Betty Compson
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Mar 17, 1897 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHerself (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Halloween Monster BashMrs. Kessler (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage) | |
| 1948 | Here Comes TroubleMartha Blake | |
| 1947 | Second ChanceMrs. Davenport | |
| 1947 | Hard Boiled MahoneySelena Webster | |
| 1946 | Her Adventurous NightMiss Spencer | |
| 1943 | Danger! Women at WorkMadame Sappho | |
| 1943 | Confessions of a Vice BaronMrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. SmithGertie | |
| 1941 | Escort GirlRuth Ashley | |
| 1941 | Invisible GhostMrs. Kessler | |
| 1941 | Roar of the PressMrs. Thelma Tate | |
| 1940 | Strange CargoSuzanne (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Mad YouthLucy Morgan | |
| 1940 | Laughing at DangerMrs. Van Horn | |
| 1940 | Cafe HostessCafe Hostess | |
| 1939 | Cowboys from TexasBelle Starkey | |
| 1939 | Hotel ImperialSoubrette (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | News Is Made at NightKitty Truman | |
| 1938 | Blondes at WorkBlanche Revelle | |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in PanamaKitty, Gomez's Moll | |
| 1938 | Under the Big TopMarie | |
| 1938 | Religious RacketeersAda Bernard | |
| 1938 | Port of Missing GirlsChicago | |
| 1938 | Two Gun JusticeKate | |
| 1938 | The Beloved BratEleanor Sparks | |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of MurderLoretta | |
| 1937 | Circus GirlCarlotta | |
| 1937 | Federal BulletsSue, Gang Moll | |
| 1937 | God's Country and the ManRoxey Moore | |
| 1936 | Bulldog EditionBillie Blake | |
| 1936 | The Millionaire KidGloria Neville | |
| 1936 | August Week EndEthel Ames | |
| 1936 | The Drag NetMollie Cole | |
| 1936 | Two Minutes to Play'Fluff' Harding | |
| 1936 | Hollywood BoulevardBetty | |
| 1936 | Laughing Irish EyesMolly | |
| 1936 | Killer at LargeKate | |
| 1935 | False PretensesClarissa Stanhope | |
| 1934 | No Sleep on the DeepMrs. Eldridge | |
| 1933 | Destination UnknownRuby Smith | |
| 1933 | Notorious But NiceMillie Sprague | |
| 1933 | West of SingaporeLou | |
| 1932 | Guilty or Not GuiltyMaizie | |
| 1932 | The Silver LiningKate Flynn | |
| 1931 | The Lady RefusesJune | |
| 1931 | The Gay DiplomatBaroness Corri | |
| 1931 | Three Who LovedHelga Larson Hanson | |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built(archive footage) | |
| 1931 | Virtuous HusbandInez Wakefield | |
| 1931 | Hollywood Halfbacks | |
| 1930 | She Got What She Wanted | |
| 1930 | The Case of Sergeant GrischaBabka | |
| 1930 | Inside the LinesJane Gershon | |
| 1930 | The Czar of BroadwayConnie Colton | |
| 1930 | Midnight MysterySally Wayne | |
| 1930 | Those Who DanceKitty | |
| 1930 | The SpoilersCherry Malotte | |
| 1930 | Isle of EscapeStella | |
| 1930 | The Boudoir DiplomatHelene | |
| 1929 | The Time, the Place and the GirlDoris Ward | |
| 1929 | Street GirlFrederika Joyzelle | |
| 1929 | The Great GabboMary | |
| 1929 | On With the Show!Nita | |
| 1929 | Woman to WomanDeloryce / Lola | |
| 1929 | Weary RiverAlice Gray | |
| 1929 | Skin DeepSadie Rogers | |
| 1929 | The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Blaze o' GloryHelen Williams | |
| 1928 | The Docks of New YorkMae | |
| 1928 | The BarkerCarrie | |
| 1928 | Scarlet SeasRose | |
| 1928 | The Big CityHelen | |
| 1928 | The Desert BrideDiane Duval | |
| 1928 | Court MartialBelle Starr | |
| 1928 | The Masked AngelBetty | |
| 1928 | Life's MockeryKit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton | |
| 1927 | Cheating CheatersNan Carey | |
| 1927 | Say It with DiamondsBetty Howard | |
| 1927 | Love Me and the World Is MineMitzel | |
| 1927 | Temptations of a Shop GirlRuth Harrington | |
| 1926 | The Wise GuyHula Kate | |
| 1926 | The Belle of BroadwayMarie Duval / The Young Adele | |
| 1926 | The Palace of PleasureLola Montez | |
| 1925 | Locked DoorsMrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter | |
| 1925 | Paths to ParadiseMolly | |
| 1925 | Beggar on HorsebackPrincess in Pantomime | |
| 1925 | The Pony ExpressMolly Jones | |
| 1925 | Eve's SecretEve | |
| 1925 | New Lives for OldOlympe | |
| 1925 | Counsel for the DefenseKatherine West | |
| 1924 | The Garden of WeedsDorothy Delbridge | |
| 1924 | The White ShadowNancy Brent / Georgina Brent | |
| 1924 | The Fast SetMargaret Sones | |
| 1924 | The Enemy SexDodo Baxter | |
| 1924 | The StrangerPeggy Bowlin | |
| 1924 | Ramshackle HousePen Broome | |
| 1924 | The FemaleDalla | |
| 1924 | MiamiJoan Bruce | |
| 1923 | HollywoodBetty Compson | |
| 1923 | The Woman with Four FacesElizabeth West | |
| 1923 | Woman to WomanLouise Boucher / Deloryse | |
| 1923 | The White FlowerKonia Markham | |
| 1923 | The Rustle of SilkLala De Breeze | |
| 1923 | The Royal OakLady Mildred Cholmondeley | |
| 1922 | Over the BorderJen Galbraith | |
| 1922 | A Trip to ParamountownSelf | |
| 1922 | The Green TemptationGenelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker | |
| 1922 | Kick InMolly Brandon | |
| 1922 | To Have and to HoldLady Jocelyn Leigh | |
| 1922 | The Bonded WomanAngela Gaskell | |
| 1922 | Law and the WomanMargaret Rolfe | |
| 1922 | Always the WomanCelia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris | |
| 1921 | For Those We LoveBernice Arnold | |
| 1921 | Prisoners of LoveBlanche Davis | |
| 1921 | The Little MinisterLady Babbie | |
| 1921 | Ladies Must LiveChristine Bleeker | |
| 1921 | At the End of the WorldCherry O'Day | |
| 1919 | The Devil's TrailRose | |
| 1919 | The Miracle ManRose | |
| 1919 | The Light of VictoryJane Ravenslee | |
| 1919 | The Terror of the RangeThelma Grant | |
| 1918 | Border RaidersRose Hardy | |
| 1918 | The SheriffSchool Teacher | |
| 1917 | Crazy by Proxy | |
| 1917 | Hubby's Night OutWifey | |
| 1917 | As Luck Would Have It | |
| 1916 | The Making Over of MotherMrs. Newlywed | |
| 1916 | That Doggone BabyWifie Parker | |
| 1916 | Inoculating Hubby |
| 1922 | Always the WomanProducer |
| 1921 | For Those We LoveWriter | |
| 1921 | Prisoners of LoveWriter |