Olive Wyndham
Olive Frances Wyndham Meysenberg was an American actress on stage and in silent films.
Early life
Meysenburg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of E. A. von Meysenburg, a German diplomat, and Oral Josephine Wyndham. Her older sister Janet Beecher was also an actress. The sisters were related to Harriet Beecher Stowe on their mother's side.Her father's work as a vice-consul for Germany led to her growing up in Chicago.
Career
Wyndham's stage credits included roles in The Ruling Power, She Stoops to Conquer, Sir Anthony, The Aero Club, The Man From Home, Blue Grass, The Cottage in the Air, The School for Scandal, Sister Beatrice, The Thunderbolt, Nobody's Daughter, The Only Son, Chains, Oliver Twist, What Happened to Mary, Countess Julia, The Last Resort, Children of Earth, The Greatest Nation, The Sweetmeat Game, The Knife, Nothing But Lies, A Voice in the Dark, The Green Goddess, The Charlatan, Thin Ice, The Steam Roller, Dinner at Eight. In 1927, she was acting in Massachusetts, including in Cradle Snatchers with her sister Janet Beecher.Wyndham appeared in two silent films, Your Girl and Mine, a 1914 suffrage film backed by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and Fighting Bob. Her striking fashion choices were a matter of press interest, as in the 1907 headline "Olive Wyndham's Hat Biggest in United States".