Fay Compton
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.
Othello
as EmiliaWhen a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the...
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The Haunting
as Mrs. SandersonDr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large,...
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Odd Man Out
as RosieBelfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mme. MantaliniA fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
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Waltzes from Vienna
as Countess Helga von StahlJohann Strauss Jr. is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery, where he...
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The Vanquished
as Mrs. PinkertonThree tales of privileged youth entangled in murder: French students kill for money, an Italian...
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Town on Trial
as Mrs. CrowleyWhen an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local...
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I Start Counting
as Mrs. BennettAn English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer.
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Laughter in Paradise
as Agnes RussellWhen an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they...
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London Belongs to Me
as Mrs. JosserClassic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas...
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The Forbidden Street
as Mrs. CulverIn Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His...
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Esther Waters
as Mrs. BarfieldEsther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom...
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Autumn Crocus
as Jenny GreyA teacher falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during...
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The Virgin and the Gypsy
as GrandmaFilm adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author's death...
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Uncle Vanya
as Marya, the motherAdaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.
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The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother SuperiorEighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother....
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The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. TulliverRomeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over...
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Blackmailed
as Mrs. ChristopherA blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the...
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as Mary StuartThe Dauphin's widow weds a lord and is executed for plotting against the queen.
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Aunt Clara
as Gladys SmithA wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing...
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Uneasy Virtue
as Dorothy RendellA comedy film directed by Norman Walker
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Tell England
as Mrs. DoeIn England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to...
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Lady Possessed
as Mme. BruneA pianist takes his ailing wife out of a London hospital at the same time that another female...
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A Woman of No Importance
as Rachel ArbuthnotA widow's son refuses to be adopted by a Lord when he learns the Lord is her father.
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So This Is London
as Lady WorthingAmerican (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son...
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Cape Forlorn
as Eileen KellWilliam Kell, the keeper of a lighthouse on a lonely stretch of coastline, marries cabaret...
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A Bill of Divorcement
as Margaret FairfieldMeg Fairfield secures a divorce from her husband Hilary, and is about to marry Gray Meredith...
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Maigret
as uncreditedBBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector...
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No Hiding Place
as uncreditedNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...
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The Forsyte Saga
as 'Aunt Ann' ForsyteThe Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte...
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Journey to the Unknown
as Queen VictoriaA British television anthology series. The series has a fantasy, science fiction and...
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Cold Comfort Farm
as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)Adaptation of Stella Gibbons's comic novel of the same name.
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Dombey and Son
as Mrs. BrownCharles Dickens' classic novel is given its first television adaptation in this classic 1969 BBC...
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