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Fay Compton

Fay Compton

Actor · 1894–1978 · Fulham, London, England, UK

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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.

Acted in 40

1970s

  1. 1970

    I Start Counting

    Mrs. Bennett

  2. The Virgin and the Gypsy

    Grandma

1960s

  1. 1969

    Dombey and Son

    Mrs. Brown · 13 episodes

  2. 1968

    Journey to the Unknown

    Queen Victoria · 1 episode

  3. Cold Comfort Farm

    Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) · 3 episodes

  4. 1967

    The Forsyte Saga

    'Aunt Ann' Forsyte · 5 episodes

  5. 1963

    Uncle Vanya

    Marya, the mother

  6. The Haunting

    Mrs. Sanderson

    76
  7. 1960

    Maigret

    TV · 4 Seasons · Crime · Drama

    76

1950s

  1. 1959

    No Hiding Place

    TV · 10 Seasons · Crime · Drama

  2. 1957

    The Story of Esther Costello

    Mother Superior

  3. Town on Trial

    Mrs. Crowley

  4. 1956

    Armchair Theatre

    Angelica, Victoria · 1 episode

  5. Doublecross

    Alice Pascoe

  6. 1954

    Aunt Clara

    Gladys Smith

  7. 1953

    The Vanquished

    Mrs. Pinkerton

    64
  8. 1952

    Lady Possessed

    Mme. Brune

  9. 1951

    Othello

    Emilia

    78

  10. Laughter in Paradise

    Agnes Russell

  11. Blackmailed

    Mrs. Christopher

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Forbidden Street

    Mrs. Culver

  2. 1948

    London Belongs to Me

    Mrs. Josser

  3. Esther Waters

    Mrs. Barfield

  4. 1947

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    Mme. Mantalini

    68

  5. Odd Man Out

    Rosie

    83
  6. 1941

    The Prime Minister

    Queen Victoria

1930s

  1. 1939

    So This Is London

    Lady Worthing

  2. 1937

    The Mill on the Floss

    Mrs. Tulliver

  3. 1934

    Waltzes from Vienna

    Countess Helga von Stahl

  4. Autumn Crocus

    Jenny Grey

  5. 1931

    Tell England

    Mrs. Doe

  6. Uneasy Virtue

    Dorothy Rendell

  7. Cape Forlorn

    Eileen Kell

1920s

  1. 1929

    Fashions in Love

    Marie de Remy

  2. 1927

    Somehow Good

    Rosalind Nightingale

  3. Robinson Crusoe

    Sophie

  4. 1924

    Claude Duval

    Duchess Frances

  5. The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary Stuart

  6. 1922

    A Bill of Divorcement

    Margaret Fairfield

  7. 1921

    A Woman of No Importance

    Rachel Arbuthnot