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