
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.
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
Cast Credits
Here Comes Trouble
as Martha Blake
Second Chance
as Mrs. Davenport
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Selena Webster
Her Adventurous Night
as Miss Spencer
Danger! Women at Work
as Madame Sappho
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escort Girl
as Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost
as Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press
as Mrs. Thelma Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Gertie
Laughing at Danger
as Mrs. Van Horn
Mad Youth
as Lucy Morgan
Strange Cargo
as Suzanne (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess
as Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas
as Belle Starkey
News Is Made at Night
as Kitty Truman
Hotel Imperial
as Soubrette (uncredited)
Under the Big Top
as Marie
Religious Racketeers
as Ada Bernard
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
The Beloved Brat
as Eleanor Sparks
Two Gun Justice
as Kate
A Slight Case of Murder
as Loretta
Port of Missing Girls
as Chicago
Blondes at Work
as Blanche Revelle
Federal Bullets
as Sue, Gang Moll
God's Country and the Man
as Roxey Moore
Circus Girl
as Carlotta
Two Minutes to Play
as 'Fluff' Harding
Killer at Large
as Kate