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Fay Compton
Fulham, London, England, UK
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 mothe…
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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. 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.
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1970
I Start Counting
Movie Mrs. Bennett
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1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Movie Grandma
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1969
Dombey and Son
TV show Mrs. Brown
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1968
Journey to the Unknown
TV show Queen Victoria
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1968
Cold Comfort Farm
TV show Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)
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1967
Sanctuary
TV show Sister Juliana
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1967
The Forsyte Saga
TV show 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
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1965
Knock on Any Door
TV show Hester Warren
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1964
Story Parade
TV show Miss Babbage
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1963
Uncle Vanya
Movie Marya, the mother
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1963
The Haunting
Movie Mrs. Sanderson
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1960
Maigret
TV show
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1959
No Hiding Place
TV show
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1957
The Story of Esther Costello
Movie Mother Superior
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1957
Nicholas Nickleby
TV show
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1957
Town on Trial
Movie Mrs. Crowley
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1956
Armchair Theatre
TV show
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1956
Doublecross
Movie Alice Pascoe
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1954
Aunt Clara
Movie Gladys Smith
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1953
The Vanquished
Movie Mrs. Pinkerton
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1952
Lady Possessed
Movie Mme. Brune
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1951
Othello
Movie Emilia
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1951
Laughter in Paradise
Movie Agnes Russell
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1951
Blackmailed
Movie Mrs. Christopher
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1949
The Forbidden Street
Movie Mrs. Culver
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1948
London Belongs to Me
Movie Mrs. Josser
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1948
Esther Waters
Movie Mrs. Barfield
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1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Movie Mme. Mantalini
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1947
Odd Man Out
Movie Rosie
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1941
The Prime Minister
Movie Queen Victoria
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1939
So This Is London
Movie Lady Worthing
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1937
The Mill on the Floss
Movie Mrs. Tulliver
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1934
Waltzes from Vienna
Movie Countess Helga von Stahl
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1934
Autumn Crocus
Movie Jenny Grey
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1931
Tell England
Movie Mrs. Doe
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1931
Uneasy Virtue
Movie Dorothy Rendell
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1931
Cape Forlorn
Movie Eileen Kell
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1929
Fashions in Love
Movie Marie de Remy
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1927
Somehow Good
Movie Rosalind Nightingale
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1927
Robinson Crusoe
Movie Sophie
