Fay Compton
Known for
Acting
Born
September 18, 1894
Birthplace
Fulham, London, England, UK
Died
December 12, 1978 (aged 84)
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...
Best known work
The Haunting
1963
Odd Man Out
1947
Othello
1951
Waltzes from Vienna
1934
The Vanquished
1953
Laughter in Paradise
1951
I Start Counting
1970
Town on Trial
1957
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
London Belongs to Me
1948Filmography
1970
I Start Countingas Mrs. Bennett
1970
The Virgin and the Gypsyas Grandma
1969
1968
1968
1967
1967
1965
1964
1963
Uncle Vanyaas Marya, the mother
1963
The Hauntingas Mrs. Sanderson
1960
MaigretTV1959
1957
The Story of Esther Costelloas Mother Superior
1957
1957
Town on Trialas Mrs. Crowley
1956
1956
Doublecrossas Alice Pascoe
1954
Aunt Claraas Gladys Smith
1953
The Vanquishedas Mrs. Pinkerton
1952
Lady Possessedas Mme. Brune
1951
Othelloas Emilia
1951
Laughter in Paradiseas Agnes Russell
1951
Blackmailedas Mrs. Christopher
1949
The Forbidden Streetas Mrs. Culver