Betty Compson

Betty Compson

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.

Filmography

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941 · Movie
as Gertie
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
1940 · Movie
as Suzanne (uncredited)
Midnight Mystery
Midnight Mystery
1930 · Movie
as Sally Wayne
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows
1929 · Movie
as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Movie
as Loretta
Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost
1941 · Movie
as Mrs. Kessler
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 · Movie
as Betty Compson
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1948 · Movie
as Martha Blake
Skin Deep
Skin Deep
1929 · Movie
as Sadie Rogers
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
1927 · Movie
as Nan Carey
Virtuous Husband
Virtuous Husband
1931 · Movie
as Inez Wakefield
Law and the Woman
Law and the Woman
1922 · Movie
as Margaret Rolfe
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
1939 · Movie
as Soubrette (uncredited)
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York
1928 · Movie
as Mae
False Pretenses
False Pretenses
1935 · Movie
as Clarissa Stanhope
The Beloved Brat
The Beloved Brat
1938 · Movie
as Eleanor Sparks
The White Shadow
The White Shadow
1924 · Movie
as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
Weary River
Weary River
1929 · Movie
as Alice Gray
Circus Girl
Circus Girl
1937 · Movie
as Carlotta
Bulldog Edition
Bulldog Edition
1936 · Movie
as Billie Blake
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 · Movie
as Herself (archive footage)
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work
1938 · Movie
as Blanche Revelle
Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas
1928 · Movie
as Rose