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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.

Birthday: 1897-03-17

Place of birth: Beaver, Utah, USA

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Also known as: Eleanor Luicime Compson, ベティ・カンプソン

The Docks of New York
She Got What She Wanted
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941-01-31

Gertie

Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters

1927-12-05

Nan Carey

Hollywood
Hollywood

1923-08-19

Betty Compson

Over the Border
Over the Border

1922-06-04

Jen Galbraith

The Woman with Four Faces
The Woman with Four Faces

1923-06-24

Elizabeth West

The Wise Guy
The Wise Guy

1926-05-23

Hula Kate

For Those We Love
For Those We Love

1921-09-01

Bernice Arnold

Prisoners of Love
Prisoners of Love

1921-01-16

Blanche Davis

The Garden of Weeds
The Garden of Weeds

1924-11-02

Dorothy Delbridge

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo

1940-03-01

Suzanne (uncredited)

Second Chance
Second Chance

1947-07-18

Mrs. Davenport

The Barker
The Barker

1928-10-02

Carrie

The Devil's Trail
The Devil's Trail

1919-06-16

Rose

Street Girl
Street Girl

1929-08-21

Frederika Joyzelle

Locked Doors
Locked Doors

1925-01-05

Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter

The White Shadow
The White Shadow

1924-05-05

Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent

The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses

1931-03-08

June

The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo

1929-09-12

Mary

On With the Show!
On With the Show!

1929-07-13

Nita

Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown

1933-04-01

Ruby Smith

Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman

1929-11-01

Deloryce / Lola

Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work

1938-02-05

Blanche Revelle

Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble

1948-03-15

Martha Blake

False Pretenses
False Pretenses

1935-10-21

Clarissa Stanhope

Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise

1925-06-28

Molly

Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama

1938-05-07

Kitty, Gomez's Moll

The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Cowboys from Texas
Cowboys from Texas

1939-11-29

Belle Starkey

Notorious But Nice
Notorious But Nice

1933-08-04

Millie Sprague

Escort Girl
Escort Girl

1941-11-04

Ruth Ashley

Bulldog Edition
Bulldog Edition

1936-09-13

Billie Blake

The Millionaire Kid
The Millionaire Kid

1936-03-13

Gloria Neville

August Week End
August Week End

1936-02-17

Ethel Ames

The Drag-Net
The Drag-Net

1936-04-15

Mollie Cole

Circus Girl
Circus Girl

1937-03-01

Carlotta

Crazy by Proxy
Crazy by Proxy

1917-09-12

The Gay Diplomat
The Gay Diplomat

1931-08-22

Baroness Corri

Under the Big Top
Under the Big Top

1938-08-31

Marie

Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial

1939-05-11

Soubrette (uncredited)

Weary River
Weary River

1929-02-10

Alice Gray

Three Who Loved
Three Who Loved

1931-07-03

Helga Larson Hanson

The Belle of Broadway
The Belle of Broadway

1926-08-15

Marie Duval / The Young Adele

Guilty or Not Guilty
Guilty or Not Guilty

1932-11-15

Maizie

West of Singapore
West of Singapore

1933-01-31

Lou

Religious Racketeers
Religious Racketeers

1938-07-07

Ada Bernard

Port of Missing Girls
Port of Missing Girls

1938-02-24

Chicago

The Fast Set
The Fast Set

1924-10-20

Margaret Sones

Hubby's Night Out
Hubby's Night Out

1917-02-20

Wifey

Inside the Lines
Inside the Lines

1930-07-05

Jane Gershon

A Trip to Paramountown
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man

1919-08-26

Rose

The Czar of Broadway
The Czar of Broadway

1930-05-25

Connie Colton

Say It with Diamonds
Say It with Diamonds

1927-06-02

Betty Howard

Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost

1941-04-25

Mrs. Kessler

Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman

1923-01-02

Louise Boucher / Deloryse

Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback

1925-06-05

Princess in Pantomime

Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work

1943-08-23

Madame Sappho

The Making Over of Mother
The Making Over of Mother

1916-10-15

Mrs. Newlywed

Two Minutes to Play
Two Minutes to Play

1936-11-02

'Fluff' Harding

Midnight Mystery
Midnight Mystery

1930-06-01

Sally Wayne

Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas

1928-01-12

Rose

Mad Youth
Mad Youth

1940-05-05

Lucy Morgan

The Green Temptation
The Green Temptation

1922-04-01

Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011-04-03

Herself (archive footage)

