Betty Compson
Known for acting · Born 17 March 1897 · Died 18 April 1974 · aged 77 · Beaver, Utah, USA
135 credits
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
The Docks of New York
1928
The Great Gabbo
1929
The Lady Refuses
1931
Invisible Ghost
1941
Woman to Woman
1929
Weary River
1929
Escort Girl
1941
Paths to Paradise
1925
The White Shadow
1924
Inside the Lines
1930
Mad Youth
1940
Street Girl
1929
Acting (132)
2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHerself (archive footage)Film
1991Halloween Monster BashMrs. Kessler (archive footage)Film
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)Film
1948Here Comes TroubleMartha BlakeFilm
1947Hard Boiled MahoneySelena WebsterFilm
1947Second ChanceMrs. DavenportFilm
1946Her Adventurous NightMiss SpencerFilm
1943Confessions of a Vice BaronMrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1943Danger! Women at WorkMadame SapphoFilm
1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithGertieFilm
1941Invisible GhostMrs. KesslerFilm
1941Escort GirlRuth AshleyFilm
1941Roar of the PressMrs. Thelma TateFilm
1940Strange CargoSuzanne (uncredited)Film
1940Cafe HostessCafe HostessFilm
1940Mad YouthLucy MorganFilm
1940Laughing at DangerMrs. Van HornFilm
1939News Is Made at NightKitty TrumanFilm
1939Hotel ImperialSoubrette (uncredited)Film
1939Cowboys from TexasBelle StarkeyFilm
1938A Slight Case of MurderLorettaFilm
1938Blondes at WorkBlanche RevelleFilm
1938The Beloved BratEleanor SparksFilm
1938Torchy Blane in PanamaKitty, Gomez's MollFilm
1938Under the Big TopMarieFilm
1938Religious RacketeersAda BernardFilm
1938Port of Missing GirlsChicagoFilm
1938Two Gun JusticeKateFilm
1937Circus GirlCarlottaFilm
1937God's Country and the ManRoxey MooreFilm
1937Federal BulletsSue, Gang MollFilm
1936The Drag NetMollie ColeFilm
1936Bulldog EditionBillie BlakeFilm
1936Hollywood BoulevardBettyFilm
1936August Week EndEthel AmesFilm
1936Two Minutes to Play'Fluff' HardingFilm
1936The Millionaire KidGloria NevilleFilm
1936Killer at LargeKateFilm
1936Laughing Irish EyesMollyFilm
1935False PretensesClarissa StanhopeFilm
1934No Sleep on the DeepMrs. EldridgeFilm
1933Notorious But NiceMillie SpragueFilm
1933Destination UnknownRuby SmithFilm
1933West of SingaporeLouFilm
1932Guilty or Not GuiltyMaizieFilm
1932The Silver LiningKate FlynnFilm
1931The Lady RefusesJuneFilm
1931The Gay DiplomatBaroness CorriFilm
1931Three Who LovedHelga Larson HansonFilm
1931The House That Shadows Built(archive footage)Film
1931Virtuous HusbandInez WakefieldFilm
1931Hollywood HalfbacksFilm
1930Inside the LinesJane GershonFilm
1930Midnight MysterySally WayneFilm
1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaBabkaFilm
1930Those Who DanceKittyFilm
1930The Boudoir DiplomatHeleneFilm
1930The SpoilersCherry MalotteFilm
1930Isle of EscapeStellaFilm
1930She Got What She WantedFilm
1930The Czar of BroadwayConnie ColtonFilm
1929The Great GabboMaryFilm
1929Woman to WomanDeloryce / LolaFilm
1929Weary RiverAlice GrayFilm
1929Street GirlFrederika JoyzelleFilm
1929On With the Show!NitaFilm
1929The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)Film
1929Skin DeepSadie RogersFilm
1929The Time, the Place and the GirlDoris WardFilm
1929Blaze o' GloryHelen WilliamsFilm
1928The Docks of New YorkMaeFilm
1928Scarlet SeasRoseFilm
1928The Desert BrideDiane DuvalFilm
1928The BarkerCarrieFilm
1928Court MartialBelle StarrFilm
1928The Big CityHelenFilm
1928The Masked AngelBettyFilm
1928Life's MockeryKit Miller/Isabelle FullertonFilm
1927Cheating CheatersNan CareyFilm
1927Say It with DiamondsBetty HowardFilm
1927Love Me and the World Is MineMitzelFilm
1927Temptations of a Shop GirlRuth HarringtonFilm
1926The Belle of BroadwayMarie Duval / The Young AdeleFilm
1926The Wise GuyHula KateFilm
1926The Palace of PleasureLola MontezFilm
1925Paths to ParadiseMollyFilm
1925The Pony ExpressMolly JonesFilm
1925Beggar on HorsebackPrincess in PantomimeFilm
1925Locked DoorsMrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' CarterFilm
1925Eve's SecretEveFilm
1925New Lives for OldOlympeFilm
1925Counsel for the DefenseKatherine WestFilm
1924The White ShadowNancy Brent / Georgina BrentFilm
1924The Enemy SexDodo BaxterFilm
1924The Garden of WeedsDorothy DelbridgeFilm
1924The Fast SetMargaret SonesFilm
1924The StrangerPeggy BowlinFilm
1924Ramshackle HousePen BroomeFilm
1924The FemaleDallaFilm
1924MiamiJoan BruceFilm
1923Woman to WomanLouise Boucher / DeloryseFilm
1923HollywoodBetty CompsonFilm
1923The Woman with Four FacesElizabeth WestFilm
1923The Rustle of SilkLala De BreezeFilm
1923The White FlowerKonia MarkhamFilm
1923The Royal OakLady Mildred CholmondeleyFilm
1922A Trip to ParamountownSelfFilm
1922The Bonded WomanAngela GaskellFilm
1922Over the BorderJen GalbraithFilm
1922The Green TemptationGenelle / Coralyn / Joan ParkerFilm
1922To Have and to HoldLady Jocelyn LeighFilm
1922Kick InMolly BrandonFilm
1922Law and the WomanMargaret RolfeFilm
1922Always the WomanCelia Thaxter / Queen Neco TokrisFilm
1921The Little MinisterLady BabbieFilm
1921For Those We LoveBernice ArnoldFilm
1921Prisoners of LoveBlanche DavisFilm
1921Ladies Must LiveChristine BleekerFilm
1921At the End of the WorldCherry O'DayFilm
1919The Miracle ManRoseFilm
1919The Devil's TrailRoseFilm
1919The Light of VictoryJane RavensleeFilm
1919The Terror of the RangeThelma GrantFilm
1918The SheriffSchool TeacherFilm
1918Border RaidersRose HardyFilm
1917Hubby's Night OutWifeyFilm
1917Crazy by ProxyFilm
1917As Luck Would Have ItFilm
1917Out for the CoinFilm
1916The Making Over of MotherMrs. NewlywedFilm
1916That Doggone BabyWifie ParkerFilm
1916Inoculating HubbyFilm
Production (1)
1922Always the WomanProducerFilm
Writing (2)
1921For Those We LoveWriterFilm
1921Prisoners of LoveWriterFilm