Fay Compton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1894
- Died
- December 12, 1978 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Fulham, London, England, UK
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Movie · as Grandma
I Start Counting
Movie · as Mrs. Bennett
Dombey and Son
TV · as Mrs. Brown · 13 eps
Cold Comfort Farm
TV · as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) · 3 eps
Journey to the Unknown
TV · as Queen Victoria · 1 ep
Sanctuary
TV · as Sister Juliana · 26 eps
The Forsyte Saga
TV · as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte · 5 eps
Knock on Any Door
TV · as Hester Warren · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Miss Babbage · 1 ep
The Haunting
Movie · as Mrs. Sanderson
Uncle Vanya
Movie · as Marya, the mother
Maigret
TV · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 3 eps
Town on Trial
Movie · as Mrs. Crowley
The Story of Esther Costello
Movie · as Mother Superior
Nicholas Nickleby
TV · 2 eps
Doublecross
Movie · as Alice Pascoe
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Angelica, Victoria · 1 ep
Aunt Clara
Movie · as Gladys Smith
The Vanquished
Movie · as Mrs. Pinkerton
Lady Possessed
Movie · as Mme. Brune
Othello
Movie · as Emilia
Laughter in Paradise
Movie · as Agnes Russell
Blackmailed
Movie · as Mrs. Christopher
The Forbidden Street
Movie · as Mrs. Culver
London Belongs to Me
Movie · as Mrs. Josser
Esther Waters
Movie · as Mrs. Barfield
Odd Man Out
Movie · as Rosie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Movie · as Mme. Mantalini
The Prime Minister
Movie · as Queen Victoria
So This Is London
Movie · as Lady Worthing
The Mill on the Floss
Movie · as Mrs. Tulliver
Autumn Crocus
Movie · as Jenny Grey
Waltzes from Vienna
Movie · as Countess Helga von Stahl
Cape Forlorn
Movie · as Eileen Kell
Tell England
Movie · as Mrs. Doe
Uneasy Virtue
Movie · as Dorothy Rendell
Fashions in Love
Movie · as Marie de Remy
Somehow Good
Movie · as Rosalind Nightingale
London Love
Movie · as Sally Hope
Robinson Crusoe
Movie · as Sophie
The Happy Ending
Movie · as Mildred Craddock
Settled Out of Court
Movie · as The Woman
The Eleventh Commandment
Movie · as Ruth Barchester
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Movie · as Mary Stuart
Claude Duval
Movie · as Duchess Frances
A Bill of Divorcement
Movie · as Margaret Fairfield
Diana of the Crossways
Movie · as Diana
The House of Peril
Movie · as Sylvia Bailey
A Woman of No Importance
Movie · as Rachel Arbuthnot
The Old Wives' Tale
Movie · as Sophie Barnes