Betty Compson
Mar 17, 1897 - Apr 18, 1974 (77 years old) in Beaver, Utah, USA
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
Weary River
Alice Gray
Hollywood Boulevard
Betty
Hollywood
Betty Compson
Second Chance
Mrs. Davenport
Invisible Ghost
Mrs. Kessler
Torchy Blane in Panama
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
Blondes at Work
Blanche Revelle
Bulldog Edition
Billie Blake
Credits
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Herself (archive footage)★ 9 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6.1 -
Here Comes Trouble 1948Martha Blake★ 4.6 -
Second Chance 1947Mrs. Davenport★ 5 -
Hard Boiled Mahoney 1947Selena Webster★ 6.4 -
Miss Spencer★ 7 -
Madame Sappho★ 6 -
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 3.8 -
Escort Girl 1941Ruth Ashley★ 3 -
Invisible Ghost 1941Mrs. Kessler★ 5.2 -
Roar of the Press 1941Mrs. Thelma Tate★ 5.6 -
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941Gertie★ 6 -
Laughing at Danger 1940Mrs. Van Horn★ NR -
Mad Youth 1940Lucy Morgan★ 4.6 -
Strange Cargo 1940Suzanne (uncredited)★ 7 -
Cafe Hostess 1940Cafe Hostess★ 5.3 -
Cowboys from Texas 1939Belle Starkey★ 2 -
Kitty Truman★ 4 -
Hotel Imperial 1939Soubrette (uncredited)★ 6 -
Under the Big Top 1938Marie★ 5.5 -
Religious Racketeers 1938Ada Bernard★ 5 -
Kitty, Gomez's Moll★ 5.3 -
The Beloved Brat 1938Eleanor Sparks★ 6.4 -
Two Gun Justice 1938Kate★ 6 -
Loretta★ 6.3 -
Chicago★ NR -
Blondes at Work 1938Blanche Revelle★ 6.1 -
Federal Bullets 1937Sue, Gang Moll★ NR -
Roxey Moore★ 6 -
Circus Girl 1937Carlotta★ 4 -
Two Minutes to Play 1936'Fluff' Harding★ 5 -
Killer at Large 1936Kate★ 6 -
Bulldog Edition 1936Billie Blake★ 2.3 -
Hollywood Boulevard 1936Betty★ 2.7 -
The Drag-Net 1936Mollie Cole★ 4.7 -
The Millionaire Kid 1936Gloria Neville★ 5 -
Laughing Irish Eyes 1936Molly★ NR -
August Week End 1936Ethel Ames★ 5 -
False Pretenses 1935Clarissa Stanhope★ 5 -
No Sleep on the Deep 1934Mrs. Eldridge★ NR -
Notorious But Nice 1933Millie Sprague★ 5.5 -
Destination Unknown 1933Ruby Smith★ NR -
West of Singapore 1933Lou★ NR -
Guilty or Not Guilty 1932Maizie★ 6 -
The Silver Lining 1932Kate Flynn★ NR -
Hollywood Halfbacks 1931★ NR -
The Gay Diplomat 1931Baroness Corri★ 4 -
(archive footage)★ 7 -
Three Who Loved 1931Helga Larson Hanson★ 5.4 -
Virtuous Husband 1931Inez Wakefield★ NR -
The Lady Refuses 1931June★ 5.1 -
The Boudoir Diplomat 1930Helene★ 1 -
★ NR
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The Spoilers 1930Cherry Malotte★ 6 -
Inside the Lines 1930Jane Gershon★ 5.1 -
Midnight Mystery 1930Sally Wayne★ 4.2 -
The Czar of Broadway 1930Connie Colton★ NR -
Those Who Dance 1930Kitty★ 6 -
Isle of Escape 1930Stella★ 6 -
Babka★ 6.7 -
Blaze o' Glory 1929Helen Williams★ NR -
The Show of Shows 1929Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Woman to Woman 1929Deloryce / Lola★ 4.8 -
The Great Gabbo 1929Mary★ 5.5 -
Skin Deep 1929Sadie Rogers★ 1 -
Street Girl 1929Frederika Joyzelle★ 5.8 -
On With the Show! 1929Nita★ 5.2 -
Doris Ward★ NR -
Weary River 1929Alice Gray★ 5.7 -
The Barker 1928Carrie★ 7 -
Mae★ 6.9 -
Court Martial 1928Belle Starr★ 6 -
The Masked Angel 1928Betty★ NR -
The Desert Bride 1928Diane Duval★ 4.7 -
The Big City 1928Helen★ NR -
Scarlet Seas 1928Rose★ 2.7 -
Cheating Cheaters 1927Nan Carey★ NR -
Mitzel★ NR -
Say It with Diamonds 1927Betty Howard★ NR -
Marie Duval / The Young Adele★ 5.8 -
The Wise Guy 1926Hula Kate★ NR -
Lola Montez★ NR -
Katherine West★ NR -
The Pony Express 1925Molly Jones★ 5.9 -
Paths to Paradise 1925Molly★ 5.8 -
Beggar on Horseback 1925Princess in Pantomime★ 6 -
Eve's Secret 1925Eve★ NR -
New Lives for Old 1925Olympe★ NR -
Locked Doors 1925Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter★ 1
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The Garden of Weeds 1924Dorothy Delbridge★ NR -
The Fast Set 1924Margaret Sones★ NR -
Ramshackle House 1924Pen Broome★ NR -
The Female 1924Dalla★ NR -
The Enemy Sex 1924Dodo Baxter★ 9 -
The White Shadow 1924Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent★ 7.2 -
Miami 1924Joan Bruce★ NR -
The Stranger 1924Peggy Bowlin★ NR -
The Royal Oak 1923Lady Mildred Cholmondeley★ NR
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Hollywood 1923Betty Compson★ 8.5 -
Elizabeth West★ NR -
The Rustle of Silk 1923Lala De Breeze★ NR -
The White Flower 1923Konia Markham★ NR -
Kick In 1922Molly Brandon★ NR -
To Have and to Hold 1922Lady Jocelyn Leigh★ NR -
The Bonded Woman 1922Angela Gaskell★ 3 -
Self★ 7.3 -
Always the Woman 1922Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris★ NR -
Over the Border 1922Jen Galbraith★ NR -
The Green Temptation 1922Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker★ NR -
Law and the Woman 1922Margaret Rolfe★ NR -
The Little Minister 1921Lady Babbie★ 7 -
Ladies Must Live 1921Christine Bleeker★ NR -
For Those We Love 1921Bernice Arnold★ NR -
Cherry O'Day★ NR -
Prisoners of Love 1921Blanche Davis★ NR -
The Miracle Man 1919Rose★ 4.5 -
The Devil's Trail 1919Rose★ NR -
The Light of Victory 1919Jane Ravenslee★ NR -
The Sheriff 1918School Teacher★ NR -
Border Raiders 1918Rose Hardy★ NR -
Crazy by Proxy 1917★ NR -
★ NR
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Hubby's Night Out 1917Wifey★ 5 -
That Doggone Baby 1916Wifie Parker★ NR
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Mrs. Newlywed★ 5 -
Inoculating Hubby 1916★ NR
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