Betty Compson

Betty Compson

ActorProducerWriter Mar 17 (died age 77) Beaver, Utah, USA 1916–2011 (95 year career)
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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

Filmography

Acting (129)

Movies (129)

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

as Herself (archive footage)

9.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

1948

as Martha Blake

4.6
Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947

as Selena Webster

6.4
Second Chance

Second Chance

1947

as Mrs. Davenport

5.0
Her Adventurous Night

Her Adventurous Night

1946

as Miss Spencer

7.0
Danger! Women at Work

Danger! Women at Work

1943

as Madame Sappho

6.0
Confessions of a Vice Baron

Confessions of a Vice Baron

1943

as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)

3.8
Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

1941

as Mrs. Kessler

5.2
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

as Gertie

6.0
Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press

1941

as Mrs. Thelma Tate

5.6
Escort Girl

Escort Girl

1941

as Ruth Ashley

3.0
Laughing at Danger

Laughing at Danger

1940

as Mrs. Van Horn

Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940

as Cafe Hostess

5.3
Mad Youth

Mad Youth

1940

as Lucy Morgan

4.6
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940

as Suzanne (uncredited)

7.0
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

1939

as Soubrette (uncredited)

6.0
Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas

1939

as Belle Starkey

2.0
News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

1939

as Kitty Truman

4.0
The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat

1938

as Eleanor Sparks

6.4
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

as Loretta

6.3
Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work

1938

as Blanche Revelle

6.1
Religious Racketeers

Religious Racketeers

1938

as Ada Bernard

5.0
Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama

1938

as Kitty, Gomez's Moll

5.3
Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

1938

as Marie

5.5
Port of Missing Girls

Port of Missing Girls

1938

as Chicago

Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice

1938

as Kate

6.0
Circus Girl

Circus Girl

1937

as Carlotta

4.0
God's Country and the Man

God's Country and the Man

1937

as Roxey Moore

6.0
Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets

1937

as Sue, Gang Moll

Two Minutes to Play

Two Minutes to Play

1936

as 'Fluff' Harding

5.0
The Millionaire Kid

The Millionaire Kid

1936

as Gloria Neville

5.0
The Drag Net

The Drag Net

1936

as Mollie Cole

4.7
Bulldog Edition

Bulldog Edition

1936

as Billie Blake

2.3
Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Betty

2.7
Laughing Irish Eyes

Laughing Irish Eyes

1936

as Molly

Killer at Large

Killer at Large

1936

as Kate

6.0
August Week End

August Week End

1936

as Ethel Ames

5.0
False Pretenses

False Pretenses

1935

as Clarissa Stanhope

5.0
No Sleep on the Deep

No Sleep on the Deep

1934

as Mrs. Eldridge

West of Singapore

West of Singapore

1933

as Lou

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

1933

as Ruby Smith

Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

1933

as Millie Sprague

5.5
Guilty or Not Guilty

Guilty or Not Guilty

1932

as Maizie

6.0
The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining

1932

as Kate Flynn

Three Who Loved

Three Who Loved

1931

as Helga Larson Hanson

5.4
Hollywood Halfbacks

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931
The Gay Diplomat

The Gay Diplomat

1931

as Baroness Corri

4.0
Virtuous Husband

Virtuous Husband

1931

as Inez Wakefield

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as (archive footage)

7.0
The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses

1931

as June

5.1
The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway

1930

as Connie Colton

The Boudoir Diplomat

The Boudoir Diplomat

1930

as Helene

1.0
The Case of Sergeant Grischa

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

1930

as Babka

6.7
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

1930

as Kitty

6.0
Midnight Mystery

Midnight Mystery

1930

as Sally Wayne

4.2
Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape

1930

as Stella

6.0
Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines

1930

as Jane Gershon

5.1
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1930

as Cherry Malotte

6.0
She Got What She Wanted

She Got What She Wanted

1930
The Time, the Place and the Girl

The Time, the Place and the Girl

1929

as Doris Ward

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

1929

as Sadie Rogers

1.0
Weary River

Weary River

1929

as Alice Gray

5.7
Street Girl

Street Girl

1929

as Frederika Joyzelle

5.8
Blaze o' Glory

Blaze o' Glory

1929

as Helen Williams

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)

5.5
Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

1929

as Deloryce / Lola

4.8
The Great Gabbo

The Great Gabbo

1929

as Mary

5.5
On With the Show!

On With the Show!

