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Fay Compton

Fay Compton

Actor

Born September 18, 1894 in Fulham, London, England, UK

Died December 12, 1978

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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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Journey to Midnight Poster

Journey to Midnight Feature Film1971Queen Victoria

I Start Counting Poster

I Start Counting Feature Film1970Mrs. Bennett

The Virgin and the Gypsy Poster

The Virgin and the Gypsy Feature Film1970Grandma

Dombey and Son Poster

Dombey and Son Mini-Series1969Mrs. Brown

Fraud Squad Poster

Fraud Squad TV Series1969Lady Flanders

Cold Comfort Farm Poster

Cold Comfort Farm Mini-Series1968Aunt Ada Doom

Journey to the Unknown Poster

Journey to the Unknown TV Series1968Queen Victoria

Sanctuary TV Series1967Sister Juliana

The Forsyte Saga Poster

The Forsyte Saga TV Series1967'Aunt Ann' Forsyte

Knock on Any Door Poster

Knock on Any Door TV Series1965Hester Warren

NET Playhouse Poster

NET Playhouse TV Series1964Marya

Story Parade TV Series1964Miss Babbage

First Night Poster

First Night TV Series1963Alice Walmer

Our Man at St. Mark's Poster

Our Man at St. Mark's TV Series1963Edie Russell

The Haunting Poster

The Haunting Feature Film1963Mrs. Sanderson

Uncle Vanya Poster

Uncle Vanya Feature Film1963Marya, the mother

Dr. Finlay's Casebook Poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook TV Series1962Mrs. Tennant

Il fiore e la violenza Poster

Il fiore e la violenza Feature Film1962Mrs. Pinkerton

The Concrete Vision TV Movie1962Self

Call Oxbridge 2000 TV Series1961Miss Effie Tavener

Let's Imagine Poster

Let's Imagine TV Series1961Self

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960Mrs. Flint

Maigret TV Series1960Jacquette

Blackmail Is So Difficult TV Movie1959Miss Prince

No Hiding Place Poster

No Hiding Place TV Series1959Mrs. Halfpenny

The Widow of Bath TV Series1959Mrs. Leonard

Our Mutual Friend Poster

Our Mutual Friend Mini-Series1958Mrs. Betty Higden

A Woman of Property TV Movie1957Mrs. Charlotte Geddes

Kind Cousin TV Movie1957Sarah Coates

Nicholas Nickleby TV Series1957Mrs. Squeers

Salute to Show Business TV Special1957Self

The Story of Esther Costello Poster

The Story of Esther Costello Feature Film1957Mother Superior

Town on Trial Poster

Town on Trial Feature Film1957Mrs. Crowley

Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z TV Series1956Self

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956Angelica

Doublecross Poster

Doublecross Feature Film1956Alice Pascoe

Dixon of Dock Green Poster

Dixon of Dock Green TV Series1955Mrs. Binney

Fantastic Summer TV Movie1955Virgilia Wilde

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955Victoria Verity

ITV Television Playhouse Poster

ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955Great Aunt Julia

London Playhouse TV Series1955Adeline Girard

Miss Patterson TV Movie1955Miss Patterson

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955Self

Aunt Clara Poster

Aunt Clara Feature Film1954Gladys Smith

Rheingold Theatre Poster

Rheingold Theatre TV Series1953Mrs. Saunders

The Foolish Gentlewoman TV Movie1953Isabel Brocken

The Vanquished Poster

The Vanquished Feature Film1953Mrs. Pinkerton

Lady Possessed Poster

Lady Possessed Feature Film1952Mme. Brune

Blackmailed Poster

Blackmailed Feature Film1951Mrs. Christopher

Laughter in Paradise Poster

Laughter in Paradise Feature Film1951Agnes Russell

Othello Feature Film1951Emilia

This Is Show Business Poster

This Is Show Business TV Series1951Self

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Emmie Rockley

The Forbidden Street Poster

The Forbidden Street Feature Film1949Mrs. Culver

Dulcimer Street Poster

Dulcimer Street Feature Film1948Mrs. Josser

Sin of Esther Waters Poster

Sin of Esther Waters Feature Film1948Mrs. Barfield

Odd Man Out Poster

Odd Man Out Feature Film1947Rosie

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Feature Film1947Mme. Mantalini

The Prime Minister Poster

The Prime Minister Feature Film1941Queen Victoria

So This Is London Poster

So This Is London Feature Film1939Lady Worthing

The Mill on the Floss Poster

The Mill on the Floss Feature Film1936Mrs. Tulliver

Wrath of Jealousy Feature Film1936Florence Nightingale

Autumn Crocus Poster

Autumn Crocus Feature Film1934Jenny Gray

Song at Eventide Feature Film1934Helen d'Alaste

Strauss' Great Waltz Poster

Strauss' Great Waltz Feature Film1934Countess Helga von Stahl

The Battle of Gallipoli Poster

The Battle of Gallipoli Feature Film1931Mrs. Doe

The Love Storm Poster

The Love Storm Feature Film1931Eileen Kell

Uneasy Virtue Poster

Uneasy Virtue Feature Film1931Dorothy Rendell

Fashions in Love Poster

Fashions in Love Feature Film1929Marie De Remy

Zero Feature Film1928Mrs. Garth

Robinson Crusoe Poster

Robinson Crusoe Feature Film1927Sophie

Somehow Good Poster

Somehow Good Feature Film1927Rosalind Nightingale

London Love Feature Film1926Sally Hope

Settled Out of Court Feature Film1925The Woman

The Happy Ending Feature Film1925Mildred Craddock

Claude Duval Poster

Claude Duval Feature Film1924Duchess Frances

The Eleventh Commandment Poster

The Eleventh Commandment Feature Film1924Ruth Barchester

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots Poster

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots Feature Film1923Mary Stuart

This Freedom Feature Film1923Rosalie Aubyn

A Bill of Divorcement Poster

A Bill of Divorcement Feature Film1922Margaret Fairfield

Diana of the Crossways Feature Film1922Diana

The House of Peril Feature Film1922Sylvia Bailey

A Woman of No Importance Poster

A Woman of No Importance Feature Film1921Rachel Arbuthnot

The Old Wives' Tale Feature Film1921Sophie Barnes

Judge Not Feature Film1920Nelly

One Summer's Day Feature Film1917Maisie

The Labour Leader Feature Film1917Diana Hazlitt

She Stoops to Conquer Poster

She Stoops to Conquer Short Film1914Barmaid

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