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