Fay Compton

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

Died: 1978-12-12

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1970

The Virgin and the Gypsy as Grandma
I Start Counting as Mrs. Bennett

1969

Dombey and Son as Mrs. Brown

1968

Journey to the Unknown as Queen Victoria
Cold Comfort Farm as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)

1967

The Forsyte Saga as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Sanctuary as Sister Juliana

1965

Knock on Any Door as Hester Warren

1964

Story Parade as Miss Babbage

1963

The Haunting as Mrs. Sanderson
Uncle Vanya as Marya, the mother

1954

Aunt Clara as Gladys Smith

1953

The Vanquished as Mrs. Pinkerton

1952

Lady Possessed as Mme. Brune

1951

Othello as Emilia
Laughter in Paradise as Agnes Russell
Blackmailed as Mrs. Christopher

1949

The Forbidden Street as Mrs. Culver

1948

London Belongs to Me as Mrs. Josser
Esther Waters as Mrs. Barfield

1947

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Mme. Mantalini
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
Autumn Crocus as Jenny Grey

1931

Uneasy Virtue as Dorothy Rendell
Tell England as Mrs. Doe
Cape Forlorn as Eileen Kell

1929

Fashions in Love as Marie de Remy

1927

London Love as Sally Hope
Robinson Crusoe as Sophie
Somehow Good as Rosalind Nightingale

1925

The Happy Ending as Mildred Craddock
Settled Out of Court as The Woman

1924

Claude Duval as Duchess Frances
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary Stuart
The Eleventh Commandment as Ruth Barchester

1922

Diana of the Crossways as Diana
The House of Peril as Sylvia Bailey
A Bill of Divorcement as Margaret Fairfield

1921

The Old Wives' Tale as Sophie Barnes
A Woman of No Importance as Rachel Arbuthnot