Deceased

How Did Fay Compton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asVirginia Lilian Emmeline Mackenzie Compton, Фэй Комптон, Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-MackenzieGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn18/09/1894Born inFulham, London, England, UKDied12/12/1978 (aged 84)Died inLondonCausediseaseWikidataQ449753 ↗TMDb#131449 ↗

Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie,, 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.

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Filmography43 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1970	I Start CountingMovie	Mrs. Bennett	76
1969	Dombey and SonSeries	Mrs. Brown	75
1968	Journey to the UnknownSeries	Queen Victoria	74
1967	SanctuarySeries	Sister Juliana	73
1965	Knock on Any DoorSeries	Hester Warren	71
1964	Story ParadeSeries	Miss Babbage	70
1963	The HauntingMovie	Mrs. Sanderson	69
1963	Uncle VanyaMovie	Marya, the mother	69
1960	MaigretSeries	—	66
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	—	65
1957	The Story of Esther CostelloMovie	Mother Superior	63
1957	Nicholas NicklebySeries	—	63
1957	Town on TrialMovie	Mrs. Crowley	63
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Victoria	62
1954	Aunt ClaraMovie	Gladys Smith	60
1953	The VanquishedMovie	Mrs. Pinkerton	59
1952	Lady PossessedMovie	Mme. Brune	58
1951	Laughter in ParadiseMovie	Agnes Russell	57
1948	Esther WatersMovie	Mrs. Barfield	54
1948	London Belongs to MeMovie	Mrs. Josser	54
1947	Odd Man OutMovie	Rosie	53
1947	The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMovie	Mme. Mantalini	53
1941	The Prime MinisterMovie	Queen Victoria	47
1937	The Mill on the FlossMovie	Mrs. Tulliver	43
1934	Waltzes from ViennaMovie	Countess Helga von Stahl	40
1934	Autumn CrocusMovie	Jenny Grey	40
1931	Tell EnglandMovie	Mrs. Doe	37
1931	Uneasy VirtueMovie	Dorothy Rendell	37
1931	Cape ForlornMovie	Eileen Kell	37
1929	Fashions in LoveMovie	Marie de Remy	35
1927	London LoveMovie	Sally Hope	33
1927	Somehow GoodMovie	Rosalind Nightingale	33
1927	Robinson CrusoeMovie	Sophie	33
1925	The Happy EndingMovie	Mildred Craddock	31
1925	Settled Out of CourtMovie	The Woman	31
1924	Claude DuvalMovie	Duchess Frances	30
1924	The Loves of Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie	Mary Stuart	30
1924	The Eleventh CommandmentMovie	Ruth Barchester	30
1922	A Bill of DivorcementMovie	Margaret Fairfield	28
1922	Diana of the CrosswaysMovie	Diana	28
1922	The House of PerilMovie	Sylvia Bailey	28
1921	The Old Wives' TaleMovie	Sophie Barnes	27
1921	A Woman of No ImportanceMovie	Rachel Arbuthnot	27