Fay Compton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Female

Birthday

1894-09-18

Deathday

1978-12-12 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Fulham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton
  • Фэй Комптон
  • Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie

Fay Compton

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

The Haunting
7.1%

The Haunting

Aug 21, 1963

Othello
7.3%

Othello

Nov 28, 1951

Odd Man Out
7.3%

Odd Man Out

Jan 30, 1947

Waltzes from Vienna
5.3%

Waltzes from Vienna

Mar 15, 1934

The Vanquished
6.4%

The Vanquished

Oct 22, 1953

Laughter in Paradise
6.5%

Laughter in Paradise

Jun 1, 1951

I Start Counting
6.6%

I Start Counting

Oct 27, 1970

Town on Trial
6.5%

Town on Trial

Jan 24, 1957

London Belongs to Me
6.7%

London Belongs to Me

Nov 5, 1948

Maigret
6.9%

Maigret

Oct 31, 1960

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Acting

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