Fay Compton
English actress (1894-1978) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 84
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie,, known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage performances.
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I Start CountingFilm, Mrs. Bennett1969
Dombey and SonSeries, Mrs. Brown1968
Cold Comfort FarmSeries, Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)1967SanctuarySeries, Sister Juliana
The Forsyte SagaSeries, 1967'Aunt Ann' Forsyte1965Knock on Any DoorSeries, Hester Warren1964Story ParadeSeries, Miss Babbage1960
MaigretSeries1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries1957Nicholas NicklebySeries
The Story of Esther CostelloFilm, 1957Mother Superior1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Angelica
DoublecrossFilm, 1956Alice Pascoe1953
The VanquishedFilm, Mrs. Pinkerton1952
Lady PossessedFilm, Mme. Brune1949
The Forbidden StreetFilm, Mrs. Culver1947
Odd Man OutFilm, Rosie1941
The Prime MinisterFilm, Queen Victoria1937
The Mill on the FlossFilm, Mrs. Tulliver1931
Cape ForlornFilm, Eileen Kell1929
Fashions in LoveFilm, Marie de Remy1925Settled Out of CourtFilm, The Woman1924
Claude DuvalFilm, Duchess Frances1921
A Woman of No ImportanceFilm, Rachel Arbuthnot1894Born18 September 1894People around Fay
Denison Clift Directed A Bill of Divorcement (1922)
Jack Raymond Directed Zero and Somehow Good
Michelangelo Antonioni Directed I Vinti (1953)
Carol Reed Produced Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)
Sybil Thorndike Also in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Henry Victor Also in A Bill of Divorcement (1922)
Denis O'Dea Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)
Kathleen Ryan Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)- Geoffrey Keen Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)
Alfred Hitchcock Directed Waltzes from Vienna (1935)
Orson Welles Directed Othello (1955)
Joan Crawford Also in The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Margaret Rutherford Also in Aunt Clara and The Virgin and the Gypsy
Julie Harris Also in The Haunting and Journey to Midnight
Suso Cecchi d'Amico Wrote I Vinti and The Vanquished
Cyril Cusack Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)
R. C. Sherriff Wrote Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)
John Stuart Also in The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923)- J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank Produced London Belongs to Me (1948)
- Stanley R. Jaffe Produced I Start Counting (1969)
Ivor Barnard Also in Esther Waters and London Belongs to Me- Hubert Harben Also in Tell England and Uneasy Virtue
Jeanne de Casalis Also in Zero and Settled Out of Court- Stephen Murray Also in The Prime Minister (1941)
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Othello 1951
Odd Man Out 1947
The Haunting 1963
Waltzes from Vienna 1934
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
53 credits on file
Television 11
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She was known for her versatility, and appeared in Shakespeare, drawing room comedy, pantomime, modern drama, and classics such as Ibsen and Chekhov. In addition to performing in Britain, Compton appeared several times in the US, and toured Australia and New Zealand in a variety of stage plays.
