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.
A Woman of No Importance
(Rachel Arbuthnot)
The Haunting
(Mrs. Sanderson)
Odd Man Out
(Rosie)
Othello
(Emilia)
Laughter in Paradise
(Agnes Russell)
The Happy Ending
(Mildred Craddock)
The Vanquished
(Mrs. Pinkerton)
Town on Trial
(Mrs. Crowley)
London Belongs to Me
(Mrs. Josser)
The Forbidden Street
(Mrs. Culver)
Esther Waters
(Mrs. Barfield)
Blackmailed
(Mrs. Christopher)
The Story of Esther Costello
(Mother Superior)
Autumn Crocus
(Jenny Grey)
The Old Wives' Tale
(Sophie Barnes)
Lady Possessed
(Mme. Brune)
Doublecross
(Alice Pascoe)
Waltzes from Vienna
(Countess Helga von Stahl)
Cape Forlorn
(Eileen Kell)
The Prime Minister
(Queen Victoria)
The Mill on the Floss
(Mrs. Tulliver)
Tell England
(Mrs. Doe)
Aunt Clara
(Gladys Smith)
The Eleventh Commandment
(Ruth Barchester)
So This Is London
(Lady Worthing)
The Virgin and the Gypsy
(Grandma)
Fashions in Love
(Marie de Remy)
A Bill of Divorcement
(Margaret Fairfield)
Diana of the Crossways
(Diana)
Settled Out of Court
(The Woman)
I Start Counting
(Mrs. Bennett)
Uneasy Virtue
(Dorothy Rendell)
Uncle Vanya
(Marya, the mother)
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
(Mary Stuart)
Somehow Good
(Rosalind Nightingale)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
(Mme. Mantalini)
The House of Peril
(Sylvia Bailey)
No Hiding Place
Sanctuary
Maigret
Nicholas Nickleby
The Forsyte Saga
('Aunt Ann' Forsyte)
Cold Comfort Farm
(Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder))
Journey to the Unknown
(Queen Victoria)
Dombey and Son
(Mrs. Brown)