Betty Compson
Actor
- Born
- March 17, 1897 · Beaver, Utah, USA
- Died
- April 18, 1974 (age 77)
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
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
January 31, 1941
The Docks of New York
September 16, 1928
Invisible Ghost
April 25, 1941
Strange Cargo
March 1, 1940
A Slight Case of Murder
February 26, 1938
The Great Gabbo
September 12, 1929
The Lady Refuses
March 8, 1931
Woman to Woman
November 1, 1929
Weary River
February 10, 1929
Paths to Paradise
June 28, 1925
Escort Girl
November 4, 1941
Cafe Hostess
January 11, 1940
Acting132
- 2011Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films as Herself (archive footage)
- 1991Halloween Monster Bash as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1948Here Comes Trouble as Martha Blake
- 1947Second Chance as Mrs. Davenport
- 1947Hard Boiled Mahoney as Selena Webster
- 1946Her Adventurous Night as Miss Spencer
- 1943Danger! Women at Work as Madame Sappho
- 1943Confessions of a Vice Baron as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)