Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1894-09-18
- Day of Death1978-12-12 (84 years)
- Place of BirthFulham, London, England, UK
- Also Known AsVirginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie ComptonФэй КомптонVirginia 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....Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1970
I Start Counting
As: Mrs. Bennett
- 1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
As: Grandma
- 1969
Dombey and Son
As: Mrs. Brown
- 1968
Journey to the Unknown
As: Queen Victoria
- 1968
Cold Comfort Farm
As: Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
- 1967
The Forsyte Saga
As: 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
- 1963
Uncle Vanya
As: Marya, the mother
- 1963
The Haunting
As: Mrs. Sanderson
- 1957
The Story of Esther Costello
As: Mother Superior
- 1957
Town on Trial
As: Mrs. Crowley
- 1954
Aunt Clara
As: Gladys Smith
- 1953
The Vanquished
As: Mrs. Pinkerton
- 1952
Lady Possessed
As: Mme. Brune
- 1951
Othello
As: Emilia
- 1951
Laughter in Paradise
As: Agnes Russell
- 1951
Blackmailed
As: Mrs. Christopher
- 1949
The Forbidden Street
As: Mrs. Culver
- 1948
London Belongs to Me
As: Mrs. Josser
- 1948
Esther Waters
As: Mrs. Barfield
- 1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
As: Mme. Mantalini
- 1947
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
- 1934
Autumn Crocus
As: Jenny Grey
- 1931
Tell England
As: Mrs. Doe
- 1931
Uneasy Virtue
As: Dorothy Rendell
- 1931
Cape Forlorn
As: Eileen Kell
- 1929
Fashions in Love
As: Marie de Remy
- 1927
Somehow Good
As: Rosalind Nightingale
- 1924
Claude Duval
As: Duchess Frances
- 1924
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
As: Mary Stuart
- 1922
A Bill of Divorcement
As: Margaret Fairfield
- 1921
A Woman of No Importance
As: Rachel Arbuthnot