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Fay Compton

Fay Compton

Acting September 18, 1894 (84 years old) December 12, 1978 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.

Movies 40

The Haunting 7.1

The Haunting

as Mrs. Sanderson

1963
Othello 7.4

Othello

as Emilia

1951
Odd Man Out 7.3

Odd Man Out

as Rosie

1947
London Belongs to Me 7.0

London Belongs to Me

as Mrs. Josser

1948
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 6.7

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

as Mme. Mantalini

1947
The Mill on the Floss 5.7

The Mill on the Floss

as Mrs. Tulliver

1937
Laughter in Paradise 6.5

Laughter in Paradise

as Agnes Russell

1951
The Virgin and the Gypsy 3.1

The Virgin and the Gypsy

as Grandma

1970
Lady Possessed 5.5

Lady Possessed

as Mme. Brune

1952
The Vanquished 6.3

The Vanquished

as Mrs. Pinkerton

1953
Aunt Clara 5.0

Aunt Clara

as Gladys Smith

1954
So This Is London 9.0

So This Is London

as Lady Worthing

1939
The Old Wives' Tale 9.0

The Old Wives' Tale

as Sophie Barnes

1921
Waltzes from Vienna 5.4

Waltzes from Vienna

as Countess Helga von Stahl

1934
The Story of Esther Costello 7.0

The Story of Esther Costello

as Mother Superior

1957
London Love

London Love

as Sally Hope

1927
Doublecross 7.7

Doublecross

as Alice Pascoe

1956
I Start Counting 6.5

I Start Counting

as Mrs. Bennett

1970
Blackmailed 4.2

Blackmailed

as Mrs. Christopher

1951
The Forbidden Street 6.9

The Forbidden Street

as Mrs. Culver

1949
Uneasy Virtue 7.0

Uneasy Virtue

as Dorothy Rendell

1931
Settled Out of Court

Settled Out of Court

as The Woman

1925
Fashions in Love 7.0

Fashions in Love

as Marie de Remy

1929
Tell England 8.3

Tell England

as Mrs. Doe

1931
Cape Forlorn 8.2

Cape Forlorn

as Eileen Kell

1931
Diana of the Crossways 8.0

Diana of the Crossways

as Diana

1922
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots 10.0

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

as Mary Stuart

1924
Town on Trial 6.5

Town on Trial

as Mrs. Crowley

1957
A Bill of Divorcement 10.0

A Bill of Divorcement

as Margaret Fairfield

1922
The House of Peril 10.0

The House of Peril

as Sylvia Bailey

1922
Esther Waters 6.4

Esther Waters

as Mrs. Barfield

1948
The Prime Minister 6.5

The Prime Minister

as Queen Victoria

1941
A Woman of No Importance 7.0

A Woman of No Importance

as Rachel Arbuthnot

1921
The Happy Ending 7.0

The Happy Ending

as Mildred Craddock

1925
Uncle Vanya 5.5

Uncle Vanya

as Marya, the mother

1963
Somehow Good 10.0

Somehow Good

as Rosalind Nightingale

1927
Autumn Crocus 7.7

Autumn Crocus

as Jenny Grey

1934
Claude Duval

Claude Duval

as Duchess Frances

1924
The Eleventh Commandment 7.0

The Eleventh Commandment

as Ruth Barchester

1924
Robinson Crusoe 6.8

Robinson Crusoe

as Sophie

1927

TV Shows 13

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