Acting credits
38
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Fay Compton
Acting
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Movies: 32Series: 6
TMDB ID: 131449
IMDb ID: nm0174029
Known for: Acting
Born: September 18, 1894
Died: December 12, 1978
Age: 84
Place of birth: Fulham, London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1921 - 1970
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q449753
Also known as
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton • Фэй Комптон • Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Fay Compton.
6.4
I Start Counting
as Mrs. Bennett
1970 Movie
2.1
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma
1970 Movie
4.0
Uncle Vanya
as Marya, the mother
1963 Movie
7.1
The Haunting
as Mrs. Sanderson
1963 Movie
7.0
The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother Superior
1957 Movie
6.5
Town on Trial
as Mrs. Crowley
1957 Movie
4.5
Aunt Clara
as Gladys Smith
1954 Movie
6.3
The Vanquished
as Mrs. Pinkerton
1953 Movie
5.1
Lady Possessed
as Mme. Brune
1952 Movie
7.4
Othello
as Emilia
1951 Movie
6.5
Laughter in Paradise
as Agnes Russell
1951 Movie
2.7
Blackmailed
as Mrs. Christopher
1951 Movie
6.7
The Forbidden Street
as Mrs. Culver
1949 Movie
7.0
London Belongs to Me
as Mrs. Josser
1948 Movie
5.9
Esther Waters
as Mrs. Barfield
1948 Movie
6.6
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. Mantalini
1947 Movie
7.3
Odd Man Out
as Rosie
1947 Movie
6.0
The Prime Minister
as Queen Victoria
1941 Movie
So This Is London
as Lady Worthing
1939 Movie
4.0
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Tulliver
1937 Movie
5.3
Waltzes from Vienna
as Countess Helga von Stahl
1934 Movie
7.0
Autumn Crocus
as Jenny Grey
1934 Movie
7.5
Tell England
as Mrs. Doe
1931 Movie
Uneasy Virtue
as Dorothy Rendell
1931 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Fay Compton.
Dombey and Son
as Mrs. Brown • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.3
Journey to the Unknown
as Queen Victoria • 1 eps
1968 Series
Cold Comfort Farm
as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) • 3 eps
1968 Series
8.2
The Forsyte Saga
as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte • 26 eps
1967 Series
7.2
Maigret
1 eps
1960 Series
3.7
No Hiding Place
3 eps
1959 Series