Betty Compson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 17, 1897
- Died
- April 18, 1974
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films 2011
as Herself (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash 1991
as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Trouble 1948
as Martha Blake
Second Chance 1947
as Mrs. Davenport
Hard Boiled Mahoney 1947
as Selena Webster
Her Adventurous Night 1946
as Miss Spencer
Danger! Women at Work 1943
as Madame Sappho
Confessions of a Vice Baron 1943
as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escort Girl 1941
as Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost 1941
as Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press 1941
as Mrs. Thelma Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941
as Gertie
Laughing at Danger 1940
as Mrs. Van Horn
Mad Youth 1940
as Lucy Morgan
Strange Cargo 1940
as Suzanne (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess 1940
as Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas 1939
as Belle Starkey
News Is Made at Night 1939
as Kitty Truman
Hotel Imperial 1939
as Soubrette (uncredited)
Under the Big Top 1938
as Marie
Religious Racketeers 1938
as Ada Bernard
Torchy Blane in Panama 1938
as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
The Beloved Brat 1938
as Eleanor Sparks
Two Gun Justice 1938
as Kate
A Slight Case of Murder 1938
as Loretta
Port of Missing Girls 1938
as Chicago
Blondes at Work 1938
as Blanche Revelle
Federal Bullets 1937
as Sue, Gang Moll
God's Country and the Man 1937
as Roxey Moore
Circus Girl 1937
as Carlotta
Two Minutes to Play 1936
as 'Fluff' Harding
Killer at Large 1936
as Kate
Bulldog Edition 1936
as Billie Blake
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Betty
The Drag Net 1936
as Mollie Cole
The Millionaire Kid 1936
as Gloria Neville
Laughing Irish Eyes 1936
as Molly
August Week End 1936
as Ethel Ames
False Pretenses 1935
as Clarissa Stanhope
No Sleep on the Deep 1934
as Mrs. Eldridge
Notorious But Nice 1933
as Millie Sprague
Destination Unknown 1933
as Ruby Smith
West of Singapore 1933
as Lou
Guilty or Not Guilty 1932
as Maizie
The Silver Lining 1932
as Kate Flynn
- Hollywood Halfbacks
Hollywood Halfbacks 1931
Actor
The Gay Diplomat 1931
as Baroness Corri
The House That Shadows Built 1931
as (archive footage)
Three Who Loved 1931
as Helga Larson Hanson
Virtuous Husband 1931
as Inez Wakefield
The Lady Refuses 1931
as June
The Boudoir Diplomat 1930
as Helene
- She Got What She Wanted
She Got What She Wanted 1930
Actor
The Spoilers 1930
as Cherry Malotte
Inside the Lines 1930
as Jane Gershon
Midnight Mystery 1930
as Sally Wayne
The Czar of Broadway 1930
as Connie Colton
Those Who Dance 1930
as Kitty
Isle of Escape 1930
as Stella
The Case of Sergeant Grischa 1930
as Babka
Blaze o' Glory 1929
as Helen Williams
The Show of Shows 1929
as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Woman to Woman 1929
as Deloryce / Lola
The Great Gabbo 1929
as Mary
Skin Deep 1929
as Sadie Rogers
Street Girl 1929
as Frederika Joyzelle
On With the Show! 1929
as Nita
The Time, the Place and the Girl 1929
as Doris Ward
Weary River 1929
as Alice Gray
The Barker 1928
as Carrie
The Docks of New York 1928
as Mae
Court Martial 1928
as Belle Starr
- Life's Mockery
Life's Mockery 1928
as Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
The Masked Angel 1928
as Betty
The Desert Bride 1928
as Diane Duval
The Big City 1928
as Helen
Scarlet Seas 1928
as Rose
Cheating Cheaters 1927
as Nan Carey
- Temptations of a Shop Girl
Temptations of a Shop Girl 1927
as Ruth Harrington
Love Me and the World Is Mine 1927
as Mitzel
Say It with Diamonds 1927
as Betty Howard
The Belle of Broadway 1926
as Marie Duval / The Young Adele
The Wise Guy 1926
as Hula Kate
The Palace of Pleasure 1926
as Lola Montez
Counsel for the Defense 1925
as Katherine West
The Pony Express 1925
as Molly Jones
Paths to Paradise 1925
as Molly
Beggar on Horseback 1925
as Princess in Pantomime
Eve's Secret 1925
as Eve
New Lives for Old 1925
as Olympe
Locked Doors 1925
as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
The Garden of Weeds 1924
as Dorothy Delbridge
The Fast Set 1924
as Margaret Sones
The Female 1924
as Dalla
Ramshackle House 1924
as Pen Broome
The Enemy Sex 1924
as Dodo Baxter
The White Shadow 1924
as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
Miami 1924
as Joan Bruce
The Stranger 1924
as Peggy Bowlin
- The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak 1923
as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
Hollywood 1923
as Betty Compson
The Woman with Four Faces 1923
as Elizabeth West
The Rustle of Silk 1923
as Lala De Breeze
The White Flower 1923
as Konia Markham
Woman to Woman 1923
as Louise Boucher / Deloryse
Kick In 1922
as Molly Brandon
To Have and to Hold 1922
as Lady Jocelyn Leigh
The Bonded Woman 1922
as Angela Gaskell
A Trip to Paramountown 1922
as Self
Always the Woman 1922
as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris, Producer
Over the Border 1922
as Jen Galbraith
The Green Temptation 1922
as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
Law and the Woman 1922
as Margaret Rolfe
The Little Minister 1921
as Lady Babbie
Ladies Must Live 1921
as Christine Bleeker
For Those We Love 1921
as Bernice Arnold, Writer
At the End of the World 1921
as Cherry O'Day
Prisoners of Love 1921
as Blanche Davis, Writer
The Miracle Man 1919
as Rose
The Devil's Trail 1919
as Rose
The Light of Victory 1919
as Jane Ravenslee
The Terror of the Range 1919
as Thelma Grant
The Sheriff 1918
as School Teacher
Border Raiders 1918
as Rose Hardy
Crazy by Proxy 1917
Actor
- As Luck Would Have It
As Luck Would Have It 1917
Actor
Out for the Coin 1917
Actor
Hubby's Night Out 1917
as Wifey
- That Doggone Baby
That Doggone Baby 1916
as Wifie Parker
- The Making Over of Mother
The Making Over of Mother 1916
as Mrs. Newlywed
- Inoculating Hubby
Inoculating Hubby 1916
Actor
Credits from TMDB.