Personal Info
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton
Фэй Комптон
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie
Fay Compton
Acting
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 performan…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
I Start Counting
as Mrs. Bennett
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Grandma
The Haunting
as Mrs. Sanderson
Uncle Vanya
as Marya, the mother
Town on Trial
as Mrs. Crowley
The Story of Esther Costello
as Mother Superior
Doublecross
as Alice Pascoe
Aunt Clara
as Gladys Smith
The Vanquished
as Mrs. Pinkerton
Lady Possessed
as Mme. Brune
TV Shows
Dombey and Son
as Mrs. Brown · 1 ep.
Journey to the Unknown
as Queen Victoria · 1 ep.
Cold Comfort Farm
as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) · 3 ep.
The Forsyte Saga
as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte · 26 ep.
Sanctuary
26 ep.
Story Parade
as Miss Babbage · 1 ep.
Maigret
1 ep.
No Hiding Place
3 ep.
Nicholas Nickleby
2 ep.
Armchair Theatre
as Victoria · 1 ep.