Betty Compson

Betty Compson

🎂 17th March 1897 (128 yrs) 📍 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.

Betty Compson

🎬 Movies Featuring Betty Compson

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)

as Herself (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

as Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble (1948)

as Martha Blake
Second Chance

Second Chance (1947)

as Mrs. Davenport
Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)

as Selena Webster
Her Adventurous Night

Her Adventurous Night (1946)

as Miss Spencer
Danger! Women at Work

Danger! Women at Work (1943)

as Madame Sappho
Confessions of a Vice Baron

Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)

as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escort Girl

Escort Girl (1941)

as Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost (1941)

as Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press (1941)

as Mrs. Thelma Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

as Gertie
Laughing at Danger

Laughing at Danger (1940)

as Mrs. Van Horn
Mad Youth

Mad Youth (1940)

as Lucy Morgan
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo (1940)

as Suzanne (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess (1940)

as Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas

Cowboys from Texas (1939)

as Belle Starkey
News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night (1939)

as Kitty Truman
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial (1939)

as Soubrette (uncredited)
Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top (1938)

as Marie
Religious Racketeers

Religious Racketeers (1938)

as Ada Bernard
Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)

as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat (1938)

as Eleanor Sparks
Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice (1938)

as Kate
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

as Loretta
Port of Missing Girls

Port of Missing Girls (1938)

as Chicago
Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work (1938)

as Blanche Revelle
Federal Bullets

Federal Bullets (1937)

as Sue, Gang Moll
God's Country and the Man

God's Country and the Man (1937)

as Roxey Moore
Circus Girl

Circus Girl (1937)

as Carlotta
Two Minutes to Play

Two Minutes to Play (1936)

as 'Fluff' Harding
Killer at Large

Killer at Large (1936)

as Kate
Bulldog Edition

Bulldog Edition (1936)

as Billie Blake
Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

as Betty
The Drag-Net

The Drag-Net (1936)

as Mollie Cole
The Millionaire Kid

The Millionaire Kid (1936)

as Gloria Neville
Laughing Irish Eyes

Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)

as Molly
August Week End

August Week End (1936)

as Ethel Ames
False Pretenses

False Pretenses (1935)

as Clarissa Stanhope
No Sleep on the Deep

No Sleep on the Deep (1934)

as Mrs. Eldridge
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice (1933)

as Millie Sprague
Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown (1933)

as Ruby Smith
West of Singapore

West of Singapore (1933)

as Lou
Guilty or Not Guilty

Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)

as Maizie
The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining (1932)

as Kate Flynn
No Image

Hollywood Halfbacks (1931)

The Gay Diplomat

The Gay Diplomat (1931)

as Baroness Corri
The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as (archive footage)
Three Who Loved

Three Who Loved (1931)

as Helga Larson Hanson
Virtuous Husband

Virtuous Husband (1931)

as Inez Wakefield
The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses (1931)

as June
The Boudoir Diplomat

The Boudoir Diplomat (1930)

as Helene
No Image

She Got What She Wanted (1930)

The Spoilers

The Spoilers (1930)

as Cherry Malotte
Inside the Lines

Inside the Lines (1930)

as Jane Gershon
Midnight Mystery

Midnight Mystery (1930)

as Sally Wayne
The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway (1930)

as Connie Colton
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance (1930)

as Kitty
Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape (1930)

as Stella
The Case of Sergeant Grischa

The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)

as Babka
Blaze o' Glory

Blaze o' Glory (1929)

as Helen Williams
The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows (1929)

as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman (1929)

as Deloryce / Lola
The Great Gabbo

The Great Gabbo (1929)

as Mary
Skin Deep

Skin Deep (1929)

as Sadie Rogers
Street Girl

Street Girl (1929)

as Frederika Joyzelle
On With the Show!

On With the Show! (1929)

as Nita
The Time, the Place and the Girl

The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)

as Doris Ward
Weary River

Weary River (1929)

as Alice Gray
The Barker

The Barker (1928)

as Carrie
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York (1928)

as Mae
Court Martial

Court Martial (1928)

as Belle Starr
The Masked Angel

The Masked Angel (1928)

as Betty
The Desert Bride

The Desert Bride (1928)

as Diane Duval
The Big City

The Big City (1928)

as Helen
Scarlet Seas

Scarlet Seas (1928)

as Rose
Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters (1927)

as Nan Carey
Love Me and the World Is Mine

Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927)

as Mitzel
Say It with Diamonds

Say It with Diamonds (1927)

as Betty Howard
The Belle of Broadway

The Belle of Broadway (1926)

as Marie Duval / The Young Adele
The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy (1926)

as Hula Kate
The Palace of Pleasure

The Palace of Pleasure (1926)

as Lola Montez
Counsel for the Defense

Counsel for the Defense (1925)

as Katherine West
The Pony Express

The Pony Express (1925)

as Molly Jones
Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise (1925)

as Molly
Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback (1925)

as Princess in Pantomime
Eve's Secret

Eve's Secret (1925)

as Eve
New Lives for Old

New Lives for Old (1925)

as Olympe
Locked Doors

Locked Doors (1925)

as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
The Garden of Weeds

The Garden of Weeds (1924)

as Dorothy Delbridge
The Fast Set

The Fast Set (1924)

as Margaret Sones
Ramshackle House

Ramshackle House (1924)

as Pen Broome
The Female

The Female (1924)

as Dalla
The Enemy Sex

The Enemy Sex (1924)

as Dodo Baxter
The White Shadow

The White Shadow (1924)

as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
Miami

Miami (1924)

as Joan Bruce
The Stranger

The Stranger (1924)

as Peggy Bowlin
No Image

The Royal Oak (1923)

as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

as Betty Compson
The Woman with Four Faces

The Woman with Four Faces (1923)

as Elizabeth West
The Rustle of Silk

The Rustle of Silk (1923)

as Lala De Breeze
The White Flower

The White Flower (1923)

as Konia Markham
Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman (1923)

as Louise Boucher / Deloryse
Kick In

Kick In (1922)

as Molly Brandon
To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold (1922)

as Lady Jocelyn Leigh
The Bonded Woman

The Bonded Woman (1922)

as Angela Gaskell
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown (1922)

as Self
Always the Woman

Always the Woman (1922)

as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
Over the Border

Over the Border (1922)

as Jen Galbraith
The Green Temptation

The Green Temptation (1922)

as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
Law and the Woman

Law and the Woman (1922)

as Margaret Rolfe
The Little Minister

The Little Minister (1921)

as Lady Babbie
Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live (1921)

as Christine Bleeker
For Those We Love

For Those We Love (1921)

as Bernice Arnold
At the End of the World

At the End of the World (1921)

as Cherry O'Day
Prisoners of Love

Prisoners of Love (1921)

as Blanche Davis
The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man (1919)

as Rose
The Devil's Trail

The Devil's Trail (1919)

as Rose
The Light of Victory

The Light of Victory (1919)

as Jane Ravenslee
The Terror of the Range

The Terror of the Range (1919)

as Thelma Grant
The Sheriff

The Sheriff (1918)

as School Teacher
Border Raiders

Border Raiders (1918)

as Rose Hardy
Crazy by Proxy

Crazy by Proxy (1917)

No Image

As Luck Would Have It (1917)

Hubby's Night Out

Hubby's Night Out (1917)

as Wifey
No Image

That Doggone Baby (1916)

as Wifie Parker
The Making Over of Mother

The Making Over of Mother (1916)

as Mrs. Newlywed
No Image

Inoculating Hubby (1916)