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Betty Compson
Actor
Born March 17, 1897Died April 18, 1974 (77 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Mae |
| 1948 | Here Comes Trouble · as Martha Blake |
| 1947 | Second Chance · as Mrs. Davenport |
| 1947 | Hard Boiled Mahoney · as Selena Webster |
| 1946 | Claudia and David · as Cast |
| 1943 | Danger! Women at Work · as Madame Sappho |
| 1943 | Confessions of a Vice Baron · as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited From Mad Youth) (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Zis Boom Bah · as Mame |
| 1941 | Escort Girl · as Ruth Ashley |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghost · as Mrs. Kessler |
| 1941 | Roar of the Press · as Mrs. Thelma Tate |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith · as Gertie |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo · as Suzanne (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Cafe Hostess · as Cafe Hostess |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texas · as Belle Starkey |
| 1939 | Mad Youth · as Lucy Morgan |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night · as Kitty Truman |
| 1939 | Hotel Imperial · as Soubrette (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Under the Big Top · as Marie |
| 1938 | The Mystic Circle Murder · as Ada Bernard |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama · as Kitty, Gomez's Moll |
| 1938 | The Beloved Brat · as Eleanor Sparks |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder · as Loretta |
| 1938 | Port of Missing Girls · as Chicago |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work · as Blanche Revelle |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Man · as Roxey Moore |
| 1937 | Circus Girl · as Carlotta |
| 1936 | Two Minutes to Play · as 'fluff' Harding |
| 1936 | Bulldog Edition · as Billie Blake |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Betty |
| 1936 | The Drag-Net · as Mollie Cole |
| 1936 | August Weekend · as Ethel Ames |
| 1935 | False Pretenses · as Clarissa Stanhope |
| 1934 | No Sleep on the Deep · as Mrs. Eldridge |
| 1933 | Notorious But Nice · as Millie Sprague |
| 1933 | Destination Unknown · as Ruby Smith |
| 1931 | The Gay Diplomat · as Baroness Corri |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as (archive Footage) |
| 1931 | Three Who Loved · as Helga Larson Hanson |
| 1931 | The Lady Refuses · as June |
| 1930 | The Spoilers · as Cherry Malotte |
| 1930 | Inside the Lines · as Jane Gershon |
| 1930 | Midnight Mystery · as Sally Wayne |
| 1930 | Those Who Dance · as Kitty |
| 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa · as Babka |
| 1929 | Show of Shows · as Performer In 'the Pirate Number' & 'lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Woman to Woman · as Deloryce / Lola |
| 1929 | The Great Gabbo · as Mary |
| 1929 | Street Girl · as Frederika Joyzelle |
| 1929 | On with the Show! · as Nita |
| 1929 | Weary River · as Alice Gray |
| 1928 | The Barker · as Carrie |
| 1928 | The Docks of New York · as Mae |
| 1928 | The Desert Bride · as Diane Duval |
| 1928 | The Big City · as Helen |
| 1926 | The Belle of Broadway · as Marie Duval |
| 1925 | The Pony Express · as Molly Jones |
| 1925 | Beggar on Horseback · as Princess In Pantomime |
| 1925 | Paths to Paradise · as Molly |
| 1925 | New Lives for Old · as Olympe |
| 1924 | White Shadows · as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent |
| 1923 | The Royal Oak · as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley |
| 1923 | Woman to Woman · as Louise Boucher / Deloryse |
| 1921 | The Little Minister · as Lady Babbie |
| 1921 | Ladies Must Live · as Christine Bleeker |
| 1919 | The Miracle Man · as Rose |
| 1919 | The Prodigal Liar · as Hope Deering |