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Fay Compton

Acting
Known For

84 Years Old

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.

Born

Fulham, London, England, UK on 18th September 1894

Died

12th December 1978

All Credits

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Maigret
Tell England Image
Tell England
Mrs. Doe
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No Hiding Place
Othello Image
Othello
Emilia
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Autumn Crocus
Jenny Grey
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The Forsyte Saga
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
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Blackmailed
Mrs. Christopher
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Fashions in Love
Marie de Remy
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Journey to the Unknown
Queen Victoria
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The Happy Ending
Mildred Craddock
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Lady Possessed
Mme. Brune
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The Haunting
Mrs. Sanderson
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Story Parade
Miss Babbage
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The Vanquished
Mrs. Pinkerton
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Uneasy Virtue
Dorothy Rendell
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Aunt Clara
Gladys Smith
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Odd Man Out
Rosie
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So This Is London
Lady Worthing
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Nicholas Nickleby
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London Love
Sally Hope
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Doublecross
Alice Pascoe
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Cold Comfort Farm
Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
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Waltzes from Vienna
Countess Helga von Stahl
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The House of Peril
Sylvia Bailey
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mme. Mantalini
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Town on Trial
Mrs. Crowley
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Somehow Good
Rosalind Nightingale
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Uncle Vanya
Marya, the mother
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Sanctuary
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The Forbidden Street
Mrs. Culver
Laughter in Paradise Image
Laughter in Paradise
Agnes Russell
I Start Counting Image
I Start Counting
Mrs. Bennett
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Diana of the Crossways
Diana
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The Prime Minister
Queen Victoria
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Dombey and Son
Mrs. Brown
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The Virgin and the Gypsy
Grandma
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Esther Waters
Mrs. Barfield
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The Story of Esther Costello
Mother Superior
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The Mill on the Floss
Mrs. Tulliver
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London Belongs to Me
Mrs. Josser
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Settled Out of Court
The Woman
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A Bill of Divorcement
Margaret Fairfield
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Claude Duval
Duchess Frances
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Cape Forlorn
Eileen Kell
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The Old Wives' Tale
Sophie Barnes
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The Eleventh Commandment
Ruth Barchester
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart
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A Woman of No Importance
Rachel Arbuthnot