Fay Compton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-09-18
Day of Death
1978-12-12 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Fulham, London, England, UK
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
Acting
(1970)
I Start Counting
as Mrs. Bennett
(1970)
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma
(1963)
The Haunting
as Mrs. Sanderson
(1963)
Uncle Vanya
as Marya, the mother
(1957)
Town on Trial
as Mrs. Crowley
(1957)
The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother Superior
(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)
Odd Man Out
as Rosie
(1947)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. Mantalini
(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)
Cape Forlorn
as Eileen Kell
(1931)
Tell England
as Mrs. Doe
(1931)
Uneasy Virtue
as Dorothy Rendell
(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 Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Mary Stuart
(1924)
The Eleventh Commandment
as Ruth Barchester
(1922)
Diana of the Crossways
as Diana
(1922)
The House of Peril
as Sylvia Bailey
(1922)
A Bill of Divorcement
as Margaret Fairfield
(1921)
The Old Wives' Tale
as Sophie Barnes
(1921)
A Woman of No Importance
as Rachel Arbuthnot