6.3Acting
Betty Compson
- Born
- 1897-03-17
- Died
- 1974-04-18
- Birthplace
- Beaver, Utah, USA
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
132 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 · Movie
Herself (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Movie
Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Trouble
1948 · Movie
Martha Blake
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947 · Movie
Selena Webster
Second Chance
1947 · Movie
Mrs. Davenport
Her Adventurous Night
1946 · Movie
Miss Spencer
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943 · Movie
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Danger! Women at Work
1943 · Movie
Madame Sappho
Escort Girl
1941 · Movie
Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost
1941 · Movie
Mrs. Kessler
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941 · Movie
Gertie
Roar of the Press
1941 · Movie
Mrs. Thelma Tate
Cafe Hostess
1940 · Movie
Cafe Hostess
Laughing at Danger
1940 · Movie
Mrs. Van Horn
Mad Youth
1940 · Movie
Lucy Morgan
Strange Cargo
1940 · Movie
Suzanne (uncredited)
Cowboys from Texas
1939 · Movie
Belle Starkey
Hotel Imperial
1939 · Movie
Soubrette (uncredited)
News Is Made at Night
1939 · Movie
Kitty Truman
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Movie
Loretta
Blondes at Work
1938 · Movie
Blanche Revelle
Port of Missing Girls
1938 · Movie
Chicago
Religious Racketeers
1938 · Movie
Ada Bernard
The Beloved Brat
1938 · Movie
Eleanor Sparks
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938 · Movie
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
Two Gun Justice
1938 · Movie
Kate
Under the Big Top
1938 · Movie
Marie
Circus Girl
1937 · Movie
Carlotta
Federal Bullets
1937 · Movie
Sue, Gang Moll
God's Country and the Man
1937 · Movie
Roxey Moore
August Week End
1936 · Movie
Ethel Ames
Bulldog Edition
1936 · Movie
Billie Blake
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 · Movie
Betty
Killer at Large
1936 · Movie
Kate
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936 · Movie
Molly
The Drag Net
1936 · Movie
Mollie Cole
The Millionaire Kid
1936 · Movie
Gloria Neville
Two Minutes to Play
1936 · Movie
'Fluff' Harding
False Pretenses
1935 · Movie
Clarissa Stanhope
No Sleep on the Deep
1934 · Movie
Mrs. Eldridge
Destination Unknown
1933 · Movie
Ruby Smith
Notorious But Nice
1933 · Movie
Millie Sprague
West of Singapore
1933 · Movie
Lou
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932 · Movie
Maizie
The Silver Lining
1932 · Movie
Kate Flynn
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931 · Movie
Cast
The Gay Diplomat
1931 · Movie
Baroness Corri
The House That Shadows Built
1931 · Movie
(archive footage)
The Lady Refuses
1931 · Movie
June
Three Who Loved
1931 · Movie
Helga Larson Hanson
Virtuous Husband
1931 · Movie
Inez Wakefield
Inside the Lines
1930 · Movie
Jane Gershon
Isle of Escape
1930 · Movie
Stella
Midnight Mystery
1930 · Movie
Sally Wayne
She Got What She Wanted
1930 · Movie
Cast
The Boudoir Diplomat
1930 · Movie
Helene
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930 · Movie
Babka
The Czar of Broadway
1930 · Movie
Connie Colton
The Spoilers
1930 · Movie
Cherry Malotte
Those Who Dance
1930 · Movie
Kitty
Blaze o' Glory
1929 · Movie
Helen Williams
On With the Show!
1929 · Movie
Nita
Skin Deep
1929 · Movie
Sadie Rogers
Street Girl
1929 · Movie
Frederika Joyzelle
The Great Gabbo
1929 · Movie
Mary
The Show of Shows
1929 · Movie
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929 · Movie
Doris Ward
Weary River
1929 · Movie
Alice Gray
Woman to Woman
1929 · Movie
Deloryce / Lola
Court Martial
1928 · Movie
Belle Starr
Life's Mockery
1928 · Movie
Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
Scarlet Seas
1928 · Movie
Rose
The Barker
1928 · Movie
Carrie
The Big City
1928 · Movie
Helen
The Desert Bride
1928 · Movie
Diane Duval
The Docks of New York
1928 · Movie
Mae
The Masked Angel
1928 · Movie
Betty
Cheating Cheaters
1927 · Movie
Nan Carey
Love Me and the World Is Mine
1927 · Movie
Mitzel
Say It with Diamonds
1927 · Movie
Betty Howard
Temptations of a Shop Girl
1927 · Movie
Ruth Harrington
The Belle of Broadway
1926 · Movie
Marie Duval / The Young Adele
The Palace of Pleasure
1926 · Movie
Lola Montez
The Wise Guy
1926 · Movie
Hula Kate
Beggar on Horseback
1925 · Movie
Princess in Pantomime
Counsel for the Defense
1925 · Movie
Katherine West
Eve's Secret
1925 · Movie
Eve
Locked Doors
1925 · Movie
Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
New Lives for Old
1925 · Movie
Olympe
Paths to Paradise
1925 · Movie
Molly
The Pony Express
1925 · Movie
Molly Jones
Miami
1924 · Movie
Joan Bruce
Ramshackle House
1924 · Movie
Pen Broome
The Enemy Sex
1924 · Movie
Dodo Baxter
The Fast Set
1924 · Movie
Margaret Sones
The Female
1924 · Movie
Dalla
The Garden of Weeds
1924 · Movie
Dorothy Delbridge
The Stranger
1924 · Movie
Peggy Bowlin
The White Shadow
1924 · Movie
Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
Hollywood
1923 · Movie
Betty Compson
The Royal Oak
1923 · Movie
Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
The Rustle of Silk
1923 · Movie
Lala De Breeze
The White Flower
1923 · Movie
Konia Markham
The Woman with Four Faces
1923 · Movie
Elizabeth West
Woman to Woman
1923 · Movie
Louise Boucher / Deloryse
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 · Movie
Self
Always the Woman
1922 · Movie
Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris · Producer
Kick In
1922 · Movie
Molly Brandon
Law and the Woman
1922 · Movie
Margaret Rolfe
Over the Border
1922 · Movie
Jen Galbraith
The Bonded Woman
1922 · Movie
Angela Gaskell
The Green Temptation
1922 · Movie
Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
To Have and to Hold
1922 · Movie
Lady Jocelyn Leigh
At the End of the World
1921 · Movie
Cherry O'Day
For Those We Love
1921 · Movie
Bernice Arnold · Writer
Ladies Must Live
1921 · Movie
Christine Bleeker
Prisoners of Love
1921 · Movie
Blanche Davis · Writer
The Little Minister
1921 · Movie
Lady Babbie
The Devil's Trail
1919 · Movie
Rose
The Light of Victory
1919 · Movie
Jane Ravenslee
The Miracle Man
1919 · Movie
Rose
The Terror of the Range
1919 · Movie
Thelma Grant
Border Raiders
1918 · Movie
Rose Hardy
The Sheriff
1918 · Movie
School Teacher
As Luck Would Have It
1917 · Movie
Cast
Crazy by Proxy
1917 · Movie
Cast
Hubby's Night Out
1917 · Movie
Wifey
Out for the Coin
1917 · Movie
Cast
Inoculating Hubby
1916 · Movie
Cast
That Doggone Baby
1916 · Movie
Wifie Parker
The Making Over of Mother
1916 · Movie
Mrs. Newlywed