People
Fay Compton
- Name: Fay Compton
- Birthday: 1894-09-18
- Also known as: Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton,Фэй Комптон,Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie
- Place of birth: Fulham, London, England, UK
- Popularity: 4.658
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. 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),... Read More
Images:
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Start Counting as Mrs. Bennett | 1970-10-27 |
| The Virgin and the Gypsy as Grandma | 1970-06-01 |
| Uncle Vanya as Marya, the mother | 1963-11-20 |
| The Haunting as Mrs. Sanderson | 1963-08-21 |
| The Story of Esther Costello as Mother Superior | 1957-11-06 |
| Town on Trial as Mrs. Crowley | 1957-08-01 |
| Doublecross as Alice Pascoe | 1956-02-01 |
| Aunt Clara as Gladys Smith | 1954-11-22 |
| The Vanquished as Mrs. Pinkerton | 1953-10-22 |
| Lady Possessed as Mme. Brune | 1952-01-26 |
| Othello as Emilia | 1951-11-28 |
| Laughter in Paradise as Agnes Russell | 1951-06-01 |
| Blackmailed as Mrs. Christopher | 1951-01-30 |
| The Forbidden Street as Mrs. Culver | 1949-03-31 |
| London Belongs to Me as Mrs. Josser | 1948-11-05 |
| Esther Waters as Mrs. Barfield | 1948-09-28 |
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Mme. Mantalini | 1947-03-12 |
| Odd Man Out as Rosie | 1947-01-30 |
| The Prime Minister as Queen Victoria | 1941-03-04 |
| So This Is London as Lady Worthing | 1939-03-01 |
| The Mill on the Floss as Mrs. Tulliver | 1937-01-09 |
| Waltzes from Vienna as Countess Helga von Stahl | 1934-03-15 |
| Autumn Crocus as Jenny Grey | 1934-02-01 |
| Tell England as Mrs. Doe | 1931-03-02 |
| Uneasy Virtue as Dorothy Rendell | 1931-02-05 |
| Cape Forlorn as Eileen Kell | 1931-01-08 |
| Fashions in Love as Marie de Remy | 1929-07-01 |
| Somehow Good as Rosalind Nightingale | 1927-10-31 |
| Settled Out of Court as The Woman | 1925-10-01 |
| The Happy Ending as Mildred Craddock | 1925-01-02 |
| The Eleventh Commandment as Ruth Barchester | 1924-07-31 |
| The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary Stuart | 1924-02-04 |
| A Bill of Divorcement as Margaret Fairfield | 1922-08-01 |
| Diana of the Crossways as Diana | 1922-05-01 |
| A Woman of No Importance as Rachel Arbuthnot | 1921-07-01 |
| The Old Wives' Tale as Sophie Barnes | 1921-01-01 |
