Fay Compton

Fay Compton

Actor Sep 18 (died age 84) Fulham, London, England, UK 1921–1970 (49 year career)

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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 …

Known For

The Haunting

The Haunting

Mrs. Sanderson

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

Rosie

Othello

Othello

Emilia

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

Mrs. Pinkerton

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

Agnes Russell

I Start Counting

I Start Counting

Mrs. Bennett

Town on Trial

Town on Trial

Mrs. Crowley

Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

Countess Helga von Stahl

Filmography

Acting (49)

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Movies (39)

The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy

as Grandma

I Start Counting

I Start Counting

as Mrs. Bennett

The Haunting

The Haunting

as Mrs. Sanderson

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

as Marya, the mother

Town on Trial

Town on Trial

as Mrs. Crowley

The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

as Mother Superior

Doublecross

as Alice Pascoe

Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara

as Gladys Smith

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

as Mrs. Pinkerton

Lady Possessed

Lady Possessed

as Mme. Brune

Blackmailed

Blackmailed

as Mrs. Christopher

Othello

Othello

as Emilia

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

as Agnes Russell

The Forbidden Street

The Forbidden Street

as Mrs. Culver

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

as Mrs. Josser

Esther Waters

Esther Waters

as Mrs. Barfield

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

as Mme. Mantalini

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

as Rosie

The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

as Queen Victoria

So This Is London

So This Is London

as Lady Worthing

The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss

as Mrs. Tulliver

Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus

as Jenny Grey

Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

as Countess Helga von Stahl

Uneasy Virtue

Uneasy Virtue

as Dorothy Rendell

Tell England

Tell England

as Mrs. Doe

Cape Forlorn

Cape Forlorn

as Eileen Kell

Fashions in Love

Fashions in Love

as Marie de Remy

London Love

as Sally Hope

Somehow Good

Somehow Good

as Rosalind Nightingale

The Happy Ending

as Mildred Craddock

Settled Out of Court

as The Woman

The Eleventh Commandment

as Ruth Barchester

Claude Duval

Claude Duval

as Duchess Frances

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

as Mary Stuart

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

as Margaret Fairfield

Diana of the Crossways

as Diana

The House of Peril

as Sylvia Bailey

The Old Wives' Tale

as Sophie Barnes

A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

as Rachel Arbuthnot

Television (10)

Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son

as Mrs. Brown

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

as Queen Victoria

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte

Sanctuary

Story Parade

as Miss Babbage

Maigret

Maigret

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Nicholas Nickleby

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre