Fay Compton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 18, 1894
- Died
- Dec 12, 1978 (aged 84)
- Place of birth
- Fulham, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 51
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
Filmography
I Start Counting
1970Movie
Mrs. Bennett
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970Movie
Grandma
Dombey and Son
1969TV
Mrs. Brown
Journey to the Unknown
1968TV
Queen Victoria
Cold Comfort Farm
1968TV
Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
Sanctuary
1967TV
Sister Juliana
The Forsyte Saga
1967TV
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Knock on Any Door
1965TV
Hester Warren
Story Parade
1964TV
Miss Babbage
Uncle Vanya
1963Movie
Marya, the mother
The Haunting
1963Movie
Mrs. Sanderson
Maigret
1960TV
No Hiding Place
1959TV
The Story of Esther Costello
1957Movie
Mother Superior
Nicholas Nickleby
1957TV
Town on Trial
1957Movie
Mrs. Crowley
Armchair Theatre
1956TV
Angelica, Victoria
Doublecross
1956Movie
Alice Pascoe
Aunt Clara
1954Movie
Gladys Smith
The Vanquished
1953Movie
Mrs. Pinkerton
Lady Possessed
1952Movie
Mme. Brune
Othello
1951Movie
Emilia
Laughter in Paradise
1951Movie
Agnes Russell
Blackmailed
1951Movie
Mrs. Christopher
The Forbidden Street
1949Movie
Mrs. Culver
London Belongs to Me
1948Movie
Mrs. Josser
Esther Waters
1948Movie
Mrs. Barfield
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947Movie
Mme. Mantalini
Odd Man Out
1947Movie
Rosie
The Prime Minister
1941Movie
Queen Victoria
So This Is London
1939Movie
Lady Worthing
The Mill on the Floss
1937Movie
Mrs. Tulliver
Waltzes from Vienna
1934Movie
Countess Helga von Stahl
Autumn Crocus
1934Movie
Jenny Grey
Tell England
1931Movie
Mrs. Doe
Uneasy Virtue
1931Movie
Dorothy Rendell
Cape Forlorn
1931Movie
Eileen Kell
Fashions in Love
1929Movie
Marie de Remy
Somehow Good
1927Movie
Rosalind Nightingale
Robinson Crusoe
1927Movie
Sophie
London Love
1927Movie
Sally Hope
Settled Out of Court
1925Movie
The Woman
The Happy Ending
1925Movie
Mildred Craddock
The Eleventh Commandment
1924Movie
Ruth Barchester
Claude Duval
1924Movie
Duchess Frances
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924Movie
Mary Stuart
A Bill of Divorcement
1922Movie
Margaret Fairfield
Diana of the Crossways
1922Movie
Diana
The House of Peril
1922Movie
Sylvia Bailey
A Woman of No Importance
1921Movie
Rachel Arbuthnot
The Old Wives' Tale
1921Movie
Sophie Barnes