Fay Compton

Career timeline

1. 1894 · Born

   Born in Fulham, London, England, UK

2. 1921 · Screen debut

   The Old Wives' Tale (Movie)

3. 1959 · Breakthrough

   No Hiding Place (TV)

4. 1970 · Latest release

   I Start Counting (Movie)

5. 1978 · Died

   December 12, 1978

Career in numbers

14 1920s

7 1930s

6 1940s

12 1950s

10 1960s

2 1970s

• Drama36
• Crime10
• Romance6
• Thriller5
• Comedy5
• History4

Highest-rated title Othello 1951 7.4 Most popular title No Hiding Place 1959 4.8

1. 1970 I Start Counting as Mrs. Bennett 6.5 Movie
2. 1970 The Virgin and the Gypsy as Grandma Movie
3. 1969 Dombey and Son as Mrs. Brown TV
4. 1968 Journey to the Unknown as Queen Victoria TV
5. 1968 Cold Comfort Farm as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) TV
6. 1967 Sanctuary as Sister Juliana TV
7. 1967 The Forsyte Saga as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte TV
8. 1965 Knock on Any Door as Hester Warren TV
9. 1964 Story Parade as Miss Babbage TV
10. 1963 Uncle Vanya as Marya, the mother Movie
11. 1963 The Haunting as Mrs. Sanderson 7.1 Movie
12. 1960 Maigret TV
13. 1959 No Hiding Place TV
14. 1957 The Story of Esther Costello as Mother Superior Movie
15. 1957 Nicholas Nickleby TV
16. 1957 Town on Trial as Mrs. Crowley 6.5 Movie
17. 1956 Armchair Theatre TV
18. 1956 Doublecross as Alice Pascoe Movie
19. 1954 Aunt Clara as Gladys Smith Movie
20. 1953 The Vanquished as Mrs. Pinkerton 6.3 Movie
21. 1952 Lady Possessed as Mme. Brune Movie
22. 1951 Othello as Emilia 7.4 Movie
23. 1951 Laughter in Paradise as Agnes Russell 6.5 Movie
24. 1951 Blackmailed as Mrs. Christopher Movie
25. 1949 The Forbidden Street as Mrs. Culver Movie
26. 1948 London Belongs to Me as Mrs. Josser Movie
27. 1948 Esther Waters as Mrs. Barfield Movie
28. 1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Mme. Mantalini 6.7 Movie
29. 1947 Odd Man Out as Rosie 7.3 Movie
30. 1941 The Prime Minister as Queen Victoria Movie
31. 1939 So This Is London as Lady Worthing Movie
32. 1937 The Mill on the Floss as Mrs. Tulliver Movie
33. 1934 Waltzes from Vienna as Countess Helga von Stahl 5.4 Movie
34. 1934 Autumn Crocus as Jenny Grey Movie
35. 1931 Tell England as Mrs. Doe Movie
36. 1931 Uneasy Virtue as Dorothy Rendell Movie
37. 1931 Cape Forlorn as Eileen Kell Movie
38. 1929 Fashions in Love as Marie de Remy Movie
39. 1927 Somehow Good as Rosalind Nightingale Movie
40. 1927 Robinson Crusoe as Sophie Movie
41. 1927 London Love as Sally Hope Movie
42. 1925 Settled Out of Court as The Woman Movie
43. 1925 The Happy Ending as Mildred Craddock Movie
44. 1924 The Eleventh Commandment as Ruth Barchester Movie
45. 1924 Claude Duval as Duchess Frances Movie
46. 1924 The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary Stuart Movie
47. 1922 A Bill of Divorcement as Margaret Fairfield Movie
48. 1922 Diana of the Crossways as Diana Movie
49. 1922 The House of Peril as Sylvia Bailey Movie
50. 1921 A Woman of No Importance as Rachel Arbuthnot Movie
51. 1921 The Old Wives' Tale as Sophie Barnes Movie

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