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Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Acting

Born: March 17, 1897Beaver, Utah, USA

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
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Herself (archive footage)

2011
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975
Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

Martha Blake

1948
Second Chance

Second Chance

Mrs. Davenport

1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney

Selena Webster

1947
Her Adventurous Night

Her Adventurous Night

Miss Spencer

1946
Danger! Women at Work

Danger! Women at Work

Madame Sappho

1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron

Confessions of a Vice Baron

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

1943
Escort Girl

Escort Girl

Ruth Ashley

1941
Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

Mrs. Kessler

1941
Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press

Mrs. Thelma Tate

1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Gertie

1941
Laughing at Danger

Laughing at Danger

Mrs. Van Horn

1940
Mad Youth

Mad Youth

Lucy Morgan

1940
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

Suzanne (uncredited)

1940
Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940
Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas

Belle Starkey

1939
News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

Kitty Truman

1939
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial

Soubrette (uncredited)

1939
Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

Marie

1938
Religious Racketeers

Religious Racketeers

Ada Bernard

1938
Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama

Kitty, Gomez's Moll

1938
The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat

Eleanor Sparks

1938
Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice

Kate

1938
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

Loretta

1938
Port of Missing Girls

Port of Missing Girls

Chicago

1938
Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work

Blanche Revelle

1938
Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets

Sue, Gang Moll

1937
God's Country and the Man

God's Country and the Man

Roxey Moore

1937
Circus Girl

Circus Girl

Carlotta

1937
Two Minutes to Play

Two Minutes to Play

'Fluff' Harding

1936
Killer at Large

Killer at Large

Kate

1936
Bulldog Edition

Bulldog Edition

Billie Blake

1936
Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

Betty

1936
The Drag Net

The Drag Net

Mollie Cole

1936
The Millionaire Kid

The Millionaire Kid

Gloria Neville

1936
Laughing Irish Eyes

Laughing Irish Eyes

Molly

1936
August Week End

August Week End

Ethel Ames

1936
False Pretenses

False Pretenses

Clarissa Stanhope

1935
No Sleep on the Deep

No Sleep on the Deep

Mrs. Eldridge

1934
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

Millie Sprague

1933
Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown

Ruby Smith

1933
West of Singapore

West of Singapore

Lou

1933
Guilty or Not Guilty

Guilty or Not Guilty

Maizie

1932
The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining

Kate Flynn

1932

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931
The Gay Diplomat

The Gay Diplomat

Baroness Corri

1931
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

(archive footage)

1931
Three Who Loved

Three Who Loved

Helga Larson Hanson

1931
Virtuous Husband

Virtuous Husband

Inez Wakefield

1931
The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses

June

1931
The Boudoir Diplomat

The Boudoir Diplomat

Helene

1930

She Got What She Wanted

1930
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

Cherry Malotte

1930
Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines

Jane Gershon

1930
Midnight Mystery

Midnight Mystery

Sally Wayne

1930
The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway

Connie Colton

1930
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

Kitty

1930
Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape

Stella

1930
The Case of Sergeant Grischa

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

Babka

1930
Blaze o' Glory

Blaze o' Glory

Helen Williams

1929
The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

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

1929
Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

Deloryce / Lola

1929
The Great Gabbo

The Great Gabbo

Mary

1929
Skin Deep

Skin Deep

Sadie Rogers

1929
Street Girl

Street Girl

Frederika Joyzelle

1929
On With the Show!

On With the Show!

Nita

1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl

The Time, the Place and the Girl

Doris Ward

1929
Weary River

Weary River

Alice Gray

1929
The Barker

The Barker

Carrie

1928
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

Mae

1928
Court Martial

Court Martial

Belle Starr

1928
The Masked Angel

The Masked Angel

Betty

1928
The Desert Bride

The Desert Bride

Diane Duval

1928
The Big City

The Big City

Helen

1928
Scarlet Seas

Scarlet Seas

Rose

1928
Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

Nan Carey

1927

Temptations of a Shop Girl

Ruth Harrington

1927
Love Me and the World Is Mine

Love Me and the World Is Mine

Mitzel

1927
Say It with Diamonds

Say It with Diamonds

Betty Howard

1927
The Belle of Broadway

The Belle of Broadway

Marie Duval / The Young Adele

1926
The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy

Hula Kate

1926
The Palace of Pleasure

The Palace of Pleasure

Lola Montez

1926
Counsel for the Defense

Counsel for the Defense

Katherine West

1925
The Pony Express

The Pony Express

Molly Jones

1925
Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

Molly

1925
Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback

Princess in Pantomime

1925
Eve's Secret

Eve's Secret

Eve

1925
New Lives for Old

New Lives for Old

Olympe

1925
Locked Doors

Locked Doors

Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter

1925
The Garden of Weeds

The Garden of Weeds

Dorothy Delbridge

1924
The Fast Set

The Fast Set

Margaret Sones

1924
The Female

The Female

Dalla

1924
Ramshackle House

Ramshackle House

Pen Broome

1924
The Enemy Sex

The Enemy Sex

Dodo Baxter

1924
The White Shadow

The White Shadow

Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent

1924
Miami

Miami

Joan Bruce

1924
The Stranger

The Stranger

Peggy Bowlin

1924

The Royal Oak

Lady Mildred Cholmondeley

1923
Hollywood

Hollywood

Betty Compson

1923
The Woman with Four Faces

The Woman with Four Faces

Elizabeth West

1923
The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk

Lala De Breeze

1923
The White Flower

The White Flower

Konia Markham

1923
Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

Louise Boucher / Deloryse

1923
Kick In

Kick In

Molly Brandon

1922
To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

Lady Jocelyn Leigh

1922
The Bonded Woman

The Bonded Woman

Angela Gaskell

1922
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

Self

1922
Always the Woman

Always the Woman

Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris

1922
Over the Border

Over the Border

Jen Galbraith

1922
The Green Temptation

The Green Temptation

Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker

1922
Law and the Woman

Law and the Woman

Margaret Rolfe

1922
The Little Minister

The Little Minister

Lady Babbie

1921
Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live

Christine Bleeker

1921
For Those We Love

For Those We Love

Bernice Arnold

1921
At the End of the World

At the End of the World

Cherry O'Day

1921
Prisoners of Love

Prisoners of Love

Blanche Davis

1921
The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

Rose

1919
The Devil's Trail

The Devil's Trail

Rose

1919
The Light of Victory

The Light of Victory

Jane Ravenslee

1919
The Terror of the Range

The Terror of the Range

Thelma Grant

1919
The Sheriff

The Sheriff

School Teacher

1918
Border Raiders

Border Raiders

Rose Hardy

1918
Crazy by Proxy

Crazy by Proxy

1917

As Luck Would Have It

1917
Hubby's Night Out

Hubby's Night Out

Wifey

1917

That Doggone Baby

Wifie Parker

1916
The Making Over of Mother

The Making Over of Mother

Mrs. Newlywed

1916

Inoculating Hubby

1916