
Fay Compton
Acting
1894-09-18 - Present
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.
Credits

The HauntingasMrs. Sanderson

Odd Man OutasRosie

OthelloasEmilia

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyasMme. Mantalini

The VanquishedasMrs. Pinkerton

Aunt ClaraasGladys Smith

Laughter in ParadiseasAgnes Russell

BlackmailedasMrs. Christopher

Waltzes from ViennaasCountess Helga von Stahl

London Belongs to MeasMrs. Josser

Esther WatersasMrs. Barfield

The Forbidden StreetasMrs. Culver

I Start CountingasMrs. Bennett

Uncle VanyaasMarya, the mother

The Virgin and the GypsyasGrandma

The Story of Esther CostelloasMother Superior

The Mill on the FlossasMrs. Tulliver

Town on TrialasMrs. Crowley

Uneasy VirtueasDorothy Rendell

Autumn CrocusasJenny Grey

Lady PossessedasMme. Brune

A Woman of No ImportanceasRachel Arbuthnot

The Loves of Mary, Queen of ScotsasMary Stuart

The Prime MinisterasQueen Victoria
Diana of the CrosswaysasDiana

Tell EnglandasMrs. Doe

Cape ForlornasEileen Kell
London LoveasSally Hope
Settled Out of CourtasThe Woman
The Eleventh CommandmentasRuth Barchester
DoublecrossasAlice Pascoe

Fashions in LoveasMarie de Remy

A Bill of DivorcementasMargaret Fairfield

So This Is LondonasLady Worthing

Somehow GoodasRosalind Nightingale
The Old Wives' TaleasSophie Barnes
The Happy EndingasMildred Craddock

Claude DuvalasDuchess Frances
The House of PerilasSylvia Bailey