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

No Hiding Place

Maigret

The Forsyte Saga

Journey to the Unknown

The Haunting

Cold Comfort Farm

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

All Movies (40)

• I Start Counting1970 · as Mrs. Bennett
• The Virgin and the Gypsy1970 · as Grandma
• Uncle Vanya1963 · as Marya, the mother
• The Haunting1963 · as Mrs. Sanderson
• The Story of Esther Costello1957 · as Mother Superior
• Town on Trial1957 · as Mrs. Crowley
• Doublecross1956 · as Alice Pascoe
• Aunt Clara1954 · as Gladys Smith
• The Vanquished1953 · as Mrs. Pinkerton
• Lady Possessed1952 · as Mme. Brune
• Othello1951 · as Emilia
• Laughter in Paradise1951 · as Agnes Russell
• Blackmailed1951 · as Mrs. Christopher
• The Forbidden Street1949 · as Mrs. Culver
• London Belongs to Me1948 · as Mrs. Josser
• Esther Waters1948 · as Mrs. Barfield
• The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1947 · as Mme. Mantalini
• Odd Man Out1947 · as Rosie
• The Prime Minister1941 · as Queen Victoria
• So This Is London1939 · as Lady Worthing
• The Mill on the Floss1937 · as Mrs. Tulliver
• Waltzes from Vienna1934 · as Countess Helga von Stahl
• Autumn Crocus1934 · as Jenny Grey
• Tell England1931 · as Mrs. Doe
• Uneasy Virtue1931 · as Dorothy Rendell
• Cape Forlorn1931 · as Eileen Kell
• Fashions in Love1929 · as Marie de Remy
• Somehow Good1927 · as Rosalind Nightingale
• Robinson Crusoe1927 · as Sophie
• London Love1927 · as Sally Hope
• Settled Out of Court1925 · as The Woman
• The Happy Ending1925 · as Mildred Craddock
• The Eleventh Commandment1924 · as Ruth Barchester
• Claude Duval1924 · as Duchess Frances
• The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots1924 · as Mary Stuart
• A Bill of Divorcement1922 · as Margaret Fairfield
• Diana of the Crossways1922 · as Diana
• The House of Peril1922 · as Sylvia Bailey
• A Woman of No Importance1921 · as Rachel Arbuthnot
• The Old Wives' Tale1921 · as Sophie Barnes

All TV Shows (12)

• Dombey and Son1969 · as Mrs. Brown
• Journey to the Unknown1968 · as Queen Victoria
• Cold Comfort Farm1968 · as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
• Sanctuary1967
• The Forsyte Saga1967 · as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
• Story Parade1964 · as Miss Babbage
• Maigret1960
• No Hiding Place1959
• Nicholas Nickleby1957
• Armchair Theatre1956
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Angelica
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Victoria