Cast
Fay Compton
Acting
Cast
Fay Compton
Known for
Acting
Born
1894-09-18
From
Fulham, London, England, UK
Died
1978-12-12
Also known as Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton, Π€ΡΠΉ ΠΠΎΠΌΠΏΡΠΎΠ½, Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie
Biography
From Wikipedia Fay Compton CBE (18 September 1894 β 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.
The Haunting
as Mrs. Sanderson
Othello
as Emilia
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. Mantalini
Odd Man Out
as Rosie
The Vanquished
as Mrs. Pinkerton
Laughter in Paradise
as Agnes Russell
The Prime Minister
as Queen Victoria
I Start Counting
as Mrs. Bennett
Waltzes from Vienna
as Countess Helga von Stahl
Blackmailed
as Mrs. Christopher
The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother Superior
The Forbidden Street
as Mrs. Culver
Town on Trial
as Mrs. Crowley
Esther Waters
as Mrs. Barfield
Uncle Vanya
as Marya, the mother
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Tulliver
Aunt Clara
as Gladys Smith
A Woman of No Importance
as Rachel Arbuthnot
London Belongs to Me
as Mrs. Josser
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma
Diana of the Crossways
as Diana
Doublecross
as Alice Pascoe
Fashions in Love
as Marie de Remy
Cape Forlorn
as Eileen Kell
The Eleventh Commandment
as Ruth Barchester
The Old Wives' Tale
as Sophie Barnes
Autumn Crocus
as Jenny Grey
Lady Possessed
as Mme. Brune
Tell England
as Mrs. Doe
Somehow Good
as Rosalind Nightingale
Robinson Crusoe
as Sophie
The Happy Ending
as Mildred Craddock
So This Is London
as Lady Worthing
Claude Duval
as Duchess Frances
London Love
as Sally Hope
Uneasy Virtue
as Dorothy Rendell
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Mary Stuart
Settled Out of Court
as The Woman
A Bill of Divorcement
as Margaret Fairfield
The House of Peril
as Sylvia Bailey