Fay Compton
Actor
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.
Filmography
Odd Man Out
as Rosie 1947
Othello
as Emilia 1951
Waltzes from Vienna
as Countess Helga von Stahl 1934
The Vanquished
as Mrs. Pinkerton 1953
Laughter in Paradise
as Agnes Russell 1951
I Start Counting
as Mrs. Bennett 1970
Town on Trial
as Mrs. Crowley 1957
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. Mantalini 1947
London Belongs to Me
as Mrs. Josser 1948
The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother Superior 1957
Esther Waters
as Mrs. Barfield 1948
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma 1970
The Forbidden Street
as Mrs. Culver 1949
Aunt Clara
as Gladys Smith 1954
Lady Possessed
as Mme. Brune 1952
Blackmailed
as Mrs. Christopher 1951