Betty Compson
Acting
Born: 1897-03-17 in Beaver, Utah, USA
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
Skin Deep
Sadie Rogers
Midnight Mystery
Sally Wayne
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gertie
Scarlet Seas
Rose
Religious Racketeers
Ada Bernard
Cheating Cheaters
Nan Carey
Virtuous Husband
Inez Wakefield
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
The Terror of the Range
Thelma Grant
Strange Cargo
Suzanne (uncredited)
Bulldog Edition
Billie Blake
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Invisible Ghost
Mrs. Kessler
False Pretenses
Clarissa Stanhope
Inoculating Hubby
The Millionaire Kid
Gloria Neville
Hollywood Boulevard
Betty
For Those We Love
Bernice Arnold
The Beloved Brat
Eleanor Sparks
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Woman to Woman
Louise Boucher / Deloryse
Hollywood Halfbacks
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Herself (archive footage)
The Masked Angel
Betty
Hotel Imperial
Soubrette (uncredited)
Hollywood
Betty Compson
The Docks of New York
Mae
A Slight Case of Murder
Loretta
Circus Girl
Carlotta
Cowboys from Texas
Belle Starkey
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
Isle of Escape
Stella
On With the Show!
Nita
The Enemy Sex
Dodo Baxter
Prisoners of Love
Blanche Davis
News Is Made at Night
Kitty Truman
Eve's Secret
Eve
The Palace of Pleasure
Lola Montez
Hubby's Night Out
Wifey
Under the Big Top
Marie