Fay Compton
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
No Hiding Place
1959
Series
Maigret
1960
Series
The Forsyte Saga
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
1967
Story Parade
Miss Babbage
1964
Series
Journey to the Unknown
Queen Victoria
1968
Film
The Haunting
Mrs. Sanderson
1963
Knock on Any Door
Hester Warren
1965
Film
Othello
Emilia
1951
Series
Armchair Theatre
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Angelica
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Victoria
1956
Sanctuary
Sister Juliana
1967
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
Series
Cold Comfort Farm
Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
1968
Film
Odd Man Out
Rosie
1947
Series
Dombey and Son
Mrs. Brown
1969
London Love
Sally Hope
1927
Film
Robinson Crusoe
Sophie
1927
Film
Doublecross
Alice Pascoe
1956
Film
Uncle Vanya
Marya, the mother
1963
Film
Laughter in Paradise
Agnes Russell
1951
Film
Aunt Clara
Gladys Smith
1954
Film
Uneasy Virtue
Dorothy Rendell
1931
Film
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mme. Mantalini
1947
Film
Blackmailed
Mrs. Christopher
1951
Film
The Vanquished
Mrs. Pinkerton
1953
Film
London Belongs to Me
Mrs. Josser
1948
Film
So This Is London
Lady Worthing
1939
Film
Autumn Crocus
Jenny Grey
1934
Film
Town on Trial
Mrs. Crowley
1957
Film
Waltzes from Vienna
Countess Helga von Stahl
1934
Film
I Start Counting
Mrs. Bennett
1970
The Old Wives' Tale
Sophie Barnes
1921
Film
The Forbidden Street
Mrs. Culver
1949
Film
The Story of Esther Costello
Mother Superior
1957
Film
Lady Possessed
Mme. Brune
1952
Film
The Mill on the Floss
Mrs. Tulliver
1937
Film
Cape Forlorn
Eileen Kell
1931
Film
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Grandma
1970
Film
A Bill of Divorcement
Margaret Fairfield
1922
Film
The Prime Minister
Queen Victoria
1941
Film
A Woman of No Importance
Rachel Arbuthnot
1921
Diana of the Crossways
Diana
1922
Film
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart
1924
The Happy Ending
Mildred Craddock
1925
Settled Out of Court
The Woman
1925
Film
Fashions in Love
Marie de Remy
1929
Film
Tell England
Mrs. Doe
1931
Film
Somehow Good
Rosalind Nightingale
1927
Film
Esther Waters
Mrs. Barfield
1948
The House of Peril
Sylvia Bailey
1922
Film
Claude Duval
Duchess Frances
1924
The Eleventh Commandment
Ruth Barchester
1924