Betty Compson
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1897-03-17
- Died
- 1974-04-18
- Place of birth
- Beaver, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- Eleanor Luicime Compson · ベティ・カンプソン
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
Movies (131)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Gertie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Betty
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Loretta
Strange Cargo
1940
as Suzanne (uncredited)
The Docks of New York
1928
as Mae
Destination Unknown
1933
as Ruby Smith
Roar of the Press
1941
as Mrs. Thelma Tate
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Herself (archive footage)
The Beloved Brat
1938
as Eleanor Sparks
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Soubrette (uncredited)
Hollywood
1923
as Betty Compson
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Mrs. Kessler
The Great Gabbo
1929
as Mary
Cafe Hostess
1940
as Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas
1939
as Belle Starkey
Border Raiders
1918
as Rose Hardy
Midnight Mystery
1930
as Sally Wayne
The Spoilers
1930
as Cherry Malotte
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
The Rustle of Silk
1923
as Lala De Breeze
Street Girl
1929
as Frederika Joyzelle
Bulldog Edition
1936
as Billie Blake
Escort Girl
1941
as Ruth Ashley
For Those We Love
1921
as Bernice Arnold
Port of Missing Girls
1938
as Chicago
Kick In
1922
as Molly Brandon
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
Love Me and the World Is Mine
1927
as Mitzel
Weary River
1929
as Alice Gray
Laughing at Danger
1940
as Mrs. Van Horn
The Big City
1928
as Helen
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
as Doris Ward
Skin Deep
1929
as Sadie Rogers
On With the Show!
1929
as Nita
Court Martial
1928
as Belle Starr
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Selena Webster
The Desert Bride
1928
as Diane Duval
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
The Barker
1928
as Carrie
Scarlet Seas
1928
as Rose
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Molly
Life's Mockery
1928
as Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
Beggar on Horseback
1925
as Princess in Pantomime
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943
as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two Gun Justice
1938
as Kate
News Is Made at Night
1939
as Kitty Truman
The Green Temptation
1922
as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
False Pretenses
1935
as Clarissa Stanhope
The White Flower
1923
as Konia Markham
Two Minutes to Play
1936
as 'Fluff' Harding
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
Second Chance
1947
as Mrs. Davenport
Under the Big Top
1938
as Marie
Federal Bullets
1937
as Sue, Gang Moll
Inside the Lines
1930
as Jane Gershon
Virtuous Husband
1931
as Inez Wakefield
Woman to Woman
1923
as Louise Boucher / Deloryse
West of Singapore
1933
as Lou
Locked Doors
1925
as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
Danger! Women at Work
1943
as Madame Sappho
Blondes at Work
1938
as Blanche Revelle
Over the Border
1922
as Jen Galbraith
The White Shadow
1924
as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Martha Blake
August Week End
1936
as Ethel Ames
The Belle of Broadway
1926
as Marie Duval / The Young Adele
Law and the Woman
1922
as Margaret Rolfe
The Lady Refuses
1931
as June
To Have and to Hold
1922
as Lady Jocelyn Leigh
Those Who Dance
1930
as Kitty
God's Country and the Man
1937
as Roxey Moore
Always the Woman
1922
as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
Ladies Must Live
1921
as Christine Bleeker
She Got What She Wanted
1930
Woman to Woman
1929
as Deloryce / Lola
Notorious But Nice
1933
as Millie Sprague
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
as Maizie
Isle of Escape
1930
as Stella
The Sheriff
1918
as School Teacher
Paths to Paradise
1925
as Molly
Mad Youth
1940
as Lucy Morgan
The Palace of Pleasure
1926
as Lola Montez
The Light of Victory
1919
as Jane Ravenslee
The Stranger
1924
as Peggy Bowlin
The Garden of Weeds
1924
as Dorothy Delbridge
At the End of the World
1921
as Cherry O'Day
The Wise Guy
1926
as Hula Kate
Killer at Large
1936
as Kate
The Miracle Man
1919
as Rose
Counsel for the Defense
1925
as Katherine West
The Woman with Four Faces
1923
as Elizabeth West
The Silver Lining
1932
as Kate Flynn
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
as Babka
Eve's Secret
1925
as Eve
Religious Racketeers
1938
as Ada Bernard
The Gay Diplomat
1931
as Baroness Corri
The Female
1924
as Dalla
Prisoners of Love
1921
as Blanche Davis
Her Adventurous Night
1946
as Miss Spencer
The Enemy Sex
1924
as Dodo Baxter
The Devil's Trail
1919
as Rose
Miami
1924
as Joan Bruce
The Millionaire Kid
1936
as Gloria Neville
No Sleep on the Deep
1934
as Mrs. Eldridge
New Lives for Old
1925
as Olympe
Circus Girl
1937
as Carlotta
The Czar of Broadway
1930
as Connie Colton
The Terror of the Range
1919
as Thelma Grant
Ramshackle House
1924
as Pen Broome
The Little Minister
1921
as Lady Babbie
The Bonded Woman
1922
as Angela Gaskell
The Royal Oak
1923
as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
The Drag Net
1936
as Mollie Cole
The Boudoir Diplomat
1930
as Helene
The Pony Express
1925
as Molly Jones
Blaze o' Glory
1929
as Helen Williams
Three Who Loved
1931
as Helga Larson Hanson
About Betty Compson
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. With 131 credits spanning from 1916 to 2011, Betty Compson has appeared in 131 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Betty Compson Movies
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) — as Gertie
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — as Betty
- A Slight Case of Murder (1938) — as Loretta
- Strange Cargo (1940) — as Suzanne (uncredited)
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