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Fay Compton

Fay Compton

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1894-09-18

Birth Place

Fulham, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1922

0.0

Movie
A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

1921

0.0

Movie
Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara

1954

4.5

Movie
Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus

1934

7.0

Movie
Blackmailed

Blackmailed

1951

1.0

Movie
Cape Forlorn

Cape Forlorn

1931

7.5

Movie
poster

Cold Comfort Farm

1968

0.0

TV
Diana of the Crossways

Diana of the Crossways

1922

0.0

Movie
poster

Dombey and Son

1969

0.0

TV
Doublecross

Doublecross

1956

7.0

Movie
Esther Waters

Esther Waters

1948

5.9

Movie
Fashions in Love

Fashions in Love

1929

0.0

Movie
I Start Counting

I Start Counting

1970

6.6

Movie
poster

Journey to the Unknown

1968

6.3

TV
Lady Possessed

Lady Possessed

1952

5.1

Movie
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

1951

6.7

Movie
London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

1948

6.7

Movie
poster

Maigret

1960

6.9

TV
poster

Nicholas Nickleby

1957

0.0

TV
poster

No Hiding Place

1959

3.7

TV
Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

1947

7.3

Movie
Othello

Othello

1951

7.3

Movie
poster

Sanctuary

1967

5.0

TV
Settled Out of Court

Settled Out of Court

1925

0.0

Movie
So This Is London

So This Is London

1939

0.0

Movie
Somehow Good

Somehow Good

1927

0.0

Movie
Tell England

Tell England

1931

7.5

Movie
The Eleventh Commandment

The Eleventh Commandment

1924

0.0

Movie
The Forbidden Street

The Forbidden Street

1949

6.7

Movie
poster

The Forsyte Saga

1967

8.2

TV
The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1925

0.0

Movie
The Haunting

The Haunting

1963

7.1

Movie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1947

6.4

Movie
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots

1924

0.0

Movie
The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss

1937

6.0

Movie
The Old Wives' Tale

The Old Wives' Tale

1921

0.0

Movie
The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

1941

6.0

Movie
The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

1957

6.9

Movie
The Vanquished

The Vanquished

1953

6.4

Movie
The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970

2.0

Movie
Town on Trial

Town on Trial

1957

6.6

Movie
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

1963

0.0

Movie
Uneasy Virtue

Uneasy Virtue

1931

0.0

Movie
Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

1934

5.3

Movie