Fay Compton

Biography

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.

Known For

I Start Counting 1970 ★ 6.5
Dombey and Son 1969 ★ 10.0
Journey to the Unknown 1968 ★ 7.0
Cold Comfort Farm 1968 ★ 8.0
The Forsyte Saga 1967 ★ 8.5
The Haunting 1963 ★ 7.1
Uncle Vanya 1963 ★ 5.5
Maigret 1960 ★ 7.1
No Hiding Place 1959 ★ 4.8
The Story of Esther Costello 1957 ★ 7.0
Armchair Theatre 1956 ★ 6.0
Aunt Clara 1954 ★ 5.0
The Vanquished 1953 ★ 6.4
Lady Possessed 1952 ★ 5.5
Othello 1951 ★ 7.4
Laughter in Paradise 1951 ★ 6.5
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1947 ★ 6.7
Odd Man Out 1947 ★ 7.3
So This Is London 1939 ★ 9.0
The Mill on the Floss 1937 ★ 5.7
Waltzes from Vienna 1934 ★ 5.5
Uneasy Virtue 1931 ★ 7.0
Somehow Good 1927 ★ 10.0
Robinson Crusoe 1927 ★ 6.8