- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1894
- Place of Birth
- Fulham, London, England, UK
- Died
- December 12, 1978
Fay Compton
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 maj…
Filmography
movieI Start Counting
1970 · Mrs. Bennett
movieThe Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 · Grandma
tvDombey and Son
1969 · Mrs. Brown
tvJourney to the Unknown
1968 · Queen Victoria
tvCold Comfort Farm
1968 · Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
Sanctuary
tvSanctuary
1967
tvThe Forsyte Saga
1967 · 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Story Parade
tvStory Parade
1964 · Miss Babbage
movieUncle Vanya
1963 · Marya, the mother
movieThe Haunting
1963 · Mrs. Sanderson
tvMaigret
1960
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
movieThe Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Mother Superior
Nicholas Nickleby
tvNicholas Nickleby
1957
movieTown on Trial
1957 · Mrs. Crowley
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · , Angelica, Victoria
Doublecross
movieDoublecross
1956 · Alice Pascoe
movieAunt Clara
1954 · Gladys Smith
movieThe Vanquished
1953 · Mrs. Pinkerton
movieLady Possessed
1952 · Mme. Brune
movieOthello
1951 · Emilia
movieLaughter in Paradise
1951 · Agnes Russell
movieBlackmailed
1951 · Mrs. Christopher
movieThe Forbidden Street
1949 · Mrs. Culver
movieLondon Belongs to Me
1948 · Mrs. Josser
movieEsther Waters
1948 · Mrs. Barfield
movieThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · Mme. Mantalini
movieOdd Man Out
1947 · Rosie
movieThe Prime Minister
1941 · Queen Victoria
movieSo This Is London
1939 · Lady Worthing
movieThe Mill on the Floss
1937 · Mrs. Tulliver
movieWaltzes from Vienna
1934 · Countess Helga von Stahl
movieAutumn Crocus
1934 · Jenny Grey
movieTell England
1931 · Mrs. Doe
movieUneasy Virtue
1931 · Dorothy Rendell
movieCape Forlorn
1931 · Eileen Kell
movieFashions in Love
1929 · Marie de Remy
movieSomehow Good
1927 · Rosalind Nightingale
movieRobinson Crusoe
1927 · Sophie
London Love
movieLondon Love
1927 · Sally Hope
Settled Out of Court
movieSettled Out of Court
1925 · The Woman
The Happy Ending
movieThe Happy Ending
1925 · Mildred Craddock
The Eleventh Commandment
movieThe Eleventh Commandment
1924 · Ruth Barchester
movieClaude Duval
1924 · Duchess Frances
movieThe Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924 · Mary Stuart
movieA Bill of Divorcement
1922 · Margaret Fairfield
Diana of the Crossways
movieDiana of the Crossways
1922 · Diana
The House of Peril
movieThe House of Peril
1922 · Sylvia Bailey
movieA Woman of No Importance
1921 · Rachel Arbuthnot
The Old Wives' Tale
movieThe Old Wives' Tale
1921 · Sophie Barnes