Vera Lindsay
Vera Lindsay (née Poliakoff;[1] 27 November 1911 – 15 June 1992) was a British Shakespearean actress.
Career
Vera Lindsay performed at The Old Vic during the 1930s alongside Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and under the direction of Michel Saint-Denis.
She also appeared in a number of early TV productions including Annajanska the Bolshevik Empress (1939),[2] Katharine and Petruchio (1939),[3] The Tempest (1939),[4] Twelfth Night (1939) [5] and Spellbound (1941)[6]
Personal life
Lindsay was daughter of Vladimir Poliakoff. She was married to:
- Major Percy Basil Harmsworth Burton
- the News Chronicle editor Gerald Barry. Their son Stephen was a stage director and performing arts administrator.[7]
- John Russell CBE, a British American art critic[8]
Selected filmography
- Spellbound (1941)
References
- Vera Lindsay Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins
- Annajanska the Bolshevik Empress in Internet Movie Database
- Katharine and Petruchio in Internet Movie Database
- The Tempest in Internet Movie Database
- Twelfth Nightin Internet Movie Database
- Spellbound in Internet Movie Database
- Stephen Barry (obituary) The Guardian, London, 9 November 2000
- John Russell, Art Critic for The Times, Dies at 89
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