Lindo, Olga (1899–1968)

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Lindo, Olga (1899–1968)

English actress. Born July 13, 1899, in London, England; died May 7, 1968, in London; dau. of Frank Lindo (actor) and Winnie Louise Lindo (acted under name Marion Wakeford).

Made stage debut at Drury Lane in The Sleeping Beauty Re-Awakened (1913); toured in father's company (1919–21); succeeded Moyna MacGill in If Four Walls Told (1922); other plays include Lavender Ladies, R.U.R., Gruach, Rain (as Sadie Thompson), The First Years, The Perfect Marriage, The Stranger Within, Rings on Her Fingers, The Skin Game, White Cargo, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Beyond the Horizon and The Silver Whistle; films include Sapphire, Woman in a Dressing Gown and An Inspector Calls.

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