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Fay Compton
🎭 Acting

Fay Compton

September 18, 1894 (age 84)
December 12, 1978
Fulham, London, England, UK
Female
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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.…

Movies

40 credits
The Haunting
★ 7.1
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The Haunting
1963 as Mrs. Sanderson
Othello
★ 7.4
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Othello
1951 as Emilia
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
★ 6.7
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 as Mme. Mantalini
Town on Trial
★ 6.5
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Town on Trial
1957 as Mrs. Crowley
Odd Man Out
★ 7.3
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Odd Man Out
1947 as Rosie
Laughter in Paradise
★ 6.5
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Laughter in Paradise
1951 as Agnes Russell
I Start Counting
★ 6.5
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I Start Counting
1970 as Mrs. Bennett
Blackmailed
★ 4.3
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Blackmailed
1951 as Mrs. Christopher
The Vanquished
★ 6.4
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The Vanquished
1953 as Mrs. Pinkerton
Lady Possessed
★ 5.5
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Lady Possessed
1952 as Mme. Brune
Uncle Vanya
★ 5.5
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Uncle Vanya
1963 as Marya, the mother
Waltzes from Vienna Movie
★ 5.4
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History, Music
1934 History, Music
Esther Waters
★ 6.4
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Esther Waters
1948 as Mrs. Barfield
The Mill on the Floss
★ 5.7
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The Mill on the Floss
1937 as Mrs. Tulliver
The Virgin and the Gypsy
★ 3.1
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The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 as Grandma
London Belongs to Me
★ 7.0
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London Belongs to Me
1948 as Mrs. Josser
The Prime Minister
★ 6.5
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The Prime Minister
1941 as Queen Victoria
The Story of Esther Costello
★ 7.0
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The Story of Esther Costello
1957 as Mother Superior
A Woman of No Importance
★ 7.0
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A Woman of No Importance
1921 as Rachel Arbuthnot
Tell England
★ 8.3
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Tell England
1931 as Mrs. Doe
The Happy Ending
★ 7.0
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The Happy Ending
1925 as Mildred Craddock
Diana of the Crossways
★ 8.0
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Diana of the Crossways
1922 as Diana
Aunt Clara
★ 5.0
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Aunt Clara
1954 as Gladys Smith
The Eleventh Commandment
★ 7.0
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The Eleventh Commandment
1924 as Ruth Barchester
Doublecross
★ 7.7
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Doublecross
1956 as Alice Pascoe
Autumn Crocus
★ 7.7
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Autumn Crocus
1934 as Jenny Grey
Cape Forlorn
★ 8.3
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Cape Forlorn
1931 as Eileen Kell
The Forbidden Street
★ 6.9
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The Forbidden Street
1949 as Mrs. Culver
The Old Wives' Tale
★ 9.0
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The Old Wives' Tale
1921 as Sophie Barnes
Fashions in Love
★ 7.0
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Fashions in Love
1929 as Marie de Remy

TV Shows

12 credits
No Hiding Place TV
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No Hiding Place
1959
Maigret TV
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Maigret
1960
The Forsyte Saga TV
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The Forsyte Saga
1967 as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Journey to the Unknown TV
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Journey to the Unknown
1968 as Queen Victoria
Story Parade TV
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Story Parade
1964 as Miss Babbage
Cold Comfort Farm TV
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Cold Comfort Farm
1968 as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
Armchair Theatre TV
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Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre TV
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Armchair Theatre
1956 as Angelica
Armchair Theatre TV
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Armchair Theatre
1956 as Victoria
Sanctuary TV
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Sanctuary
1967
Nicholas Nickleby TV
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Nicholas Nickleby
1957
Dombey and Son TV
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Dombey and Son
1969 as Mrs. Brown
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