Fay Compton
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1894-09-18
- Died
- 1978-12-12
- Place of birth
- Fulham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton · Фэй Комптон · Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie
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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
No Hiding Place
1959
Maigret
1960
The Forsyte Saga
1967
as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Queen Victoria
Story Parade
1964
as Miss Babbage
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Angelica / Victoria
Sanctuary
1967
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
Dombey and Son
1969
as Mrs. Brown
Movies (40)
The Haunting
1963
as Mrs. Sanderson
Othello
1951
as Emilia
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
as Mme. Mantalini
Odd Man Out
1947
as Rosie
I Start Counting
1970
as Mrs. Bennett
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Agnes Russell
The Vanquished
1953
as Mrs. Pinkerton
Esther Waters
1948
as Mrs. Barfield
Town on Trial
1957
as Mrs. Crowley
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
as Mother Superior
The Prime Minister
1941
as Queen Victoria
The Mill on the Floss
1937
as Mrs. Tulliver
Blackmailed
1951
as Mrs. Christopher
The Forbidden Street
1949
as Mrs. Culver
London Belongs to Me
1948
as Mrs. Josser
So This Is London
1939
as Lady Worthing
Waltzes from Vienna
1934
as Countess Helga von Stahl
Tell England
1931
as Mrs. Doe
Aunt Clara
1954
as Gladys Smith
Lady Possessed
1952
as Mme. Brune
A Bill of Divorcement
1922
as Margaret Fairfield
Autumn Crocus
1934
as Jenny Grey
Doublecross
1956
as Alice Pascoe
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970
as Grandma
Uncle Vanya
1963
as Marya, the mother
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
as Mary Stuart
Cape Forlorn
1931
as Eileen Kell
Diana of the Crossways
1922
as Diana
The Eleventh Commandment
1924
as Ruth Barchester
Settled Out of Court
1925
as The Woman
A Woman of No Importance
1921
as Rachel Arbuthnot
The Happy Ending
1925
as Mildred Craddock
Somehow Good
1927
as Rosalind Nightingale
Claude Duval
1924
as Duchess Frances
Fashions in Love
1929
as Marie de Remy
Uneasy Virtue
1931
as Dorothy Rendell
The Old Wives' Tale
1921
as Sophie Barnes
Robinson Crusoe
1927
as Sophie
The House of Peril
1922
as Sylvia Bailey
London Love
1927
as Sally Hope
About 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… With 50 credits spanning from 1921 to 1970, Fay Compton has appeared in 40 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fay Compton Movies
- The Haunting (1963) — as Mrs. Sanderson
- Othello (1951) — as Emilia
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) — as Mme. Mantalini
- Odd Man Out (1947) — as Rosie
- I Start Counting (1970) — as Mrs. Bennett
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