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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.

Born

Mar 17, 1897

Beaver, Utah, USA

Died

Apr 18, 1974

Known For

Acting

Movies

131 acting

3 crew

Popularity

0.4

movie

Known For

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

as Gertie
The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

1928

as Mae
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
1940 • as Suzanne (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941 • as Gertie
★ 6.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 • as Betty Compson
★ 9.0
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows
1929 • as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
★ 6.8
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 • as Loretta
★ 6.4
Street Girl
Street Girl
1929 • as Frederika Joyzelle
★ 6.1
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York
1928 • as Mae
★ 6.9
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011 • as Herself (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Escort Girl
Escort Girl
1941 • as Ruth Ashley
★ 3.3
The Gay Diplomat
The Gay Diplomat
1931 • as Baroness Corri
★ 4.8
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 • as Betty
★ 4.5
Bulldog Edition
Bulldog Edition
1936 • as Billie Blake
★ 4.3
Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost
1941 • as Mrs. Kessler
★ 5.3
Weary River
Weary River
1929 • as Alice Gray
★ 5.8
The Belle of Broadway
The Belle of Broadway
1926 • as Marie Duval / The Young Adele
★ 6.4
Federal Bullets
Federal Bullets
1937 • as Sue, Gang Moll
★ 8.0
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1948 • as Martha Blake
★ 5.2
The Enemy Sex
The Enemy Sex
1924 • as Dodo Baxter
★ 8.5
On With the Show!
On With the Show!
1929 • as Nita
★ 6.2
Roar of the Press
Roar of the Press
1941 • as Mrs. Thelma Tate
★ 6.3
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work
1938 • as Blanche Revelle
★ 6.4
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
1939 • as Soubrette (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Midnight Mystery
Midnight Mystery
1930 • as Sally Wayne
★ 5.9
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
1919 • as Rose
★ 6.0
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
1940 • as Cafe Hostess
★ 5.4
Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938 • as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
★ 5.9
Mad Youth
Mad Youth
1940 • as Lucy Morgan
★ 4.9
The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo
1929 • as Mary
★ 5.7
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939 • as Kitty Truman
★ 4.8
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1930 • as Cherry Malotte
★ 6.5
The Beloved Brat
The Beloved Brat
1938 • as Eleanor Sparks
★ 6.5
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 • as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Love Me and the World Is Mine
Love Me and the World Is Mine
1927 • as Mitzel
★ 10.0
Killer at Large
Killer at Large
1936 • as Kate
★ 8.0
Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas
1928 • as Rose
★ 4.0
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947 • as Selena Webster
★ 6.8
Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise
1925 • as Molly
★ 6.1
Kick In
Kick In
1922 • as Molly Brandon
★ 9.0
The White Flower
The White Flower
1923 • as Konia Markham
★ 10.0
Three Who Loved
Three Who Loved
1931 • as Helga Larson Hanson
★ 6.0
Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback
1925 • as Princess in Pantomime
★ 6.5
Second Chance
Second Chance
1947 • as Mrs. Davenport
★ 6.5
The Light of Victory
The Light of Victory
1919 • as Jane Ravenslee
★ 10.0
The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining
1932 • as Kate Flynn
★ 7.0
Under the Big Top
Under the Big Top
1938 • as Marie
★ 6.7
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
1927 • as Nan Carey
★ 7.0
The Barker
The Barker
1928 • as Carrie
★ 7.0
Religious Racketeers
Religious Racketeers
1938 • as Ada Bernard
★ 7.5
Inside the Lines
Inside the Lines
1930 • as Jane Gershon
★ 5.5
God's Country and the Man
God's Country and the Man
1937 • as Roxey Moore
★ 7.5
Two Gun Justice
Two Gun Justice
1938 • as Kate
★ 7.5
Law and the Woman
Law and the Woman
1922 • as Margaret Rolfe
★ 7.0
Cowboys from Texas
Cowboys from Texas
1939 • as Belle Starkey
★ 6.0
The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses
1931 • as June
★ 5.4
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman
1923 • as Louise Boucher / Deloryse
★ 7.0
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
1931 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 • as Self
★ 7.8
Court Martial
Court Martial
1928 • as Belle Starr
★ 6.5
The Devil's Trail
The Devil's Trail
1919 • as Rose
★ 9.0
Two Minutes to Play
Two Minutes to Play
1936 • as 'Fluff' Harding
★ 5.7
For Those We Love
