Olga Lindo

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] In 1935 she played Abigail Hill in Norman Ginsbury's historical work Viceroy Sarah. She also acted in films.[6]

Olga Lindo
in An Inspector Calls (1954)
Born(1899-07-13)13 July 1899
London, England, United Kingdom
Died7 May 1968 (aged 68)
London, England, United Kingdom
OccupationActress
Years active1913–62

Partial filmography

Radio

References
  1. "Olga Lindo". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
  2. Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. ISBN 9780230304666.
  3. Wearing, J. P. (27 March 2014). The London Stage 1920-1929. ISBN 9780810893023.
  4. Rogal, Samuel J. (1997). A William Somerset Maugham Encyclopedia. ISBN 9780313299162.
  5. "Miss Olga Lindo", The Times, 8 May 1968, p. 12
  6. "Olga Lindo".
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