1894-09-18 Fulham, London, England, UK
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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I Start Counting | Mrs. Bennett | 1970-10-27 |
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The Virgin and the Gypsy | Grandma | 1970-06-01 |
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The Haunting | Mrs. Sanderson | 1963-08-21 |
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Uncle Vanya | Marya, the mother | 1963-11-20 |
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Town on Trial | Mrs. Crowley | 1957-08-01 |
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The Story of Esther Costello | Mother Superior | 1957-11-06 |
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Doublecross | Alice Pascoe | 1956-02-01 |
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Aunt Clara | Gladys Smith | 1954-11-22 |
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I vinti | Mrs. Pinkerton | 1953-10-22 |
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Lady Possessed | Mme. Brune | 1952-01-26 |
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Blackmailed | Mrs. Christopher | 1951-01-30 |
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Laughter in Paradise | Agnes Russell | 1951-06-01 |
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Othello | Emilia | 1951-11-28 |
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Britannia Mews | Mrs. Culver | 1949-03-31 |
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Esther Waters | Mrs. Barfield | 1948-09-28 |
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London Belongs to Me | Mrs. Josser | 1948-11-05 |
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Mme. Mantalini | 1947-03-12 |
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Odd Man Out | Rosie | 1947-01-30 |
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The Prime Minister | Queen Victoria | 1941-03-04 |
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So This Is London | Lady Worthing | 1939-03-01 |
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The Mill on the Floss | Mrs. Tulliver | 1937-01-09 |
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Autumn Crocus | Jenny Grey | 1934-02-01 |
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Waltzes from Vienna | Countess Helga von Stahl | 1934-03-15 |
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Uneasy Virtue | Dorothy Rendell | 1931-02-05 |
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Tell England | Mrs. Doe | 1931-03-02 |
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Cape Forlorn | Eileen Kell | 1931-01-08 |
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Fashions in Love | Marie de Remy | 1929-07-01 |
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Somehow Good | Rosalind Nightingale | 1927-10-31 |
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The Happy Ending | Mildred Craddock | 1925-01-02 |
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Settled Out of Court | The Woman | 1925-10-01 |
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | Mary Stuart | 1924-02-04 |
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The Eleventh Commandment | Ruth Barchester | 1924-07-31 |
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Diana of the Crossways | Diana | 1922-05-01 |
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A Bill of Divorcement | Margaret Fairfield | 1922-08-01 |
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A Woman of No Importance | Rachel Arbuthnot | 1921-07-01 |
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The Old Wives' Tale | Sophie Barnes | 1921-01-01 |
