Betty Compson
Known for
Acting
Life
1897 – 1974 (aged 77)
Born in
Beaver, Utah, USA
Credits
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Biography
Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer. Most famous in silent films and early talkies, she is best known in her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Known For
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
31 Jan 1941
The Docks of New York
16 Sep 1928
Invisible Ghost
25 Apr 1941
Strange Cargo
01 Mar 1940
A Slight Case of Murder
26 Feb 1938
The Great Gabbo
12 Sep 1929
The Lady Refuses
08 Mar 1931
Woman to Woman
01 Nov 1929
Photos
Filmography
1991
- Halloween Monster Bashas Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
1948
- Here Comes Troubleas Martha Blake
1947
- Second Chanceas Mrs. Davenport
- Hard Boiled Mahoneyas Selena Webster
1946
- Her Adventurous Nightas Miss Spencer
1943
- Danger! Women at Workas Madame Sappho
- Confessions of a Vice Baronas Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
- Escort Girlas Ruth Ashley
- Invisible Ghostas Mrs. Kessler
- Roar of the Pressas Mrs. Thelma Tate
- Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Gertie
1940
- Laughing at Dangeras Mrs. Van Horn
- Mad Youthas Lucy Morgan
- Strange Cargoas Suzanne (uncredited)
- Cafe Hostessas Cafe Hostess
1939
- Cowboys from Texasas Belle Starkey
- News Is Made at Nightas Kitty Truman
- Hotel Imperialas Soubrette (uncredited)
1938
- Under the Big Topas Marie
- Religious Racketeersas Ada Bernard
- Torchy Blane in Panamaas Kitty, Gomez's Moll
- The Beloved Bratas Eleanor Sparks
- Two Gun Justiceas Kate
- A Slight Case of Murderas Loretta
- Port of Missing Girlsas Chicago
- Blondes at Workas Blanche Revelle
1937
- Federal Bulletsas Sue, Gang Moll
- God's Country and the Manas Roxey Moore
- Circus Girlas Carlotta
1936
- Two Minutes to Playas 'Fluff' Harding
- Killer at Largeas Kate
- Bulldog Editionas Billie Blake
- Hollywood Boulevardas Betty
- The Drag Netas Mollie Cole
- The Millionaire Kidas Gloria Neville
- Laughing Irish Eyesas Molly
- August Week Endas Ethel Ames
1935
- False Pretensesas Clarissa Stanhope
1934
- No Sleep on the Deepas Mrs. Eldridge
1933
- Notorious But Niceas Millie Sprague
- Destination Unknownas Ruby Smith
- West of Singaporeas Lou
1932
- Guilty or Not Guiltyas Maizie
- The Silver Liningas Kate Flynn
1931
- Hollywood Halfbacks
- The Gay Diplomatas Baroness Corri
- The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage)
- Three Who Lovedas Helga Larson Hanson
- Virtuous Husbandas Inez Wakefield
- The Lady Refusesas June
1930
- The Boudoir Diplomatas Helene
- She Got What She Wanted
- The Spoilersas Cherry Malotte
- Inside the Linesas Jane Gershon
- Midnight Mysteryas Sally Wayne
- The Czar of Broadwayas Connie Colton
- Those Who Danceas Kitty
- Isle of Escapeas Stella
- The Case of Sergeant Grischaas Babka
1929
- Blaze o' Gloryas Helen Williams
- The Show of Showsas Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
- Woman to Womanas Deloryce
- The Great Gabboas Mary
- Skin Deepas Sadie Rogers
- Street Girlas Frederika Joyzelle
- On With the Show!as Nita
- The Time, the Place and the Girlas Doris Ward
- Weary Riveras Alice Gray
1928
- The Barkeras Carrie
- The Docks of New Yorkas Mae
- Court Martialas Belle Starr
- Life's Mockeryas Kit Miller
- The Masked Angelas Betty
- The Desert Brideas Diane Duval
- The Big Cityas Helen
- Scarlet Seasas Rose
1927
- Cheating Cheatersas Nan Carey
- Temptations of a Shop Girlas Ruth Harrington
- Love Me and the World Is Mineas Mitzel
- Say It with Diamondsas Betty Howard
1926
- The Belle of Broadwayas Marie Duval
- The Wise Guyas Hula Kate
- The Palace of Pleasureas Lola Montez
1925
- Counsel for the Defenseas Katherine West
- The Pony Expressas Molly Jones
- Paths to Paradiseas Molly
- Beggar on Horsebackas Princess in Pantomime
- Eve's Secretas Eve
- New Lives for Oldas Olympe
- Locked Doorsas Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
1924
- The Garden of Weedsas Dorothy Delbridge
- The Fast Setas Margaret Sones
- Ramshackle Houseas Pen Broome
- The Femaleas Dalla
- The Enemy Sexas Dodo Baxter
- The White Shadowas Nancy Brent
- Miamias Joan Bruce
- The Strangeras Peggy Bowlin
1923
- The Royal Oakas Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
- Hollywoodas Betty Compson
- The Woman with Four Facesas Elizabeth West
- The Rustle of Silkas Lala De Breeze
- The White Floweras Konia Markham
- Woman to Womanas Louise Boucher
1922
- Kick Inas Molly Brandon
- To Have and to Holdas Lady Jocelyn Leigh
- The Bonded Womanas Angela Gaskell
- Always the Womanas Celia Thaxter
- Over the Borderas Jen Galbraith
- The Green Temptationas Genelle
- Law and the Womanas Margaret Rolfe
1921
- The Little Ministeras Lady Babbie
- Ladies Must Liveas Christine Bleeker
- For Those We Loveas Bernice Arnold
- At the End of the Worldas Cherry O'Day
- Prisoners of Loveas Blanche Davis
1919
- The Miracle Manas Rose
- The Devil's Trailas Rose
- The Light of Victoryas Jane Ravenslee
- The Terror of the Rangeas Thelma Grant
1918
- The Sheriffas School Teacher
- Border Raidersas Rose Hardy
1916
- That Doggone Babyas Wifie Parker
- The Making Over of Motheras Mrs. Newlywed
- Inoculating Hubby