Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 17, 1897
Died
Apr 18, 1974
Place of Birth
Beaver, Utah, USA
Credits
132 titles
Betty Compson
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
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Herself (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Trouble
Martha Blake
Second Chance
Mrs. Davenport
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Selena Webster
Her Adventurous Night
Miss Spencer
Danger! Women at Work
Madame Sappho
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escort Girl
Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost
Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press
Mrs. Thelma Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gertie
Laughing at Danger
Mrs. Van Horn
Mad Youth
Lucy Morgan
Strange Cargo
Suzanne (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas
Belle Starkey
News Is Made at Night
Kitty Truman
Hotel Imperial
Soubrette (uncredited)
Under the Big Top
Marie
Religious Racketeers
Ada Bernard
Torchy Blane in Panama
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
The Beloved Brat
Eleanor Sparks
Two Gun Justice
Kate
A Slight Case of Murder
Loretta
Port of Missing Girls
Chicago
Blondes at Work
Blanche Revelle
Federal Bullets
Sue, Gang Moll
God's Country and the Man
Roxey Moore
Circus Girl
Carlotta
Two Minutes to Play
'Fluff' Harding
Killer at Large
Kate
Bulldog Edition
Billie Blake
Hollywood Boulevard
Betty
The Drag Net
Mollie Cole
The Millionaire Kid
Gloria Neville
Laughing Irish Eyes
Molly
August Week End
Ethel Ames
False Pretenses
Clarissa Stanhope
No Sleep on the Deep
Mrs. Eldridge
Notorious But Nice
Millie Sprague
Destination Unknown
Ruby Smith
West of Singapore
Lou
Guilty or Not Guilty
Maizie
The Silver Lining
Kate Flynn
Hollywood Halfbacks
The Gay Diplomat
Baroness Corri
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
Three Who Loved
Helga Larson Hanson