Fay Compton
Born
September 18, 1894
Died
December 12, 1978 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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 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.

I Start Counting
Mrs. Bennett
1970

The Virgin and the Gypsy
Grandma
1970

Dombey and Son
Mrs. Brown · (1 episode)
1969

Journey to the Unknown
Queen Victoria · (1 episode)
1968

Cold Comfort Farm
Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) · (3 episodes)
1968
Sanctuary
(26 episodes)
1967

The Forsyte Saga
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte · (26 episodes)
1967

Story Parade
Miss Babbage · (1 episode)
1964

Uncle Vanya
Marya, the mother
1963

The Haunting
Mrs. Sanderson
1963

Maigret
(1 episode)
1960

No Hiding Place
(3 episodes)
1959

The Story of Esther Costello
Mother Superior
1957
Nicholas Nickleby
(2 episodes)
1957

Town on Trial
Mrs. Crowley
1957
Doublecross
Alice Pascoe
1956

Aunt Clara
Gladys Smith
1954

The Vanquished
Mrs. Pinkerton
1953

Lady Possessed
Mme. Brune
1952

Othello
Emilia
1951

Laughter in Paradise
Agnes Russell
1951

Blackmailed
Mrs. Christopher
1951

The Forbidden Street
Mrs. Culver
1949

London Belongs to Me
Mrs. Josser
1948

Esther Waters
Mrs. Barfield
1948

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mme. Mantalini
1947

Odd Man Out
Rosie
1947

The Prime Minister
Queen Victoria
1941

So This Is London
Lady Worthing
1939

The Mill on the Floss
Mrs. Tulliver
1937

Waltzes from Vienna
Countess Helga von Stahl
1934

Autumn Crocus
Jenny Grey
1934

Tell England
Mrs. Doe
1931

Uneasy Virtue
Dorothy Rendell
1931

Cape Forlorn
Eileen Kell
1931

Fashions in Love
Marie de Remy
1929

Somehow Good
Rosalind Nightingale
1927
London Love
Sally Hope
1927
Settled Out of Court
The Woman
1925
The Happy Ending
Mildred Craddock
1925
The Eleventh Commandment
Ruth Barchester
1924

Claude Duval
Duchess Frances
1924

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart
1924

A Bill of Divorcement
Margaret Fairfield
1922
Diana of the Crossways
Diana
1922
The House of Peril
Sylvia Bailey
1922

A Woman of No Importance
Rachel Arbuthnot
1921
The Old Wives' Tale
Sophie Barnes
1921