Acting
Betty Compson
EN, XX cinema · 132 credits
Born
17 March 1897
Died
18 April 1974 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Beaver, Utah, USA
Also known as Eleanor Luicime Compson · ベティ・カンプソン
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
Filmography
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Herself (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
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)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Gertie
Escort Girl
as Ruth Ashley
Invisible Ghost
as Mrs. Kessler
Roar of the Press
as Mrs. Thelma Tate
Strange Cargo
as Suzanne (uncredited)
Mad Youth
as Lucy Morgan
Laughing at Danger
as Mrs. Van Horn
Cafe Hostess
as Cafe Hostess
Cowboys from Texas
as Belle Starkey
Hotel Imperial
as Soubrette (uncredited)
News Is Made at Night
as Kitty Truman
Blondes at Work
as Blanche Revelle
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
Under the Big Top
as Marie
Religious Racketeers
as Ada Bernard
Port of Missing Girls
as Chicago
Two Gun Justice
as Kate
The Beloved Brat
as Eleanor Sparks
A Slight Case of Murder
as Loretta
Circus Girl
as Carlotta
Federal Bullets
as Sue, Gang Moll
God's Country and the Man
as Roxey Moore
Bulldog Edition
as Billie Blake
The Millionaire Kid
as Gloria Neville
August Week End
as Ethel Ames
The Drag Net
as Mollie Cole
Two Minutes to Play
as 'Fluff' Harding
Hollywood Boulevard
as Betty
Laughing Irish Eyes
as Molly
Killer at Large
as Kate
False Pretenses
as Clarissa Stanhope
No Sleep on the Deep
as Mrs. Eldridge
Destination Unknown
as Ruby Smith
Notorious But Nice
as Millie Sprague
Guilty or Not Guilty
as Maizie
The Silver Lining
as Kate Flynn
The Lady Refuses
as June
The Gay Diplomat
as Baroness Corri
Three Who Loved
as Helga Larson Hanson
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)
Virtuous Husband
as Inez Wakefield
Inside the Lines
as Jane Gershon
The Czar of Broadway
as Connie Colton
Midnight Mystery
as Sally Wayne
Those Who Dance
as Kitty
The Spoilers
as Cherry Malotte
Isle of Escape
as Stella
The Boudoir Diplomat
as Helene
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Doris Ward
Street Girl
as Frederika Joyzelle
The Great Gabbo
as Mary
Woman to Woman
as Deloryce / Lola
Weary River
as Alice Gray
Skin Deep
as Sadie Rogers
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Blaze o' Glory
as Helen Williams
The Barker
as Carrie
Scarlet Seas
as Rose
The Big City
as Helen
The Desert Bride
as Diane Duval
Court Martial
as Belle Starr
The Masked Angel
as Betty
Life's Mockery
1928
Life's Mockery
as Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
Cheating Cheaters
as Nan Carey
Say It with Diamonds
as Betty Howard
Temptations of a Shop Girl
1927
Temptations of a Shop Girl
as Ruth Harrington
The Wise Guy
as Hula Kate
The Belle of Broadway
as Marie Duval / The Young Adele
The Palace of Pleasure
as Lola Montez
Locked Doors
as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
Paths to Paradise
as Molly
Beggar on Horseback
as Princess in Pantomime
The Pony Express
as Molly Jones
Eve's Secret
as Eve
New Lives for Old
as Olympe
Counsel for the Defense
as Katherine West
The Garden of Weeds
as Dorothy Delbridge
The White Shadow
as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
The Fast Set
as Margaret Sones
The Enemy Sex
as Dodo Baxter
The Stranger
as Peggy Bowlin
Ramshackle House
as Pen Broome
The Female
as Dalla
Miami
as Joan Bruce
Hollywood
as Betty Compson
The Woman with Four Faces
as Elizabeth West
Woman to Woman
as Louise Boucher / Deloryse
The Rustle of Silk
as Lala De Breeze
The White Flower
as Konia Markham
The Royal Oak
1923
The Royal Oak
as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
Over the Border
as Jen Galbraith
The Green Temptation
as Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker
To Have and to Hold
as Lady Jocelyn Leigh
Kick In
as Molly Brandon
The Bonded Woman
as Angela Gaskell
Law and the Woman
as Margaret Rolfe
Always the Woman
as Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris, Producer
For Those We Love
as Bernice Arnold, Writer
Prisoners of Love
as Blanche Davis, Writer
The Little Minister
as Lady Babbie
Ladies Must Live
as Christine Bleeker
At the End of the World
as Cherry O'Day
The Miracle Man
as Rose
The Light of Victory
as Jane Ravenslee
The Terror of the Range
as Thelma Grant
Border Raiders
as Rose Hardy
The Sheriff
as School Teacher
Hubby's Night Out
as Wifey
That Doggone Baby
1916
That Doggone Baby
as Wifie Parker