Portrait of Fay Compton

Acting

Fay Compton

Career

Active from 1921 to 1970, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fay Compton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Tragedy 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 52
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
GoodWatch score 38

as Grandma

I Start Counting
I Start Counting (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Bennett

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 74
Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son (1969)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Brown

Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm (1968)

TV show ยท as Aunt Ada Doom (Starkadder)

Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Queen Victoria

The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte

Sanctuary
Sanctuary (1967)

TV show ยท as Sister Juliana

Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door (1965)

TV show ยท as Hester Warren

Story Parade
Story Parade (1964)

TV show ยท as Miss Babbage

The Haunting
The Haunting (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Sanderson

Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Marya, the mother

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 66
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

The Story of Esther Costello
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mother Superior

Town on Trial
Town on Trial (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Crowley

Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby (1957)

TV show

Doublecross
Doublecross (1956)

as Alice Pascoe

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Victoria / Angelica

Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gladys Smith

The Vanquished
The Vanquished (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Pinkerton

Lady Possessed
Lady Possessed (1952)

as Mme. Brune

Laughter in Paradise
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as Agnes Russell

Blackmailed
Blackmailed (1951)

as Mrs. Christopher

Othello
Othello (1951)
GoodWatch score 82

as Emilia

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 65
The Forbidden Street
The Forbidden Street (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Culver

London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mrs. Josser

Esther Waters
Esther Waters (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Barfield

Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as Rosie

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mme. Mantalini

The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Queen Victoria

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 41
So This Is London
So This Is London (1939)

as Lady Worthing

The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss (1937)

as Mrs. Tulliver

Autumn Crocus
Autumn Crocus (1934)

as Jenny Grey

Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
GoodWatch score 41

as Countess Helga von Stahl

Tell England
Tell England (1931)

as Mrs. Doe

Cape Forlorn
Cape Forlorn (1931)

as Eileen Kell

Uneasy Virtue
Uneasy Virtue (1931)

as Dorothy Rendell

1920s

14 titles
Fashions in Love
Fashions in Love (1929)

as Marie de Remy

Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (1927)

as Sophie

London Love
London Love (1927)

as Sally Hope

Somehow Good
Somehow Good (1927)

as Rosalind Nightingale

The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending (1925)

as Mildred Craddock

Claude Duval
Claude Duval (1924)

as Duchess Frances

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1924)

as Mary Stuart

Diana of the Crossways
Diana of the Crossways (1922)

as Diana

A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement (1922)

as Margaret Fairfield

The House of Peril
The House of Peril (1922)

as Sylvia Bailey

A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance (1921)

as Rachel Arbuthnot

The Old Wives' Tale
The Old Wives' Tale (1921)

as Sophie Barnes