Olga Grey

Biography

Olga Grey (born Anushka Zacsek or Anna Zacsek, November 10, 1896 – April 25, 1973) was an American silent film actress, sometimes billed with the alternate spelling of her last name, Olga Gray. She was known for Intolerance (1916), A Bold Impersonation (1915) and His Lesson (1915). She later became an attorney under her original name, Anna Zacsek. In 1942 she was one of the defense attorneys in the "Sleepy Lagoon" trials, defending gang members Henry Leyvas, Victor Segobia, and Edward Grandpré. She was the only woman attorney in the courtroom for these trials.

Known For

The Birth of a Nation

as Laura Keene (uncredited)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as Mary Magdalene (Judean Story)

The Woman God Forgot

as Aztec Woman

Double Trouble

as Madame Leclaire

Modern Husbands

as Cleo (as Olga Gray)

His Lesson

as Dorothy Vernon

The Third Eye

as Zaida Savoy

The Mayor of Filbert

as Miss Greta Schwartz

Trixie from Broadway

as Gertie Brown

Macbeth

as Lady Agnes