
Fay Compton
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Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday18 September 1894
Died12 December 1978 (age 84)
Place of birthFulham, London, England, UK
Known credits51
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 performan…

I Start Counting
1970 · Mrs. Bennett

The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 · Grandma

Dombey and Son
1969 · Mrs. Brown

Journey to the Unknown
1968 · Queen Victoria

Cold Comfort Farm
1968 · Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
Sanctuary
1967 · Sister Juliana

The Forsyte Saga
1967 · 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Knock on Any Door
1965 · Hester Warren
Story Parade
1964 · Miss Babbage

Uncle Vanya
1963 · Marya, the mother

The Haunting
1963 · Mrs. Sanderson

Maigret
1960

No Hiding Place
1959

The Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Mother Superior
Nicholas Nickleby
1957

Town on Trial
1957 · Mrs. Crowley

Armchair Theatre
1956

Armchair Theatre
1956 · Angelica

Armchair Theatre
1956 · Victoria
Doublecross
1956 · Alice Pascoe

Aunt Clara
1954 · Gladys Smith

The Vanquished
1953 · Mrs. Pinkerton

Lady Possessed
1952 · Mme. Brune

Othello
1951 · Emilia

Laughter in Paradise
1951 · Agnes Russell

Blackmailed
1951 · Mrs. Christopher

The Forbidden Street
1949 · Mrs. Culver

London Belongs to Me
1948 · Mrs. Josser

Esther Waters
1948 · Mrs. Barfield

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · Mme. Mantalini

Odd Man Out
1947 · Rosie

The Prime Minister
1941 · Queen Victoria

So This Is London
1939 · Lady Worthing

The Mill on the Floss
1937 · Mrs. Tulliver

Waltzes from Vienna
1934 · Countess Helga von Stahl

Autumn Crocus
1934 · Jenny Grey

Tell England
1931 · Mrs. Doe

Uneasy Virtue
1931 · Dorothy Rendell

Cape Forlorn
1931 · Eileen Kell

Fashions in Love
1929 · Marie de Remy

Somehow Good
1927 · Rosalind Nightingale

Robinson Crusoe
1927 · Sophie
London Love
1927 · Sally Hope
Settled Out of Court
1925 · The Woman
The Happy Ending
1925 · Mildred Craddock
The Eleventh Commandment
1924 · Ruth Barchester

Claude Duval
1924 · Duchess Frances

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924 · Mary Stuart
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