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Fay Compton

Fay Compton

Interprétation·18 septembre 1894·12 décembre 197884 ans·Fulham, London, England, UK

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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).

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1970I Start Counting1970The Virgin and the Gypsy1969Dombey and SonTV1968Voyage vers l'InconnuTV1968Cold Comfort FarmTV1967SanctuaryTV1967The Forsyte SagaTV1964Story ParadeTV1963Uncle Vanya1963La Maison du diable1960MaigretTV1959No Hiding PlaceTV1957The Story of Esther Costello1957Nicholas NicklebyTV1957Traqué par Scotland Yard1956Armchair TheatreTV1956Doublecross1954Aunt Clara1953Les Vaincus1952Lady Possessed1951Othello1951Laughter in Paradise1951Blackmailed1949Britannia Mews1948Londres appartient à moi1948Esther Waters1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1947Huit heures de sursis1941Le Premier ministre1939So This Is London1937The Mill on the Floss1934Le Chant du Danube1934Autumn Crocus1931Tell England1931Uneasy Virtue1931Cape Forlorn1929Fashions in Love1927Somehow Good1927Robinson Crusoe1927London Love1925Settled Out of Court1925The Happy Ending1924The Eleventh Commandment1924Claude Duval1924The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots1922A Bill of Divorcement1922Diana of the Crossways1922The House of Peril1921A Woman of No Importance1921The Old Wives' Tale
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