Vera Lindsay (née Poliakoff;Vera Lindsay Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins 27 November 191115 June 1992) was a British Shakespearean actress.
Career Vera Lindsay performed at The Old Vic during the 1930s alongside Laurence Olivier and 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),Annajanska the Bolshevik Empress in Internet Movie Database Katharine and Petruchio (1939),Katharine and Petruchio in Internet Movie Database The Tempest (1939),The Tempest in Internet Movie Database Twelfth Night (1939) Twelfth Nightin Internet Movie Database and Spellbound (1941)Spellbound in Internet Movie Database
Personal life Lindsay was daughter of Vladimir Poliakoff. She was married to: Major Percy Basil Harmsworth Burton News Chronicle editor Sir Gerald Barry; had two sons, one of whom, Stephen, was a stage director and performing arts administratorStephen Barry (obituary) The Guardian, London, 9 November 2000 John Russell CBE, a British art criticJohn Russell, Art Critic for The Times, Dies at 89, nytimes.com. Accessed 24 December 2022.
Selected filmography Spellbound (1941)
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