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Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, CBE, known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage performances. She was known for her versatility, and appeared in Shakespeare, drawing room comedy, pantomime, modern drama, and classics such as Ibsen and Chekhov. In addition to performing in Britain, Compton appeared several times in the US, and toured Australia and New Zealand in a variety of stage plays.
Birth Name
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton
Born
Tuesday, 18 September 1894
Died
Tuesday, 12 December 1978
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Start Counting | Mrs. Bennett | 1970 |
| The Virgin and the Gypsy | Grandma | 1970 |
| Journey to the Unknown | Queen Victoria | 1968 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) | 1968 |
| The Forsyte Saga | 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte / Aunt Ann | 1967 |
| NET Playhouse | Marya | 1966 |
| Knock on Any Door | Hester Warren | 1965 |
| Uncle Vanya | Marya, the mother | 1963 |
| The Haunting | Mrs. Sanderson | 1963 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Mrs. Tennant | 1962 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Start Counting | Mrs. Bennett | 1970 |
| The Virgin and the Gypsy | Grandma | 1970 |
| Journey to the Unknown | Queen Victoria | 1968 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) | 1968 |
| The Forsyte Saga | 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte / Aunt Ann | 1967 |
| NET Playhouse | Marya | 1966 |
| Knock on Any Door | Hester Warren | 1965 |
| Uncle Vanya | Marya, the mother | 1963 |
| The Haunting | Mrs. Sanderson | 1963 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Mrs. Tennant | 1962 |
| Call Oxbridge 2000 | Miss Effie Tavener | 1961 |
| Maigret | Jaquette | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Mrs. Palmer / Mrs. Haven / Mrs. Halfpenny | 1959 |
| Our Mutual Friend | Mrs. Betty Higden | 1958 |
| The Story of Esther Costello | Mother Superior | 1957 |
| Town on Trial | Mrs. Crowley | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Victoria / Angelica | 1956 |
| Doublecross | Alice Pascoe | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Victoria Verity | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Nannie / Mrs. Gillis / Great Aunt Julia | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Sarah Conroy / Nelly Cook / Mrs. Binney | 1955 |
| The Vanquished | Mrs. Pinkerton | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Mrs. Saunders | 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 |
| Sin of Esther Waters | Mrs. Barfield | 1948 |
| Dulcimer Street | Mrs. Josser | 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 | 1936 |
| Wrath of Jealousy | Florence Nightingale | 1936 |
| Song at Eventide | Helen d'Alaste | 1934 |
| Strauss' Great Waltz | Countess Helga von Stahl | 1934 |
| Autumn Crocus | Jenny Gray / Jenny Grey | 1934 |
| The Battle of Gallipoli | Mrs. Doe | 1931 |
| The Love Storm | Eileen Kell | 1931 |
| Fashions in Love | Marie De Remy | 1929 |
| Somehow Good | Rosalind Nightingale | 1928 |
| Zero | Mrs. Garth | 1928 |
| Robinson Crusoe | Sophie | 1927 |
| London Love | Sally Hope | 1927 |
| Settled Out of Court | The Woman | 1926 |
| 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 |
| This Freedom | Rosalie Aubyn | 1923 |
| A Bill of Divorcement | Margaret Fairfield | 1922 |
| Diana of the Crossways | Diana | 1922 |
| The House of Peril | Sylvia Bailey | 1922 |
| The Old Wives' Tale | Sophie Barnes | 1921 |
| One Summer's Day | Maisie | 1917 |
| She Stoops to Conquer | Barmaid | 1914 |
