

Fay Compton
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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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6.5I Start Counting
1970 · Movie · Mrs. Bennett
3.1The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 · Movie · Grandma
10.0Dombey and Son
1969 · TV · Mrs. Brown · 13 ep
7.0Journey to the Unknown
1968 · TV · Queen Victoria · 1 ep
8.0Cold Comfort Farm
1968 · TV · Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) · 3 ep
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Sanctuary
1967 · TV · Sister Juliana · 26 ep
8.5The Forsyte Saga
1967 · TV · 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte · 5 ep
Knock on Any Door
1965 · TV · Hester Warren · 1 ep
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Story Parade
1964 · TV · Miss Babbage · 1 ep
5.5Uncle Vanya
1963 · Movie · Marya, the mother
7.1The Haunting
1963 · Movie · Mrs. Sanderson
7.1Maigret
1960 · TV