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.
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Filmography
all 123
Movies 123
self 5
Herself (archive footage)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Martha Blake
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
Movie
Mrs. Davenport
Second Chance (1947)
Movie
Selena Webster
Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
Movie
Miss Spencer
Her Adventurous Night (1946)
Movie
Madame Sappho
Danger! Women at Work (1943)
Movie
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Movie
Ruth Ashley
Escort Girl (1941)
Movie
Mrs. Kessler
Invisible Ghost (1941)
Movie
Mrs. Thelma Tate
Roar of the Press (1941)
Movie
Gertie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Movie
Molly Clyde
The Watchman Takes a Wife (1941)
Movie
Mrs. Van Horn
Laughing at Danger (1940)
Movie
Lucy Morgan
Mad Youth (1940)
Movie
Suzanne (uncredited)
Strange Cargo (1940)
Movie
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess (1940)
Movie
Belle Starkey
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
Movie
Kitty Truman
News Is Made at Night (1939)
Movie
Soubrette (uncredited)
Hotel Imperial (1939)
Movie
Marie
Under the Big Top (1938)
Movie
Ada Bernard
Religious Racketeers (1938)
Movie
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
Movie
Eleanor Sparks
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Movie
Kate
Two Gun Justice (1938)
Movie
Loretta
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Movie
Chicago
Port of Missing Girls (1938)
Movie
Blanche Revelle
Blondes at Work (1938)
Movie
Sue, Gang Moll
Federal Bullets (1937)
Movie
Roxey Moore
God's Country and the Man (1937)
Movie
Carlotta
Circus Girl (1937)
Movie
'Fluff' Harding
Two Minutes to Play (1936)
Movie
Kate
Killer at Large (1936)
Movie
Billie Blake
Bulldog Edition (1936)
Movie
Betty
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Movie
Mollie Cole
The Drag-Net (1936)
Movie
Gloria Neville
The Millionaire Kid (1936)
Movie
Molly
Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)
Movie
Ethel Ames
August Week End (1936)
Movie
Clarissa Stanhope
False Pretenses (1935)
Movie
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Movie Memories #2 (1934)
Movie
Millie Sprague
Notorious But Nice (1933)
Movie
Ruby Smith
Destination Unknown (1933)
Movie
Lou
West of Singapore (1933)
Movie
Maizie
Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)
Movie
Kate Flynn
The Silver Lining (1932)
Movie
Baroness Alma Corri
The Gay Diplomat (1931)
Movie
(archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built (1931)
Movie
Helga Larson Hanson
Three Who Loved (1931)
Movie
Inez Wakefield
Virtuous Husband (1931)
Movie
June
The Lady Refuses (1931)
Movie
Helene
The Boudoir Diplomat (1930)
Movie
Mahyna
She Got What She Wanted (1930)
Movie
Cherry Malotte
The Spoilers (1930)
Movie
Jane Gershon
Inside the Lines (1930)
Movie
Sally Wayne
Midnight Mystery (1930)
Movie
Connie Colton
The Czar of Broadway (1930)
Movie
Kitty - Joe's Girl
Those Who Dance (1930)
Movie
Stella
Isle of Escape (1930)
Movie
Babka
The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
Movie
Helen Williams
Blaze o' Glory (1929)
Movie
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Show of Shows (1929)
Movie
Deloryce / Lola
Woman to Woman (1929)
Movie
Mary
The Great Gabbo (1929)
Movie
Sadie Rogers
Skin Deep (1929)
Movie
Frederika Joyzelle
Street Girl (1929)
Movie
Nita French
On With the Show! (1929)
Movie
Doris Ward
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)
Movie
Alice
Weary River (1929)
Movie
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Self (1930)
Fashion News (1928)
Movie
Carrie
The Barker (1928)
Movie
Mae Roberts
The Docks of New York (1928)
Movie
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Belle Starr
Court-Martial (1928)
Movie
Diane Duval
The Desert Bride (1928)
Movie
Helen
The Big City (1928)
Movie
Rose
Scarlet Seas (1928)
Movie
Nan Carey
Cheating Cheaters (1927)
Movie
Mitzel
Love Me and the World is Mine (1927)
Movie
Betty Howard
Say It with Diamonds (1927)
Movie
Marie Duval / The Young Adele
The Belle of Broadway (1926)
Movie
Hula Kate
The Wise Guy (1926)
Movie
Lola Montez
The Palace of Pleasure (1926)
Movie
Molly Jones
The Pony Express (1925)
Movie
Molly
Paths to Paradise (1925)
Movie
Princess in Pantomime
Beggar on Horseback (1925)
Movie
Eve
Eve's Secret (1925)
Movie
Olympe
New Lives for Old (1925)
Movie
Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
Locked Doors (1925)
Movie
Dorothy Delbridge
The Garden of Weeds (1924)
Movie
Margaret Sones
The Fast Set (1924)
Movie
Pen Broome
Ramshackle House (1924)
Movie
Dalla
The Female (1924)
Movie
Dodo Baxter
The Enemy Sex (1924)
Movie
Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
The White Shadow (1924)
Movie
Peggy Bowlin
The Stranger (1924)
Movie
Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
The Royal Oak (1923)
Movie
Betty Compson
Hollywood (1923)
Movie
Elizabeth West
The Woman with Four Faces (1923)
Movie
Lala De Breeze
The Rustle of Silk (1923)
Movie
Konia Markham
The White Flower (1923)
Movie
Louise Boucher / Deloryse
Woman to Woman (1923)
Movie
Molly Brandon
Kick In (1922)
Movie
Lady Jocelyn Leigh
To Have and to Hold (1922)
Movie
Angela Gaskell
The Bonded Woman (1922)
Movie
Self
A Trip to Paramountown (1922)
Movie
Jen Galbraith
Over the Border (1922)
Movie
Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
The Green Temptation (1922)
Movie
Margaret Rolfe
Law and the Woman (1922)
Movie
Lady Babbie
The Little Minister (1921)
Movie
Christine Bleeker
Ladies Must Live (1921)
Movie
Bernice Arnold
For Those We Love (1921)
Movie
Cherry O'Day
At the End of the World (1921)
Movie
Blanche Davis
Prisoners of Love (1921)
Movie
Rose
The Miracle Man (1919)
Movie
Rose
The Devil's Trail (1919)
Movie
Jane Ravenslee
The Light of Victory (1919)
Movie
School Teacher
The Sheriff (1918)
Movie
Rose Hardy
Border Raiders (1918)
Movie
Actress
Crazy by Proxy (1917)
Movie
Actress
As Luck Would Have It (1917)
Movie
Wifey
Hubby's Night Out (1917)
Movie
Wifie Parker
That Doggone Baby (1916)
Movie
Mrs. Newlywed
The Making Over of Mother (1916)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1897-03-19
Deathday1974-04-18 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceBeaver, United States of America
RelationshipsJames Cruze (1925-01-01 - 1930-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEleanor Luicime Compson, ベティ・カンプソン
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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