Betty Compson
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Betty Compson
Filmography
Acting (132)
2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Filmsas Herself (archive footage)
9.0
1991
Halloween Monster Bashas Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)
6.3
1948
Here Comes Troubleas Martha Blake
5.2
1947
Second Chanceas Mrs. Davenport
6.5
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoneyas Selena Webster
6.8
1946
Her Adventurous Nightas Miss Spencer
6.7
1943
Danger! Women at Workas Madame Sappho
6.5
1943
Confessions of a Vice Baronas Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.7
1941
Escort Girlas Ruth Ashley
3.3
1941
Invisible Ghostas Mrs. Kessler
5.3
1941
Roar of the Pressas Mrs. Thelma Tate
6.3
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Gertie
5.9
1940
Laughing at Dangeras Mrs. Van Horn
9.0
1940
Mad Youthas Lucy Morgan
4.9
1940
Strange Cargoas Suzanne (uncredited)
7.0
1940
Cafe Hostessas Cafe Hostess
5.4
1939
Cowboys from Texasas Belle Starkey
6.0
1939
News Is Made at Nightas Kitty Truman
4.8
1939
Hotel Imperialas Soubrette (uncredited)
7.0
1938
Under the Big Topas Marie
6.7
1938
Religious Racketeersas Ada Bernard
7.5
1938
Torchy Blane in Panamaas Kitty, Gomez's Moll
5.8
1938
The Beloved Bratas Eleanor Sparks
6.5
1938
Two Gun Justiceas Kate
7.5
1938
A Slight Case of Murderas Loretta
6.4
1938
Port of Missing Girlsas Chicago
7.0
1938
Blondes at Workas Blanche Revelle
6.3
1937
Federal Bulletsas Sue, Gang Moll
8.0
1937
God's Country and the Manas Roxey Moore
7.5
1937
Circus Girlas Carlotta
6.5
1936
Two Minutes to Playas 'Fluff' Harding
5.7
1936
Killer at Largeas Kate
8.0
1936
Bulldog Editionas Billie Blake
4.3
1936
Hollywood Boulevardas Betty
4.5
1936
The Drag Netas Mollie Cole
5.4
1936
The Millionaire Kidas Gloria Neville
6.0
1936
Laughing Irish Eyesas Molly
10.0
1936
August Week Endas Ethel Ames
6.0
1935
False Pretensesas Clarissa Stanhope
7.3
1934
No Sleep on the Deepas Mrs. Eldridge
10.0
1933
Notorious But Niceas Millie Sprague
6.7
1933
Destination Unknownas Ruby Smith
7.0
1933
West of Singaporeas Lou
10.0
1932
Guilty or Not Guiltyas Maizie
7.0
1932
The Silver Liningas Kate Flynn
7.0
9.0
1931
The Gay Diplomatas Baroness Corri
4.8
1931
The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage)
8.5
1931
Three Who Lovedas Helga Larson Hanson
6.0
1931
Virtuous Husbandas Inez Wakefield
8.0
1931
The Lady Refusesas June
5.3
1930
The Boudoir Diplomatas Helene
3.0
10.0
1930
The Spoilersas Cherry Malotte
6.5
1930
Inside the Linesas Jane Gershon
5.5
1930
Midnight Mysteryas Sally Wayne
5.9
1930
The Czar of Broadwayas Connie Colton
9.0
1930
Those Who Danceas Kitty
6.2
1930
Isle of Escapeas Stella
6.5
1930
The Case of Sergeant Grischaas Babka
7.3
1929
Blaze o' Gloryas Helen Williams
7.0
1929
The Show of Showsas Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
6.6
1929
Woman to Womanas Deloryce / Lola
4.9
1929
The Great Gabboas Mary
5.7
1929
Skin Deepas Sadie Rogers
3.3
1929
Street Girlas Frederika Joyzelle
6.1
1929
On With the Show!as Nita
6.2
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girlas Doris Ward
10.0
1929
Weary Riveras Alice Gray
5.8
1928
The Barkeras Carrie
7.0
1928
The Docks of New Yorkas Mae
7.0
1928
Court Martialas Belle Starr
6.5
1928
Life's Mockeryas Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
7.0
1928
The Masked Angelas Betty
7.0
1928
The Desert Brideas Diane Duval
5.5
1928
The Big Cityas Helen
8.0
1928
Scarlet Seasas Rose
4.0
1927
Cheating Cheatersas Nan Carey
7.0
1927
Temptations of a Shop Girlas Ruth Harrington
9.0
1927
Love Me and the World Is Mineas Mitzel
10.0
1927
Say It with Diamondsas Betty Howard
9.0
1926
The Belle of Broadwayas Marie Duval / The Young Adele
6.4
1926
The Wise Guyas Hula Kate
7.0
1926
The Palace of Pleasureas Lola Montez
7.0
1925
Counsel for the Defenseas Katherine West
9.0
1925
The Pony Expressas Molly Jones
6.4
1925
Paths to Paradiseas Molly
6.2
1925
Beggar on Horsebackas Princess in Pantomime
6.5
1925
Eve's Secretas Eve
9.0
1925
New Lives for Oldas Olympe
9.0
1925
Locked Doorsas Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
3.3
1924
The Garden of Weedsas Dorothy Delbridge
8.0
1924
The Fast Setas Margaret Sones
10.0
1924
Ramshackle Houseas Pen Broome
7.0
1924
The Femaleas Dalla
9.0
1924
The Enemy Sexas Dodo Baxter
8.5
1924
The White Shadowas Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
7.5
1924
Miamias Joan Bruce
8.0
1924
The Strangeras Peggy Bowlin
9.0
1923
The Royal Oakas Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
7.0
1923
Hollywoodas Betty Compson
9.0
1923
The Woman with Four Facesas Elizabeth West
8.0
1923
The Rustle of Silkas Lala De Breeze
10.0
1923
The White Floweras Konia Markham
10.0
1923
Woman to Womanas Louise Boucher / Deloryse
5.8
1922
Kick Inas Molly Brandon
9.0
1922
To Have and to Holdas Lady Jocelyn Leigh
8.0
1922
The Bonded Womanas Angela Gaskell
4.8
1922
A Trip to Paramountownas Self
7.8
1922
Always the Womanas Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
9.0
1922
Over the Borderas Jen Galbraith
10.0
1922
The Green Temptationas Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
10.0
1922
Law and the Womanas Margaret Rolfe
7.0
1921
The Little Ministeras Lady Babbie
7.0
1921
Ladies Must Liveas Christine Bleeker
9.0
1921
For Those We Loveas Bernice Arnold
7.0
1921
At the End of the Worldas Cherry O'Day
8.0
1921
Prisoners of Loveas Blanche Davis
8.0
1919
The Miracle Manas Rose
6.0
1919
The Devil's Trailas Rose
9.0
1919
The Light of Victoryas Jane Ravenslee
10.0
1919
The Terror of the Rangeas Thelma Grant
10.0
1918
The Sheriffas School Teacher
10.0
1918
Border Raidersas Rose Hardy
1917
10.0
9.0
1917
1917
Hubby's Night Outas Wifey
6.5
1916
That Doggone Babyas Wifie Parker
9.0
1916
The Making Over of Motheras Mrs. Newlywed
5.0