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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 18, 1894
Died
December 12, 1978
Place of Birth
Fulham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton
- Фэй Комптон
- Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie
Fay Compton
0.2 Popularity
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
6.6
Mrs. Bennett
I Start Counting
1970
2.2
Grandma
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970
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Mrs. Brown
Dombey and Son
1969
6.3
Queen Victoria
Journey to the Unknown
1968
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Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
Cold Comfort Farm
1968
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5.0
Sanctuary
1967
8.2
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
The Forsyte Saga
1967
4.0
Marya, the mother
Uncle Vanya
1963
7.1
Mrs. Sanderson
The Haunting
1963
6.9
Maigret
1960
Credits
I Start Counting
as Mrs. Bennett
1970
6.6
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma
1970
2.2
Dombey and Son
as Mrs. Brown
1969
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Journey to the Unknown
as Queen Victoria
1968
6.3
Cold Comfort Farm
as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
1968
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Sanctuary
1967
5.0
The Forsyte Saga
as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
1967
8.2
Uncle Vanya
as Marya, the mother
1963
4.0
The Haunting
as Mrs. Sanderson
1963
7.1
Maigret
1960
6.9
No Hiding Place
1959
3.7
The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother Superior
1957
6.9
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Nicholas Nickleby
1957
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Town on Trial
as Mrs. Crowley
1957
6.5
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Doublecross
as Alice Pascoe
1956
7.0
Aunt Clara
as Gladys Smith
1954
5.2
The Vanquished
as Mrs. Pinkerton
1953
6.4
Lady Possessed
as Mme. Brune
1952
5.1
Othello
as Emilia
1951
7.3
Laughter in Paradise
as Agnes Russell
1951
6.5
Blackmailed
as Mrs. Christopher
1951
3.5
The Forbidden Street
as Mrs. Culver
1949
6.7
London Belongs to Me
as Mrs. Josser
1948
7.0
Esther Waters
as Mrs. Barfield
1948
5.9
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. Mantalini
1947
6.5
Odd Man Out
as Rosie
1947
7.3
The Prime Minister
as Queen Victoria
1941
6.0
So This Is London
as Lady Worthing
1939
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The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Tulliver
1937
4.0
Waltzes from Vienna
as Countess Helga von Stahl
1934
5.3
Autumn Crocus
as Jenny Grey
1934
7.0
Tell England
as Mrs. Doe
1931
7.5
Uneasy Virtue
as Dorothy Rendell
1931
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Cape Forlorn
as Eileen Kell
1931
7.5
Fashions in Love
as Marie de Remy
1929
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Somehow Good
as Rosalind Nightingale
1927
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London Love
as Sally Hope
1927
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Settled Out of Court
as The Woman
1925
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The Happy Ending
as Mildred Craddock
1925
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The Eleventh Commandment
as Ruth Barchester
1924
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Claude Duval
as Duchess Frances
1924
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Mary Stuart
1924
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A Bill of Divorcement
as Margaret Fairfield
1922
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Diana of the Crossways
as Diana
1922
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The House of Peril
as Sylvia Bailey
1922
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A Woman of No Importance
as Rachel Arbuthnot
1921
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The Old Wives' Tale
as Sophie Barnes
1921
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