Me the Stars (1945) - Lady Hester The Rake's Progress (1945) - Woman in Palais de Danse (uncredited) Night Boat to Dublin (1946) - Mrs. Coleman I See a Dark Stranger (1946) - Mrs. Edwards Bedelia (1946) - Mrs. Bennett The Phantom Shot (1947) - Mrs. Robson Things Happen at Night (1947) - Hilda Prescott Obsession (1949) - Mrs. Humphries Train of Events (1949) - Mrs. Bailey (segment "The Prisoner-of-War") The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery (1950) - Olive Tavey An Inspector Calls (1954) - Mrs. Birling Misalliance (1954) - Mrs. Tarleton Raising a Riot (1955) - Aunt Maud Yield to the Night (1956) - Hill The Extra Day (1956) - Mrs. Bliss Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) - Manageress Make Mine a Million (1959) - Mrs. Burgess Sapphire (1959) - Mrs. Harris Persuasion (1960–1961, TV mini-series) - Mrs. Musgrove Fog for a Killer (1962) - Mrs. Mallon Dr Crippen (1962) - Mrs Arditti
Radio
The Dark Tower (1946)
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