For Those We Love
1921 • as Bernice Arnold
★ 7.0
The Green Temptation
The Green Temptation
1922 • as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
★ 10.0
False Pretenses
False Pretenses
1935 • as Clarissa Stanhope
★ 7.3
August Week End
August Week End
1936 • as Ethel Ames
★ 6.0
Virtuous Husband
Virtuous Husband
1931 • as Inez Wakefield
★ 8.0
Her Adventurous Night
Her Adventurous Night
1946 • as Miss Spencer
★ 6.7
The Desert Bride
The Desert Bride
1928 • as Diane Duval
★ 5.5
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger
1940 • as Mrs. Van Horn
★ 9.0
Laughing Irish Eyes
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936 • as Molly
★ 10.0
To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold
1922 • as Lady Jocelyn Leigh
★ 8.0
Over the Border
Over the Border
1922 • as Jen Galbraith
★ 10.0
The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk
1923 • as Lala De Breeze
★ 10.0
The Time, the Place and the Girl
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929 • as Doris Ward
★ 10.0
West of Singapore
West of Singapore
1933 • as Lou
★ 10.0
Isle of Escape
Isle of Escape
1930 • as Stella
★ 6.5
Notorious But Nice
Notorious But Nice
1933 • as Millie Sprague
★ 6.7
The Bonded Woman
The Bonded Woman
1922 • as Angela Gaskell
★ 4.8
movie
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
★ 9.0
Skin Deep
Skin Deep
1929 • as Sadie Rogers
★ 3.3
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930 • as Babka
★ 7.3
Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
1933 • as Ruby Smith
★ 7.0
The Pony Express
The Pony Express
1925 • as Molly Jones
★ 6.4
The Stranger
The Stranger
1924 • as Peggy Bowlin
★ 9.0
Guilty or Not Guilty
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932 • as Maizie
★ 7.0
The Big City
The Big City
1928 • as Helen
★ 8.0
Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory
1929 • as Helen Williams
★ 7.0
The Fast Set
The Fast Set
1924 • as Margaret Sones
★ 10.0
The Wise Guy
The Wise Guy
1926 • as Hula Kate
★ 7.0
Circus Girl
Circus Girl
1937 • as Carlotta
★ 6.5
The White Shadow
The White Shadow
1924 • as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
★ 7.5
Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance
1930 • as Kitty
★ 6.2
The Female
The Female
1924 • as Dalla
★ 9.0
Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live
1921 • as Christine Bleeker
★ 9.0
Counsel for the Defense
Counsel for the Defense
1925 • as Katherine West
★ 9.0
The Palace of Pleasure
The Palace of Pleasure
1926 • as Lola Montez
★ 7.0
Port of Missing Girls
Port of Missing Girls
1938 • as Chicago
★ 7.0
movie
The Royal Oak
1923 • as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
★ 7.0
Eve's Secret
Eve's Secret
1925 • as Eve
★ 9.0
The Millionaire Kid
The Millionaire Kid
1936 • as Gloria Neville
★ 6.0
Locked Doors
Locked Doors
1925 • as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
★ 3.3
The Czar of Broadway
The Czar of Broadway
1930 • as Connie Colton
★ 9.0
No Sleep on the Deep
No Sleep on the Deep
1934 • as Mrs. Eldridge
★ 10.0
Prisoners of Love
Prisoners of Love
1921 • as Blanche Davis
★ 8.0
Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work
1943 • as Madame Sappho
★ 6.5
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman
1929 • as Deloryce / Lola
★ 4.9
Border Raiders
Border Raiders
1918 • as Rose Hardy
The Little Minister
The Little Minister
1921 • as Lady Babbie
★ 7.0
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943 • as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.7
New Lives for Old
New Lives for Old
1925 • as Olympe
★ 9.0
The Sheriff
The Sheriff
1918 • as School Teacher
★ 10.0
The Woman with Four Faces
The Woman with Four Faces
1923 • as Elizabeth West
★ 8.0
Miami
Miami
1924 • as Joan Bruce
★ 8.0
The Masked Angel
The Masked Angel
1928 • as Betty
★ 7.0
The Drag Net
The Drag Net
1936 • as Mollie Cole
★ 5.4
The Boudoir Diplomat
The Boudoir Diplomat
1930 • as Helene
★ 3.0
Always the Woman
Always the Woman
1922 • as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris
★ 9.0
Crazy by Proxy
Crazy by Proxy
1917
★ 10.0
The Garden of Weeds
The Garden of Weeds
1924 • as Dorothy Delbridge
★ 8.0
movie
She Got What She Wanted
1930
★ 10.0
Say It with Diamonds
Say It with Diamonds
1927 • as Betty Howard
★ 9.0
Ramshackle House
Ramshackle House
1924 • as Pen Broome
★ 7.0
At the End of the World
At the End of the World
1921 • as Cherry O'Day
★ 8.0
The Terror of the Range
The Terror of the Range
1919 • as Thelma Grant
★ 10.0
movie
Life's Mockery
1928 • as Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
★ 7.0
movie
As Luck Would Have It
1917
★ 9.0
movie
That Doggone Baby
1916 • as Wifie Parker
★ 9.0
Hubby's Night Out
Hubby's Night Out
1917 • as Wifey
★ 6.5
movie
The Making Over of Mother
1916 • as Mrs. Newlywed
★ 5.0
movie
Inoculating Hubby
1916
movie
Temptations of a Shop Girl
1927 • as Ruth Harrington
★ 9.0