Fay Compton Net Worth is$900,000 Fay Compton Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Fay Compton /ˈkʌmptən/;, 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.
Date Of Birth September 18, 1894, West Kensington, United Kingdom Died December 12, 1978, London, United Kingdom Place Of Birth West Kensington, London, England, UK Height 5' 4" (1.63 m) Profession Actress, Soundtrack Spouse Leon Quartermaine (m. 1922–1942) Children Anthony Pelissier Siblings Compton Mackenzie, Viola Compton, Francis Compton Star Sign Virgo
# Fact 1 Had her own drama school Fay Compton's Studio of Dramatic Art one of the pupils was Alec Guinness. 2 She played Queen Victoria in both The Prime Minister (1941) and Journey to the Unknown: Poor Butterfly (1969). 3 She had two roles in common with Anna Neagle : (1) Neagle played Queen Victoria in Victoria the Great (1937) and Queen of Destiny (1938) while Compton played her in The Prime Minister (1941) and Journey to the Unknown: Poor Butterfly (1969) and (2) Compton played Florence Nightingale in Wrath of Jealousy (1936) while Neagle played her in The Lady with a Lamp (1951). 4 On April 2, 1988, her only child Anthony Pelissier died at the age of 75. 5 Gave birth to her only child at age 17, a son Harry Anthony Compton Pelissier (aka Anthony Pelissier ) on July 27, 1912. Child's father is her now late husband, H.G. Pelissier. 6 Favorite actress of playwright Sir J.M. Barrie . He wrote the play, "Mary Rose", especially for her. 7 Versatile British leading actress, on the London stage from 1916. Accclaimed for her performances as "Ophelia" in "Hamlet" (1925, opposite John Barrymore ), "Autumn Crocus" (1931) and (as "Ruth") in "Blithe Spirit" (1941). Acted in silent films during the 20s. In her later career, worked as a radio actress and appeared in character roles on screen, notably as "Emilia" in Orson Welles ' Othello (1951) and as the grandmother in The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970). From the 1960s played many an indomitable dowager on British television. 8 She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama. 9 Ex-sister-in-law of Charles Quatermaine . 10 Grandmother of the actress Tracy Reed and Joe Pelissier . 11 Daughter of stage actors Edward Compton (d. 1918) and Virginia Bateman (d. 1940). 12 Younger sister of actress Viola Compton , novelist Sir Compton MacKenzie and Francis Compton .
Actress Title Year Status Character BBC Sunday-Night Theatre 1955-1959 TV Series Kate / Fanny Cavendish / Emmie Rockley / ... Blackmail Is So Difficult 1959 TV Movie Miss Prince Our Mutual Friend 1958 TV Series Mrs. Betty Higden Nicholas Nickleby 1957 TV Series Mrs. Squeers Kind Cousin 1957 TV Movie Sarah Coates The Story of Esther Costello 1957 Mother Superior A Woman of Property 1957 TV Movie Mrs. Charlotte Geddes Town on Trial 1957 Mrs. Crowley Doublecross 1956 Alice Pascoe London Playhouse 1955 TV Series Adeline Girard Rheingold Theatre 1955 TV Series Mrs. Saunders Miss Patterson 1955 TV Movie Miss Patterson Fantastic Summer 1955 TV Movie Virgilia Wilde Aunt Clara 1954 Gladys Smith I vinti 1953 Mrs. Pinkerton The Foolish Gentlewoman 1953 TV Movie Isabel Brocken Lady Possessed 1952 Mme. Brune Othello 1951 Emilia Laughter in Paradise 1951 Agnes Russell Blackmailed 1951 Mrs. Christopher The Forbidden Street 1949 Mrs. Culver Sin of Esther Waters 1948 Mrs. Barfield Dulcimer Street 1948 Mrs. Josser The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1947 Madame Mantalini
Mme Mantalini Odd Man Out 1947 Rosie The Prime Minister 1941 Queen Victoria So This Is London 1939 Lady Worthing Much Ado About Nothing 1937 TV Movie The Mill on the Floss 1936 Mrs. Tulliver Wrath of Jealousy 1936 Florence Nightingale Song at Eventide 1934 Helen d'Alaste Strauss' Great Waltz 1934 Countess Helga von Stahl Autumn Crocus 1934 Jenny Gray The Battle of Gallipoli 1931 Mrs. Doe Uneasy Virtue 1931 Dorothy Rendell The Love Storm 1931 Eileen Kell Fashions in Love 1929 Marie De Remy Zero 1928 Mrs. Garth Somehow Good 1927 Rosalind Nightingale Robinson Crusoe 1927 Sophie London Love 1926 Sally Hope Settled Out of Court 1925 The Woman The Happy Ending 1925 Mildred Craddock The Eleventh Commandment 1924 Ruth Barchester Claude Duval 1924 Duchess Frances The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots 1923 Mary Stuart This Freedom 1923 Rosalie Aubyn A Bill of Divorcement 1922 Margaret Fairfield Diana of the Crossways 1922 Diana The House of Peril 1922 Sylvia Bailey The Old Wives' Tale 1921 Sophie Barnes A Woman of No Importance 1921 Rachel Arbuthnot Judge Not 1920 Nelly One Summer's Day 1917 Maisie The Labour Leader 1917 Diana Hazlitt She Stoops to Conquer 1914 Short Barmaid I Start Counting 1970 Mrs. Bennett Fraud Squad 1970 TV Series Lady Flanders The Virgin and the Gypsy 1970 Grandma Dombey and Son 1969 TV Mini-Series Mrs. Brown Journey to the Unknown 1969 TV Series Queen Victoria Journey to Midnight 1968 Queen Victoria (episode 'Poor Butterfly') Cold Comfort Farm 1968 TV Mini-Series Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder) Sanctuary 1967 TV Series Sister Juliana NET Playhouse 1967 TV Series Marya Knock on Any Door 1965 TV Series Hester Warren Our Man at St. Mark's 1965 TV Series Edie Russell Story Parade 1965 TV Series Miss Babbage Dixon of Dock Green 1962-1965 TV Series Nelly Cook / Sarah Conroy / Mrs. Binney Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1964 TV Series Mrs. Tennant Armchair Theatre 1957-1964 TV Series Victoria / Angelica First Night 1964 TV Series Alice Walmer Land of My Dreams 1964 TV Movie Uncle Vanya 1963 Marya, the mother The Haunting 1963 Mrs. Sanderson No Hiding Place 1961-1962 TV Series Mrs. Halfpenny / Mrs. Haven / Mrs. Palmer BBC Sunday-Night Play 1960-1962 TV Mini-Series Mrs. Umney
Mrs. Flint
Mrs. Sarah Victoria Marryot Call Oxbridge 2000 1962 TV Series Miss Effie Tavener Maigret 1962 TV Series Jaquette ITV Play of the Week 1961 TV Series Victoria Verity ITV Television Playhouse 1961 TV Series Nannie The Widow of Bath 1959 TV Series Mrs. Leonard
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character Song at Eventide 1934 performer: "Wandering To Paradise", "My Treasure", "For You Alone", "Dreaming", "Gigolette", "Vienna City Of My Dreams" - uncredited
Self Title Year Status Character The Concrete Vision 1962 TV Movie Herself Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z 1958 TV Series Herself Salute to Show Business 1957 TV Movie Herself This Is Show Business 1957 TV Series Herself This Is Your Life 1956 TV Series documentary Herself
Known for movies The Haunting (1963)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Othello (1951)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
$900,000
