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)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Betty
Destination Unknown
1933
as Ruby Smith
Border Raiders
1918
as Rose Hardy
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Gertie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Court Martial
1928
as Belle Starr
The Stranger
1924
as Peggy Bowlin
Strange Cargo
1940
as Suzanne (uncredited)
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Roar of the Press
1941
as Mrs. Thelma Tate
The Docks of New York
1928
as Mae
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
The Spoilers
1930
as Cherry Malotte
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Loretta
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Herself (archive footage)
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Soubrette (uncredited)
To Have and to Hold
1922
as Lady Jocelyn Leigh
Hollywood
1923
as Betty Compson
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Mrs. Kessler
West of Singapore
1933
as Lou
Mad Youth
1940
as Lucy Morgan
Love Me and the World Is Mine
1927
as Mitzel
The Wise Guy
1926
as Hula Kate
Cafe Hostess
1940
as Cafe Hostess
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
News Is Made at Night
1939
as Kitty Truman
Virtuous Husband
1931
as Inez Wakefield
The Palace of Pleasure
1926
as Lola Montez
Escort Girl
1941
as Ruth Ashley
The Beloved Brat
1938
as Eleanor Sparks
Cowboys from Texas
1939
as Belle Starkey
On With the Show!
1929
as Nita
The Rustle of Silk
1923
as Lala De Breeze
Two Minutes to Play
1936
as 'Fluff' Harding
The Devil's Trail
1919
as Rose
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
as Maizie
Street Girl
1929
as Frederika Joyzelle
Bulldog Edition
1936
as Billie Blake
Midnight Mystery
1930
as Sally Wayne
Two Gun Justice
1938
as Kate
Second Chance
1947
as Mrs. Davenport
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
as Doris Ward
False Pretenses
1935
as Clarissa Stanhope
The Great Gabbo
1929
as Mary
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Martha Blake
Circus Girl
1937
as Carlotta
Notorious But Nice
1933
as Millie Sprague
Weary River
1929
as Alice Gray
Blaze o' Glory
1929
as Helen Williams
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Selena Webster
The Barker
1928
as Carrie
Port of Missing Girls
1938
as Chicago
The Desert Bride
1928
as Diane Duval
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Molly
Blondes at Work
1938
as Blanche Revelle
Kick In
1922
as Molly Brandon
Skin Deep
1929
as Sadie Rogers
The Light of Victory
1919
as Jane Ravenslee
The Big City
1928
as Helen
For Those We Love
1921
as Bernice Arnold
Under the Big Top
1938
as Marie
Those Who Dance
1930
as Kitty
The Lady Refuses
1931
as June
August Week End
1936
as Ethel Ames
Woman to Woman
1929
as Deloryce / Lola
Locked Doors
1925
as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
Beggar on Horseback
1925
as Princess in Pantomime
Scarlet Seas
1928
as Rose
Woman to Woman
1923
as Louise Boucher / Deloryse
Law and the Woman
1922
as Margaret Rolfe
Laughing at Danger
1940
as Mrs. Van Horn
The Belle of Broadway
1926
as Marie Duval / The Young Adele
Life's Mockery
1928
as Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
The Millionaire Kid
1936
as Gloria Neville
Prisoners of Love
1921
as Blanche Davis
The Enemy Sex
1924
as Dodo Baxter
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
Federal Bullets
1937
as Sue, Gang Moll
The Sheriff
1918
as School Teacher
Danger! Women at Work
1943
as Madame Sappho
Religious Racketeers
1938
as Ada Bernard
Killer at Large
1936
as Kate
Ladies Must Live
1921
as Christine Bleeker
The Garden of Weeds
1924
as Dorothy Delbridge
The Drag Net
1936
as Mollie Cole
The Green Temptation
1922
as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
The White Flower
1923
as Konia Markham
The Fast Set
1924
as Margaret Sones
Paths to Paradise
1925
as Molly
The Miracle Man
1919
as Rose
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
as Babka
The Royal Oak
1923
as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
The White Shadow
1924
as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
Isle of Escape
1930
as Stella
God's Country and the Man
1937
as Roxey Moore
The Silver Lining
1932
as Kate Flynn
The Female
1924
as Dalla
The Gay Diplomat
1931
as Baroness Corri
The Czar of Broadway
1930
as Connie Colton
She Got What She Wanted
1930
Over the Border
1922
as Jen Galbraith
Counsel for the Defense
1925
as Katherine West
Miami
1924
as Joan Bruce
The Bonded Woman
1922
as Angela Gaskell
Always the Woman
1922
as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
Inside the Lines
1930
as Jane Gershon
At the End of the World
1921
as Cherry O'Day
Eve's Secret
1925
as Eve
Ramshackle House
1924
as Pen Broome
Cheating Cheaters
1927
as Nan Carey
The Boudoir Diplomat
1930
as Helene
Hubby's Night Out
1917
as Wifey
No Sleep on the Deep
1934
as Mrs. Eldridge
The Masked Angel
1928
as Betty
Say It with Diamonds
1927
as Betty Howard
The Woman with Four Faces
1923
as Elizabeth West
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943
as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Pony Express
1925
as Molly Jones
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
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — as Betty
- Destination Unknown (1933) — as Ruby Smith
- Border Raiders (1918) — as Rose Hardy
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) — as Gertie
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
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