Fay Compton

Known for ActingBorn 1894-09-18Died 1978-12-12Fulham, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Dombey and Son

Somehow Good

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

A Bill of Divorcement

The House of Peril

So This Is London

The Old Wives' Tale

The Forsyte Saga

Cold Comfort Farm

Tell England

Story Parade

Cape Forlorn

Doublecross

Diana of the Crossways

Autumn Crocus

Othello

Odd Man Out

Maigret

The Haunting

Journey to the Unknown

The Story of Esther Costello

London Belongs to Me

The Forbidden Street

Uneasy Virtue

Fashions in Love

The Happy Ending

The Eleventh Commandment

A Woman of No Importance

I Start Counting

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Town on Trial

Robinson Crusoe

Laughter in Paradise

The Vanquished

Esther Waters

The Prime Minister

Sanctuary

Armchair Theatre

Uncle Vanya

The Mill on the Floss

Lady Possessed

Waltzes from Vienna

Aunt Clara

No Hiding Place

Blackmailed

The Virgin and the Gypsy

Nicholas Nickleby

London Love