Fay Compton

Personal Info

Birthday

September 18, 1894

Day of Death

1978-12-12

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Fulham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton

Фэй Комптон

Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie

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.

Known For

The Forsyte Saga

Journey to the Unknown

Story Parade

The Haunting

Othello

I Start Counting

Odd Man Out

Cold Comfort Farm

Filmography

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