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Olga Petrova (May 10, 1884–November 30,
1977) was an actress, screenwriter and playwright.


Born Muriel Harding in Tur Brook, England, she
moved to the United States where she became a star
of vaudeville using the stage name Olga Petrova.
She was cast in her first silent film in 1912, a
Russian production titled Ukhod velikovo startza
(Departure of a Grand Old Man). She went on to
appear in a number of films for Solax Studios and
was MGM|Metro Pictures first diva, usually given
the role of a femme fatale. During her seven years
in film, Petrova appeared in more than two dozen
films and wrote the script for several others. 

Petrova left the film industry in 1918 but
continued to act in Broadway productions. During
the 1920s, she wrote three plays and toured the
country with a theater troop. In 1942, she
published her autobiography, Butter With My Bread.


Olga Petrova died in 1977 in Clearwater, Florida.