Fay Compton
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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Movies (39)
I Start Counting
as Mrs. Bennett
1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma
1970
Uncle Vanya
as Marya, the mother
1963
The Haunting
as Mrs. Sanderson
1963
The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother Superior
1957
Town on Trial
as Mrs. Crowley
1957
Doublecross
as Alice Pascoe
1956
Aunt Clara
as Gladys Smith
1954
The Vanquished
as Mrs. Pinkerton
1953
Lady Possessed
as Mme. Brune
1952
Othello
as Emilia
1951
Laughter in Paradise
as Agnes Russell
1951
Blackmailed
as Mrs. Christopher
1951
The Forbidden Street
as Mrs. Culver
1949
London Belongs to Me
as Mrs. Josser
1948
Esther Waters
as Mrs. Barfield
1948
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. Mantalini
1947
Odd Man Out
as Rosie
1947
The Prime Minister
as Queen Victoria
1941
So This Is London
as Lady Worthing
1939
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Tulliver
1937
Waltzes from Vienna
as Countess Helga von Stahl
1934
Autumn Crocus
as Jenny Grey
1934
Tell England
as Mrs. Doe
1931
Uneasy Virtue
as Dorothy Rendell
1931
Cape Forlorn
as Eileen Kell
1931
Fashions in Love
as Marie de Remy
1929
Somehow Good
as Rosalind Nightingale
1927
London Love
as Sally Hope
1927
Settled Out of Court
as The Woman
1925
The Happy Ending
as Mildred Craddock
1925
The Eleventh Commandment
as Ruth Barchester
1924
Claude Duval
as Duchess Frances
1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Mary Stuart
1924
A Bill of Divorcement
as Margaret Fairfield
1922
Diana of the Crossways
as Diana
1922
The House of Peril
as Sylvia Bailey
1922
A Woman of No Importance
as Rachel Arbuthnot
1921
The Old Wives' Tale
as Sophie Barnes
1921
