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
Rachel Arbuthnot
A Woman of No Importance
Mrs. Sanderson
The Haunting
Rosie
Odd Man Out
Emilia
Othello
Agnes Russell
Laughter in Paradise
Mildred Craddock
The Happy Ending
Mrs. Pinkerton
I vinti
Mrs. Crowley
Town on Trial
Mrs. Josser
London Belongs to Me
Mrs. Culver
Britannia Mews
Mrs. Barfield
Esther Waters
Mrs. Christopher
Blackmailed
Mother Superior
The Story of Esther Costello
Jenny Grey
Autumn Crocus
Sophie Barnes
The Old Wives' Tale
Mme. Brune
Lady Possessed
Alice Pascoe
Doublecross
Countess Helga von Stahl
Waltzes from Vienna
Eileen Kell
Cape Forlorn
Queen Victoria
The Prime Minister
Mrs. Tulliver
The Mill on the Floss
Mrs. Doe
Tell England
Gladys Smith
Aunt Clara
Ruth Barchester
The Eleventh Commandment
Lady Worthing
So This Is London
Grandma
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Marie de Remy
Fashions in Love
Margaret Fairfield
A Bill of Divorcement
Diana
Diana of the Crossways
The Woman
Settled Out of Court
Mrs. Bennett
I Start Counting
Dorothy Rendell
Uneasy Virtue
Marya, the mother
Uncle Vanya
Mary Stuart
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Rosalind Nightingale
Somehow Good
Mme. Mantalini
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Sylvia Bailey
The House of Peril
Sally Hope
London Love
Duchess Frances
Claude Duval
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-09-18
Place of Birth
Fulham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton