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Betty Compson
Actor

Betty Compson

17 Mar 1897Born
18 Apr 1974Died
77Age at death
129Credits

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.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 129 credits.

  1. 1991Halloween Monster BashFilm: Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
  2. 1948Here Comes TroubleFilm: Martha Blake
  3. 1947Second ChanceFilm: Mrs. Davenport
  4. 1947Hard Boiled MahoneyFilm: Selena Webster
  5. 1946Her Adventurous NightFilm: Miss Spencer
  6. 1943Danger! Women at WorkFilm: Madame Sappho
  7. 1943Confessions of a Vice BaronFilm: Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  8. 1941Escort GirlFilm: Ruth Ashley
  9. 1941Invisible GhostFilm: Mrs. Kessler
  10. 1941Roar of the PressFilm: Mrs. Thelma Tate
  11. 1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithFilm: Gertie
  12. 1940Laughing at DangerFilm: Mrs. Van Horn
  13. 1940Mad YouthFilm: Lucy Morgan
  14. 1940Strange CargoFilm: Suzanne (uncredited)
  15. 1940Cafe HostessFilm: Cafe Hostess
  16. 1939Cowboys from TexasFilm: Belle Starkey
  17. 1939News Is Made at NightFilm: Kitty Truman
  18. 1939Hotel ImperialFilm: Soubrette (uncredited)
  19. 1938Under the Big TopFilm: Marie
  20. 1938Religious RacketeersFilm: Ada Bernard
  21. 1938Torchy Blane in PanamaFilm: Kitty, Gomez's Moll
  22. 1938The Beloved BratFilm: Eleanor Sparks
  23. 1938Two Gun JusticeFilm: Kate
  24. 1938A Slight Case of MurderFilm: Loretta
  25. 1938Port of Missing GirlsFilm: Chicago
  26. 1938Blondes at WorkFilm: Blanche Revelle
  27. 1937Federal BulletsFilm: Sue, Gang Moll
  28. 1937God's Country and the ManFilm: Roxey Moore
  29. 1937Circus GirlFilm: Carlotta
  30. 1936Two Minutes to PlayFilm: 'Fluff' Harding
  31. 1936Killer at LargeFilm: Kate
  32. 1936Bulldog EditionFilm: Billie Blake
  33. 1936Hollywood BoulevardFilm: Betty
  34. 1936The Drag NetFilm: Mollie Cole
  35. 1936The Millionaire KidFilm: Gloria Neville
  36. 1936Laughing Irish EyesFilm: Molly
  37. 1936August Week EndFilm: Ethel Ames
  38. 1935False PretensesFilm: Clarissa Stanhope
  39. 1934No Sleep on the DeepFilm: Mrs. Eldridge
  40. 1933Notorious But NiceFilm: Millie Sprague
  41. 1933Destination UnknownFilm: Ruby Smith
  42. 1933West of SingaporeFilm: Lou
  43. 1932Guilty or Not GuiltyFilm: Maizie
  44. 1932The Silver LiningFilm: Kate Flynn
  45. 1931Hollywood HalfbacksFilm
  46. 1931The Gay DiplomatFilm: Baroness Corri
  47. 1931The House That Shadows BuiltFilm: (archive footage)
  48. 1931Three Who LovedFilm: Helga Larson Hanson
  49. 1931Virtuous HusbandFilm: Inez Wakefield
  50. 1931The Lady RefusesFilm: June
  51. 1930The Boudoir DiplomatFilm: Helene
  52. 1930She Got What She WantedFilm
  53. 1930The SpoilersFilm: Cherry Malotte
  54. 1930Inside the LinesFilm: Jane Gershon
  55. 1930Midnight MysteryFilm: Sally Wayne
  56. 1930The Czar of BroadwayFilm: Connie Colton
  57. 1930Those Who DanceFilm: Kitty
  58. 1930Isle of EscapeFilm: Stella
  59. 1930The Case of Sergeant GrischaFilm: Babka
  60. 1929Blaze o' GloryFilm: Helen Williams
  61. 1929The Show of ShowsFilm: Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
  62. 1929Woman to WomanFilm: Deloryce / Lola
  63. 1929The Great GabboFilm: Mary
  64. 1929Skin DeepFilm: Sadie Rogers
  65. 1929Street GirlFilm: Frederika Joyzelle
  66. 1929On With the Show!Film: Nita
  67. 1929The Time, the Place and the GirlFilm: Doris Ward
  68. 1929Weary RiverFilm: Alice Gray
  69. 1928The BarkerFilm: Carrie
  70. 1928The Docks of New YorkFilm: Mae
  71. 1928Court MartialFilm: Belle Starr
  72. 1928Life's MockeryFilm: Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
  73. 1928The Masked AngelFilm: Betty
  74. 1928The Desert BrideFilm: Diane Duval
  75. 1928The Big CityFilm: Helen
  76. 1928Scarlet SeasFilm: Rose
  77. 1927Cheating CheatersFilm: Nan Carey
  78. 1927Temptations of a Shop GirlFilm: Ruth Harrington
  79. 1927Love Me and the World Is MineFilm: Mitzel
  80. 1927Say It with DiamondsFilm: Betty Howard

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