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Fay Compton

Fay Compton

Born: 1894-09-18 • Fulham, London, England, UK

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.

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