
Betty Compson
Acting
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.
Born: March 17, 1897 · Beaver, Utah, USA
Filmography (23)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Actor: Self (archive foot…

Here Comes Trouble
1948
Actor: Martha Blake

Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943
Actor: Mrs. Lucy Morgan (…

Escort Girl
1941
Actor: Ruth Ashley

Invisible Ghost
1941
Actor: Mrs. Kessler

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
Actor: Gertie

Mad Youth
1940
Actor: Lucy Morgan

Strange Cargo
1940
Actor: Suzanne (uncredite…

Cafe Hostess
1940
Actor: Cafe Hostess

Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
Actor: Kitty, Gomez's Mol…

The Beloved Brat
1938
Actor: Eleanor Sparks

A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Actor: Loretta

Blondes at Work
1938
Actor: Blanche Revelle

The Lady Refuses
1931
Actor: June

Inside the Lines
1930
Actor: Jane Gershon

Woman to Woman
1929
Actor: Deloryce / Lola

The Great Gabbo
1929
Actor: Mary

Street Girl
1929
Actor: Frederika Joyzelle

Weary River
1929
Actor: Alice Gray

The Docks of New York
1928
Actor: Mae

The Pony Express
1925
Actor: Molly Jones

Paths to Paradise
1925
Actor: Molly

The White Shadow
1924
Actor: Nancy Brent / Geor…
