Lucinda Simões (1850 – 1928) was one of the most acclaimed Portuguese actors and theatre directors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lucinda Augusta da Silva Borges was born on 17 December 1850 in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.

The couple then travelled around Europe, returning to Portugal in November 1874 where they performed together at the Teatro das Variedades Dramáticas in Lisbon, including one play that was specially written for them by Fernando Caldeira.

She once said that "I was born in Lisbon, I got married in Brazil and I am Spanish at heart", and her performances in Madrid were enthusiastically received.

Returning to Portugal, she and her daughter were hired by the Viscount de S. Luiz Braga to perform at the Teatro D. Amélia.

Among other plays, they performed La Dame de chez Maxim, a farce by Georges Feydeau and A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

Later, by popular pressure, she returned to the D. Maria II National Theatre, performing Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière, among other plays.

She retired from the stage for health reasons in 1926, celebrating her career with a large party at the Teatro da Trindade in Lisbon.