About

Known credits:
41
Birthday:
1894-09-18
Place of birth:
Fulham, London, England, UK
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Fay Compton

Overview

From Wikipedia

Fay Compton CBE (18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978) was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her elder sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th-century theatrical luminary Henry Compton. Author Compton Mackenzie was her elder brother.

Compton's film work is not as well known as her stage appearances. She appeared in more than forty films between 1914 and 1970. Her most popular performances in films are Odd Man Out (1947), Laughter in Paradise (1951), Orson Welles' Othello (1952), The Haunting (1963) and I Start Counting (1969).

Among her television performances, she appeared in 1965 with Michael Hordern in the television play, Land of My Dreams by Clive Exton. One of her last major roles was as Aunt Ann in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. She had a successful career in the radio, television and gramophone recordings.

Known for

Acting
1970 I Start Counting Actor Mrs. Bennett 59
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1970 The Virgin and the Gypsy Actor Grandma 58
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1969 Dombey and Son Actor Mrs. Brown N/A
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1968 Cold Comfort Farm Actor Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) N/A
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1967 Sanctuary Actor 69
Fair
1967 The Forsyte Saga Actor 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte 71
Good
1963 Uncle Vanya Actor Marya, the mother N/A
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1963 The Haunting Actor Mrs. Sanderson 65
Fair
1957 The Story of Esther Costello Actor Mother Superior 59
Average
1957 Town on Trial Actor Mrs. Crowley 59
Average
1956 Doublecross Actor Alice Pascoe 59
Average
1954 Aunt Clara Actor Gladys Smith 58
Average
1953 The Vanquished Actor Mrs. Pinkerton 59
Average
1952 Lady Possessed Actor Mme. Brune 58
Average
1951 Othello Actor Emilia 62
Fair
1951 Laughter in Paradise Actor Agnes Russell 59
Average
1951 Blackmailed Actor Mrs. Christopher 58
Average
1949 The Forbidden Street Actor Mrs. Culver 59
Average
1948 London Belongs to Me Actor Mrs. Josser 59
Average
1948 Esther Waters Actor Mrs. Barfield 59
Average
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Actor Mme. Mantalini 59
Average
1947 Odd Man Out Actor Rosie 62
Fair
1941 The Prime Minister Actor Queen Victoria 59
Average
1939 So This Is London Actor Lady Worthing N/A
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1937 The Mill on the Floss Actor Mrs. Tulliver 58
Average
1934 Waltzes from Vienna Actor Countess Helga von Stahl 58
Average
1934 Autumn Crocus Actor Jenny Grey 59
Average
1931 Tell England Actor Mrs. Doe 58
Average
1931 Uneasy Virtue Actor Dorothy Rendell N/A
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1931 Cape Forlorn Actor Eileen Kell 59
Average
1929 Fashions in Love Actor Marie de Remy N/A
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1927 Somehow Good Actor Rosalind Nightingale N/A
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1925 Settled Out of Court Actor The Woman N/A
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1925 The Happy Ending Actor Mildred Craddock N/A
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1924 The Eleventh Commandment Actor Ruth Barchester N/A
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1924 The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots Actor Mary Stuart N/A
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1922 A Bill of Divorcement Actor Margaret Fairfield N/A
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1922 Diana of the Crossways Actor Diana N/A
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1922 The House of Peril Actor Sylvia Bailey N/A
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1921 A Woman of No Importance Actor Rachel Arbuthnot N/A
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1921 The Old Wives' Tale Actor Sophie Barnes N/A
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