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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
I Start Counting
Character:Mrs. Bennett
Release Date:27/10/1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Character:Grandma
Release Date:01/06/1970
Uncle Vanya
Character:Marya, the mother
Release Date:20/11/1963
The Haunting
Character:Mrs. Sanderson
Release Date:28/03/1963
The Story of Esther Costello
Character:Mother Superior
Release Date:06/11/1957
Town on Trial
Character:Mrs. Crowley
Release Date:24/01/1957
Doublecross
Character:Alice Pascoe
Release Date:01/02/1956
Aunt Clara
Character:Gladys Smith
Release Date:22/11/1954
The Vanquished
Character:Mrs. Pinkerton
Release Date:22/10/1953
Lady Possessed
Character:Mme. Brune
Release Date:26/01/1952
Othello
Character:Emilia
Release Date:28/11/1951
Laughter in Paradise
Character:Agnes Russell
Release Date:01/06/1951
Blackmailed
Character:Mrs. Christopher
Release Date:30/01/1951
The Forbidden Street
Character:Mrs. Culver
Release Date:31/03/1949
London Belongs to Me
Character:Mrs. Josser
Release Date:05/11/1948
Esther Waters
Character:Mrs. Barfield
Release Date:28/09/1948
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Character:Mme. Mantalini
Release Date:12/03/1947
Odd Man Out
Character:Rosie
Release Date:30/01/1947
The Prime Minister
Character:Queen Victoria
Release Date:04/03/1941
So This Is London
Character:Lady Worthing
Release Date:01/03/1939
The Mill on the Floss
Character:Mrs. Tulliver
Release Date:09/01/1937
Waltzes from Vienna
Character:Countess Helga von Stahl
Release Date:15/03/1934
Autumn Crocus
Character:Jenny Grey
Release Date:01/02/1934
Tell England
Character:Mrs. Doe
Release Date:02/03/1931
Uneasy Virtue
Character:Dorothy Rendell
Release Date:05/02/1931
Cape Forlorn
Character:Eileen Kell
Release Date:08/01/1931
Fashions in Love
Character:Marie de Remy
Release Date:01/07/1929
Somehow Good
Character:Rosalind Nightingale
Release Date:31/10/1927
London Love
Character:Sally Hope
Release Date:28/02/1927
Settled Out of Court
Character:The Woman
Release Date:01/10/1925
The Happy Ending
Character:Mildred Craddock
Release Date:02/01/1925
The Eleventh Commandment
Character:Ruth Barchester
Release Date:31/07/1924
Claude Duval
Character:Duchess Frances
Release Date:01/04/1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Character:Mary Stuart
Release Date:04/02/1924
A Bill of Divorcement
Character:Margaret Fairfield
Release Date:01/08/1922
Diana of the Crossways
Character:Diana
Release Date:01/05/1922
The House of Peril
Character:Sylvia Bailey
Release Date:01/02/1922
A Woman of No Importance
Character:Rachel Arbuthnot
Release Date:01/07/1921
The Old Wives' Tale
Character:Sophie Barnes
Release Date:01/01/1921
Television Appearances
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