Betty Compson
Acting
Born: 1897-03-17 · Beaver, Utah, USA
Died: 1974-04-18
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Herself (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Trouble
1948
Martha Blake
Second Chance
1947
Mrs. Davenport
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
Selena Webster
Her Adventurous Night
1946
Miss Spencer
Danger! Women at Work
1943
Madame Sappho
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943
Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
Gertie
Escort Girl
1941
Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost
1941
Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press
1941
Mrs. Thelma Tate
Strange Cargo
1940
Suzanne (uncredited)
Mad Youth
1940
Lucy Morgan
Laughing at Danger
1940
Mrs. Van Horn
Cafe Hostess
1940
Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas
1939
Belle Starkey
Hotel Imperial
1939
Soubrette (uncredited)
News Is Made at Night
1939
Kitty Truman
Blondes at Work
1938
Blanche Revelle
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
Kitty, Gomez's Moll
Under the Big Top
1938
Marie
Religious Racketeers
1938
Ada Bernard
Port of Missing Girls
1938
Chicago
Two Gun Justice
1938
Kate
The Beloved Brat
1938
Eleanor Sparks
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Loretta
Circus Girl
1937
Carlotta
Federal Bullets
1937
Sue, Gang Moll