Betty Compson
View on IMDb ↗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
Laughing Irish Eyes
No Sleep on the Deep
West of Singapore
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Love Me and the World Is Mine
The Fast Set
The Rustle of Silk
The White Flower
Over the Border
The Green TemptationFilmography (132)
- 2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsHerself (archive footage) - 1991
Halloween Monster BashMrs. Kessler (archive footage) - 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage) - 1948
Here Comes TroubleMartha Blake - 1947
Hard Boiled MahoneySelena Webster - 1947
Second ChanceMrs. Davenport - 1946
Her Adventurous NightMiss Spencer - 1943
Danger! Women at WorkMadame Sappho - 1943
Confessions of a Vice BaronMrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1941
Roar of the PressMrs. Thelma Tate - 1941
Mr. & Mrs. SmithGertie - 1941
Invisible GhostMrs. Kessler - 1941
Escort GirlRuth Ashley - 1940
Laughing at DangerMrs. Van Horn - 1940
Strange CargoSuzanne (uncredited) - 1940
Cafe HostessCafe Hostess - 1940
Mad YouthLucy Morgan - 1939
Hotel ImperialSoubrette (uncredited) - 1939
Cowboys from TexasBelle Starkey - 1939
News Is Made at NightKitty Truman - 1938
Religious RacketeersAda Bernard - 1938
Two Gun JusticeKate - 1938
Port of Missing GirlsChicago - 1938
Under the Big TopMarie - 1938
The Beloved BratEleanor Sparks - 1938
A Slight Case of MurderLoretta - 1938
Blondes at WorkBlanche Revelle - 1938
Torchy Blane in PanamaKitty, Gomez's Moll - 1937
Federal BulletsSue, Gang Moll - 1937
God's Country and the ManRoxey Moore - 1937
Circus GirlCarlotta - 1936
Laughing Irish EyesMolly - 1936
Killer at LargeKate - 1936
The Millionaire KidGloria Neville - 1936
August Week EndEthel Ames - 1936
Two Minutes to Play'Fluff' Harding - 1936
The Drag NetMollie Cole - 1936
Hollywood BoulevardBetty - 1936
Bulldog EditionBillie Blake - 1935
False PretensesClarissa Stanhope - 1934
No Sleep on the DeepMrs. Eldridge - 1933
West of SingaporeLou - 1933
Destination UnknownRuby Smith - 1933
Notorious But NiceMillie Sprague - 1932
Guilty or Not GuiltyMaizie - 1932
The Silver LiningKate Flynn - 1931Hollywood Halfbacks
- 1931
The House That Shadows Built(archive footage) - 1931
Virtuous HusbandInez Wakefield - 1931
Three Who LovedHelga Larson Hanson - 1931
The Lady RefusesJune - 1931
The Gay DiplomatBaroness Corri - 1930She Got What She Wanted
- 1930
The Czar of BroadwayConnie Colton - 1930
The Case of Sergeant GrischaBabka - 1930
The SpoilersCherry Malotte - 1930
Isle of EscapeStella - 1930
Those Who DanceKitty - 1930
Midnight MysterySally Wayne - 1930
Inside the LinesJane Gershon - 1930
The Boudoir DiplomatHelene - 1929
The Time, the Place and the GirlDoris Ward - 1929
Blaze o' GloryHelen Williams - 1929
The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited) - 1929
On With the Show!Nita - 1929
Street GirlFrederika Joyzelle - 1929
Weary RiverAlice Gray - 1929
The Great GabboMary - 1929
Woman to WomanDeloryce / Lola - 1929
Skin DeepSadie Rogers - 1928
The Big CityHelen - 1928
The BarkerCarrie - 1928
The Masked AngelBetty - 1928Life's MockeryKit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
- 1928
The Docks of New YorkMae - 1928
Court MartialBelle Starr - 1928
The Desert BrideDiane Duval - 1928
Scarlet SeasRose - 1927
Love Me and the World Is MineMitzel - 1927
Say It with DiamondsBetty Howard - 1927Temptations of a Shop GirlRuth Harrington
- 1927
Cheating CheatersNan Carey - 1926
The Wise GuyHula Kate - 1926
The Palace of PleasureLola Montez - 1926
The Belle of BroadwayMarie Duval / The Young Adele - 1925
Eve's SecretEve - 1925
New Lives for OldOlympe - 1925
Counsel for the DefenseKatherine West - 1925
Beggar on HorsebackPrincess in Pantomime - 1925
The Pony ExpressMolly Jones - 1925
Paths to ParadiseMolly - 1925
Locked DoorsMrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter - 1924
The Fast SetMargaret Sones - 1924
The StrangerPeggy Bowlin - 1924
The FemaleDalla - 1924
The Enemy SexDodo Baxter - 1924
The Garden of WeedsDorothy Delbridge - 1924
MiamiJoan Bruce - 1924
The White ShadowNancy Brent / Georgina Brent - 1924
Ramshackle HousePen Broome - 1923
The Rustle of SilkLala De Breeze - 1923
The White FlowerKonia Markham - 1923
HollywoodBetty Compson - 1923
The Woman with Four FacesElizabeth West - 1923The Royal OakLady Mildred Cholmondeley
- 1923
Woman to WomanLouise Boucher / Deloryse - 1922
Over the BorderJen Galbraith - 1922
The Green TemptationGenelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker - 1922
Kick InMolly Brandon - 1922
Always the WomanCelia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris - 1922
To Have and to HoldLady Jocelyn Leigh - 1922
A Trip to ParamountownSelf - 1922
Law and the WomanMargaret Rolfe - 1922
The Bonded WomanAngela Gaskell - 1921
Ladies Must LiveChristine Bleeker - 1921
Prisoners of LoveBlanche Davis - 1921
At the End of the WorldCherry O'Day - 1921
For Those We LoveBernice Arnold - 1921
The Little MinisterLady Babbie - 1919
The Light of VictoryJane Ravenslee - 1919
The Terror of the RangeThelma Grant - 1919
The Devil's TrailRose - 1919
The Miracle ManRose - 1918
The SheriffSchool Teacher - 1918
Border RaidersRose Hardy - 1917
Crazy by Proxy - 1917As Luck Would Have It
- 1917
Hubby's Night OutWifey - 1917
Out for the Coin - 1916That Doggone BabyWifie Parker
- 1916The Making Over of MotherMrs. Newlywed
- 1916Inoculating Hubby