1929

as Nita

5.2
The Barker

The Barker

1928

as Carrie

7.0
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

1928

as Mae

6.9
The Desert Bride

The Desert Bride

1928

as Diane Duval

4.7
Scarlet Seas

Scarlet Seas

1928

as Rose

2.7
Court Martial

Court Martial

1928

as Belle Starr

6.0
The Masked Angel

The Masked Angel

1928

as Betty

The Big City

The Big City

1928

as Helen

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

1927

as Nan Carey

Love Me and the World Is Mine

Love Me and the World Is Mine

1927

as Mitzel

Say It with Diamonds

Say It with Diamonds

1927

as Betty Howard

Temptations of a Shop Girl

Temptations of a Shop Girl

1927

as Ruth Harrington

The Palace of Pleasure

The Palace of Pleasure

1926

as Lola Montez

The Belle of Broadway

The Belle of Broadway

1926

as Marie Duval / The Young Adele

5.8
The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy

1926

as Hula Kate

New Lives for Old

New Lives for Old

1925

as Olympe

Eve's Secret

Eve's Secret

1925

as Eve

Counsel for the Defense

Counsel for the Defense

1925

as Katherine West

The Pony Express

The Pony Express

1925

as Molly Jones

5.9
Locked Doors

Locked Doors

1925

as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter

1.0
Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

1925

as Molly

5.8
Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback

1925

as Princess in Pantomime

6.0
The Fast Set

The Fast Set

1924

as Margaret Sones

The Female

The Female

1924

as Dalla

The Stranger

The Stranger

1924

as Peggy Bowlin

The Enemy Sex

The Enemy Sex

1924

as Dodo Baxter

9.0
The White Shadow

The White Shadow

1924

as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent

7.2
The Garden of Weeds

The Garden of Weeds

1924

as Dorothy Delbridge

Miami

Miami

1924

as Joan Bruce

Ramshackle House

Ramshackle House

1924

as Pen Broome

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Betty Compson

8.5
The White Flower

The White Flower

1923

as Konia Markham

The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk

1923

as Lala De Breeze

Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

1923

as Louise Boucher / Deloryse

6.5
The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak

1923

as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley

The Woman with Four Faces

The Woman with Four Faces

1923

as Elizabeth West

The Bonded Woman

The Bonded Woman

1922

as Angela Gaskell

3.0
The Green Temptation

The Green Temptation

1922

as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker

Over the Border

Over the Border

1922

as Jen Galbraith

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

as Self

7.3
Law and the Woman

Law and the Woman

1922

as Margaret Rolfe

Always the Woman

Always the Woman

1922

as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris

Kick In

Kick In

1922

as Molly Brandon

To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

1922

as Lady Jocelyn Leigh

At the End of the World

At the End of the World

1921

as Cherry O'Day

For Those We Love

For Those We Love

1921

as Bernice Arnold

Prisoners of Love

Prisoners of Love

1921

as Blanche Davis

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1921

as Lady Babbie

7.0
Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live

1921

as Christine Bleeker

The Light of Victory

The Light of Victory

1919

as Jane Ravenslee

The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

1919

as Rose

4.5
The Devil's Trail

The Devil's Trail

1919

as Rose

The Terror of the Range

The Terror of the Range

1919

as Thelma Grant

Border Raiders

Border Raiders

1918

as Rose Hardy

The Sheriff

The Sheriff

1918

as School Teacher

Crazy by Proxy

Crazy by Proxy

1917
Hubby's Night Out

Hubby's Night Out

1917

as Wifey

5.0
As Luck Would Have It

As Luck Would Have It

1917
Inoculating Hubby

Inoculating Hubby

1916
That Doggone Baby

That Doggone Baby

1916

as Wifie Parker

The Making Over of Mother

The Making Over of Mother

1916

as Mrs. Newlywed

5.0