Person
Betty Compson
Acting · 1897–1974 · 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
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gertie
Skin Deep
Sadie Rogers
Midnight Mystery
Sally Wayne
Here Comes Trouble
Martha Blake
Scarlet Seas
Rose
Religious Racketeers
Ada Bernard
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Virtuous Husband
Inez Wakefield
False Pretenses
Clarissa Stanhope
Strange Cargo
Suzanne (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHerself (archive footage)
- 1991Halloween Monster BashMrs. Kessler (archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
- 1948Here Comes TroubleMartha Blake
- 1947Second ChanceMrs. Davenport
- 1947Hard Boiled MahoneySelena Webster
- 1946Her Adventurous NightMiss Spencer
- 1943Danger! Women at WorkMadame Sappho
- 1943Confessions of a Vice BaronMrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941Escort GirlRuth Ashley
- 1941Invisible GhostMrs. Kessler
- 1941Roar of the PressMrs. Thelma Tate
- 1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithGertie
- 1940Laughing at DangerMrs. Van Horn
- 1940Mad YouthLucy Morgan
- 1940Strange CargoSuzanne (uncredited)
- 1940Cafe HostessCafe Hostess
- 1939Cowboys from TexasBelle Starkey
- 1939News Is Made at NightKitty Truman
- 1939Hotel ImperialSoubrette (uncredited)
- 1938Under the Big TopMarie
- 1938Religious RacketeersAda Bernard
- 1938Torchy Blane in PanamaKitty, Gomez's Moll
- 1938The Beloved BratEleanor Sparks
- 1938Two Gun JusticeKate
- 1938A Slight Case of MurderLoretta
- 1938Port of Missing GirlsChicago
- 1938Blondes at WorkBlanche Revelle
- 1937Federal BulletsSue, Gang Moll
- 1937God's Country and the ManRoxey Moore
- 1937Circus GirlCarlotta
- 1936Two Minutes to Play'Fluff' Harding
- 1936Killer at LargeKate
- 1936Bulldog EditionBillie Blake
- 1936Hollywood BoulevardBetty
- 1936The Drag NetMollie Cole
- 1936The Millionaire KidGloria Neville
- 1936Laughing Irish EyesMolly
- 1936August Week EndEthel Ames
- 1935False PretensesClarissa Stanhope
- 1934No Sleep on the DeepMrs. Eldridge
- 1933Notorious But NiceMillie Sprague
- 1933Destination UnknownRuby Smith
- 1933West of SingaporeLou
- 1932Guilty or Not GuiltyMaizie
- 1932The Silver LiningKate Flynn
- 1931Hollywood Halfbacks
- 1931The Gay DiplomatBaroness Corri
- 1931The House That Shadows Built(archive footage)
- 1931Three Who LovedHelga Larson Hanson
- 1931Virtuous HusbandInez Wakefield
- 1931The Lady RefusesJune
- 1930The Boudoir DiplomatHelene
- 1930She Got What She Wanted
- 1930The SpoilersCherry Malotte
- 1930Inside the LinesJane Gershon
- 1930Midnight MysterySally Wayne
- 1930The Czar of BroadwayConnie Colton
- 1930Those Who DanceKitty
- 1930Isle of EscapeStella
- 1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaBabka
- 1929Blaze o' GloryHelen Williams
- 1929The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
- 1929Woman to WomanDeloryce / Lola
- 1929The Great GabboMary
- 1929Skin DeepSadie Rogers
- 1929Street GirlFrederika Joyzelle
- 1929On With the Show!Nita
- 1929The Time, the Place and the GirlDoris Ward
- 1929Weary RiverAlice Gray
- 1928The BarkerCarrie
- 1928The Docks of New YorkMae
- 1928Court MartialBelle Starr
- 1928Life's MockeryKit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
- 1928The Masked AngelBetty
- 1928The Desert BrideDiane Duval
- 1928The Big CityHelen
- 1928Scarlet SeasRose
- 1927Cheating CheatersNan Carey
- 1927Temptations of a Shop GirlRuth Harrington
- 1927Love Me and the World Is MineMitzel
- 1927Say It with DiamondsBetty Howard
- 1926The Belle of BroadwayMarie Duval / The Young Adele
- 1926The Wise GuyHula Kate
- 1926The Palace of PleasureLola Montez
- 1925Counsel for the DefenseKatherine West
- 1925The Pony ExpressMolly Jones
- 1925Paths to ParadiseMolly
- 1925Beggar on HorsebackPrincess in Pantomime
- 1925Eve's SecretEve
- 1925New Lives for OldOlympe
- 1925Locked DoorsMrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
- 1924The Garden of WeedsDorothy Delbridge
- 1924The Fast SetMargaret Sones
- 1924Ramshackle HousePen Broome
- 1924The FemaleDalla
- 1924The Enemy SexDodo Baxter
- 1924The White ShadowNancy Brent / Georgina Brent
- 1924MiamiJoan Bruce
- 1924The StrangerPeggy Bowlin
- 1923The Royal OakLady Mildred Cholmondeley
- 1923HollywoodBetty Compson
- 1923The Woman with Four FacesElizabeth West
- 1923The Rustle of SilkLala De Breeze
- 1923The White FlowerKonia Markham
- 1923Woman to WomanLouise Boucher / Deloryse
- 1922Kick InMolly Brandon
- 1922To Have and to HoldLady Jocelyn Leigh
- 1922The Bonded WomanAngela Gaskell
- 1922A Trip to ParamountownSelf
- 1922Always the WomanCelia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
- 1922Over the BorderJen Galbraith
- 1922The Green TemptationGenelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
- 1922Law and the WomanMargaret Rolfe
- 1921The Little MinisterLady Babbie
- 1921Ladies Must LiveChristine Bleeker
- 1921For Those We LoveBernice Arnold
- 1921At the End of the WorldCherry O'Day
- 1921Prisoners of LoveBlanche Davis
- 1919The Miracle ManRose
- 1919The Devil's TrailRose
- 1919The Light of VictoryJane Ravenslee
- 1919The Terror of the RangeThelma Grant
- 1918The SheriffSchool Teacher
- 1918Border RaidersRose Hardy
- 1917Crazy by Proxy
- 1917As Luck Would Have It
- 1917Hubby's Night OutWifey
- 1916That Doggone BabyWifie Parker
- 1916The Making Over of MotherMrs. Newlywed
- 1916Inoculating Hubby
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