Fay Compton: movies and TV shows
Fay Compton has 53 credits in the archive: 40 films and 13 TV series, from 1921 to 1970. Highest rated: The Forsyte Saga (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1921 – 1970 · busiest year: 1956 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy | Grandma | Film | 3.1 | 75 |
| 1970 | I Start Counting | Mrs. Bennett | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1969 | Dombey and Son | Mrs. Brown | TV | 10.0 | 74 |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | Queen Victoria | TV | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1968 | Cold Comfort Farm | Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) | TV | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1967 | The Forsyte Saga | 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte | TV | 8.5 | 72 |
| 1967 | Sanctuary | Sister Juliana | TV | 6.0 | 72 |
| 1965 | Knock on Any Door | Hester Warren | TV | — | 70 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Miss Babbage | TV | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1963 | The Haunting | Mrs. Sanderson | Film | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1963 | Uncle Vanya | Marya, the mother | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 1960 | Maigret | TV | 7.1 | 65 | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 64 | |
| 1957 | Nicholas Nickleby | TV | — | 62 | |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther Costello | Mother Superior | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1957 | Town on Trial | Mrs. Crowley | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | TV | 6.0 | 61 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Angelica | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Victoria | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1956 | Doublecross | Alice Pascoe | Film | 7.7 | 61 |
| 1954 | Aunt Clara | Gladys Smith | Film | 5.0 | 59 |
| 1953 | The Vanquished | Mrs. Pinkerton | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1952 | Lady Possessed | Mme. Brune | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1951 | Othello | Emilia | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradise | Agnes Russell | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1951 | Blackmailed | Mrs. Christopher | Film | 4.3 | 56 |
| 1949 | The Forbidden Street | Mrs. Culver | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me | Mrs. Josser | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1948 | Esther Waters | Mrs. Barfield | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1947 | Odd Man Out | Rosie | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1947 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Mme. Mantalini | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1941 | The Prime Minister | Queen Victoria | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | So This Is London | Lady Worthing | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1937 | The Mill on the Floss | Mrs. Tulliver | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1934 | Waltzes from Vienna | Countess Helga von Stahl | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1934 | Autumn Crocus | Jenny Grey | Film | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1931 | Uneasy Virtue | Dorothy Rendell | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1931 | Tell England | Mrs. Doe | Film | 8.3 | 36 |
| 1931 | Cape Forlorn | Eileen Kell | Film | 8.3 | 36 |
| 1929 | Fashions in Love | Marie de Remy | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1927 | London Love | Sally Hope | Film | — | 32 |
| 1927 | Somehow Good | Rosalind Nightingale | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1927 | Robinson Crusoe | Sophie | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1925 | The Happy Ending | Mildred Craddock | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1925 | Settled Out of Court | The Woman | Film | — | 30 |
| 1924 | The Eleventh Commandment | Ruth Barchester | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1924 | Claude Duval | Duchess Frances | Film | — | 29 |
| 1924 | The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | Mary Stuart | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1922 | Diana of the Crossways | Diana | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1922 | The House of Peril | Sylvia Bailey | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1922 | A Bill of Divorcement | Margaret Fairfield | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1921 | The Old Wives' Tale | Sophie Barnes | Film | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1921 | A Woman of No Importance | Rachel Arbuthnot | Film | 7.0 | 26 |