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Fay Compton

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English actress (1894-1978)

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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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Filmography 40

The Haunting1963 · ★ 7.1
Odd Man Out1947 · ★ 7.3
Othello1951 · ★ 7.4
Waltzes from Vienna1934 · ★ 5.4
The Vanquished1953
Laughter in Paradise1951
I Start Counting1970
Town on Trial1957
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1947
The Story of Esther Costello1957
London Belongs to Me1948
The Virgin and the Gypsy1970
Esther Waters1948
The Forbidden Street1949
Aunt Clara1954
Lady Possessed1952
Blackmailed1951
Robinson Crusoe1927
The Mill on the Floss1937
Doublecross1956
Autumn Crocus1934
Tell England1931
Uncle Vanya1963
The Prime Minister1941
Cape Forlorn1931
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots1924
London Love1927
The Happy Ending1925
The Eleventh Commandment1924
So This Is London1939
Fashions in Love1929
A Woman of No Importance1921
The Old Wives' Tale1921
Diana of the Crossways1922
The House of Peril1922
A Bill of Divorcement1922
Somehow Good1927
Uneasy Virtue1931
Settled Out of Court1925
Claude Duval1924

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Television 10

Maigret1960
No Hiding Place1959
The Forsyte Saga1967
Journey to the Unknown1968
Armchair Theatre1956
Story Parade1964
Sanctuary1967
Cold Comfort Farm1968
Dombey and Son1969
Nicholas Nickleby1957

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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About this person

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. 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.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1978 · aged 84
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14 languages

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