News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night

1939-07-20

Kitty Truman

Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947-05-10

Selena Webster

The Palace of Pleasure
The Palace of Pleasure

1926-01-10

Lola Montez

Two Gun Justice
Two Gun Justice

1938-04-29

Kate

Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard

1936-08-20

Betty

The Pony Express
The Pony Express

1925-09-03

Molly Jones

Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance

1930-04-18

Kitty

The Big City
The Big City

1928-03-23

Helen

The Beloved Brat
The Beloved Brat

1938-04-30

Eleanor Sparks

The Little Minister
The Little Minister

1921-12-25

Lady Babbie

Federal Bullets
Federal Bullets

1937-10-29

Sue, Gang Moll

Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger

1940-08-12

Mrs. Van Horn

Skin Deep
Skin Deep

1929-09-07

Sadie Rogers

The Spoilers
The Spoilers

1930-09-20

Cherry Malotte

That Doggone Baby
That Doggone Baby

1916-10-20

Wifie Parker

As Luck Would Have It
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows

1929-11-21

Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)

Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess

1940-01-11

Cafe Hostess

Roar of the Press
Roar of the Press

1941-04-17

Mrs. Thelma Tate

A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder

1938-02-26

Loretta

Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live

1921-10-29

Christine Bleeker

Isle of Escape
Isle of Escape

1930-03-01

Stella

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975-08-06

Self (archive footage)

The Boudoir Diplomat
The Boudoir Diplomat

1930-12-05

Helene

The Enemy Sex
The Enemy Sex

1924-08-25

Dodo Baxter

The Stranger
The Stranger

1924-02-04

Peggy Bowlin

The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining

1932-04-16

Kate Flynn

The Desert Bride
The Desert Bride

1928-03-26

Diane Duval

Ramshackle House
Ramshackle House

1924-08-31

Pen Broome

Love Me and the World Is Mine
Laughing Irish Eyes
Laughing Irish Eyes

1936-03-04

Molly

At the End of the World
At the End of the World

1921-08-14

Cherry O'Day

The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built

1931-07-08

(archive footage)

Kick In
Kick In

1922-12-17

Molly Brandon

The White Flower
The White Flower

1923-03-04

Konia Markham

To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold

1922-10-29

Lady Jocelyn Leigh

The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk

1923-05-13

Lala De Breeze

Court Martial
Court Martial

1928-08-12

Belle Starr

Eve's Secret
Eve's Secret

1925-05-11

Eve

New Lives for Old
New Lives for Old

1925-02-22

Olympe

Border Raiders
Border Raiders

1918-10-06

Rose Hardy

The Bonded Woman
The Bonded Woman

1922-08-21

Angela Gaskell

Her Adventurous Night
Her Adventurous Night

1946-06-05

Miss Spencer

The Female
The Female

1924-08-31

Dalla

The Light of Victory
The Light of Victory

1919-03-17

Jane Ravenslee

Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory

1929-12-30

Helen Williams

Killer at Large
Killer at Large

1936-10-27

Kate

Confessions of a Vice Baron
Confessions of a Vice Baron

1943-06-30

Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak

1923-10-01

Lady Mildred Cholmondeley

God's Country and the Man
God's Country and the Man

1937-09-02

Roxey Moore

The Sheriff
The Sheriff

1918-11-24

School Teacher

Law and the Woman
Law and the Woman

1922-01-22

Margaret Rolfe

Virtuous Husband
Virtuous Husband

1931-04-12

Inez Wakefield

Hollywood Halfbacks
Inoculating Hubby