Olga Lindo

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. 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)