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Fay Compton

Fay Compton

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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 stag

Born

Sep 18, 1894

Fulham, London, England, UK

Died

Dec 12, 1978

Known For

Acting

Movies

40 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

The Haunting
The Haunting
1963 as Mrs. Sanderson
★ 7.1
Othello
Othello
1951 as Emilia
★ 7.4
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
1963 as Marya, the mother
★ 5.5
Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara
1954 as Gladys Smith
★ 5.0
Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out
1947 as Rosie
★ 7.3
Lady Possessed
Lady Possessed
1952 as Mme. Brune
★ 5.5
movie
Doublecross
1956 as Alice Pascoe
★ 7.7
The Vanquished
The Vanquished
1953 as Mrs. Pinkerton
★ 6.4
I Start Counting
I Start Counting
1970 as Mrs. Bennett
★ 6.5
Town on Trial
Town on Trial
1957 as Mrs. Crowley
★ 6.5
Laughter in Paradise
Laughter in Paradise
1951 as Agnes Russell
★ 6.5
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
1927 as Sophie
★ 6.8
Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna
1934 as Countess Helga von Stahl
★ 5.4
The Story of Esther Costello
The Story of Esther Costello
1957 as Mother Superior
★ 7.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
★ 6.7
The Forbidden Street
The Forbidden Street
1949 as Mrs. Culver
★ 6.9
Uneasy Virtue
Uneasy Virtue
1931 as Dorothy Rendell
★ 7.0
movie
London Love
1927 as Sally Hope
Blackmailed
Blackmailed
1951 as Mrs. Christopher
★ 4.3
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss
1937 as Mrs. Tulliver
★ 5.7
London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me
1948 as Mrs. Josser
★ 7.0
movie
Settled Out of Court
1925 as The Woman
Somehow Good
Somehow Good
1927 as Rosalind Nightingale
★ 10.0
So This Is London
So This Is London
1939 as Lady Worthing
★ 9.0
Esther Waters
Esther Waters
1948 as Mrs. Barfield
★ 6.4
movie
The Happy Ending
1925 as Mildred Craddock
★ 7.0
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 as Grandma
★ 3.1
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
1941 as Queen Victoria
★ 6.5
Tell England
Tell England
1931 as Mrs. Doe
★ 8.3
Autumn Crocus
Autumn Crocus
1934 as Jenny Grey
★ 7.7
movie
The Old Wives' Tale
1921 as Sophie Barnes
★ 9.0
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement
1922 as Margaret Fairfield
★ 10.0
Claude Duval
Claude Duval
1924 as Duchess Frances
movie
Diana of the Crossways
1922 as Diana
★ 8.0
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924 as Mary Stuart
★ 10.0
Fashions in Love
Fashions in Love
1929 as Marie de Remy
★ 7.0
movie
The Eleventh Commandment
1924 as Ruth Barchester
★ 7.0
movie
The House of Peril
1922 as Sylvia Bailey
★ 10.0
Cape Forlorn
Cape Forlorn
1931 as Eileen Kell
★ 8.3
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance
1921 as Rachel Arbuthnot
★ 7.0