Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Known for: Acting

Born: March 17, 1897

Died: April 18, 1974

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

She Got What She Wanted
1930
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
1927
Over the Border
Over the Border
1922
The Woman with Four Faces
The Woman with Four Faces
1923
For Those We Love
For Those We Love
1921
Prisoners of Love
Prisoners of Love
1921
The Garden of Weeds
The Garden of Weeds
1924
The Devil's Trail
The Devil's Trail
1919
Street Girl
Street Girl
1929
Locked Doors
Locked Doors
1925
The White Shadow
The White Shadow
1924
The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses
1931
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman
1929
Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise
1925
Escort Girl
Escort Girl
1941
The Millionaire Kid
The Millionaire Kid
1936
Three Who Loved
Three Who Loved
1931
The Belle of Broadway
The Belle of Broadway
1926
Guilty or Not Guilty
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
West of Singapore
West of Singapore
1933
The Fast Set
The Fast Set
1924
Hubby's Night Out
Hubby's Night Out
1917
Inside the Lines
Inside the Lines
1930
Say It with Diamonds
Say It with Diamonds
1927
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman
1923
Midnight Mystery
Midnight Mystery
1930
The Green Temptation
The Green Temptation
1922
The Pony Express
The Pony Express
1925
The Little Minister
The Little Minister
1921
As Luck Would Have It
1917
The Boudoir Diplomat
The Boudoir Diplomat
1930
The Enemy Sex
The Enemy Sex
1924
The Stranger
The Stranger
1924
The Desert Bride
The Desert Bride
1928
Ramshackle House
Ramshackle House
1924
At the End of the World
At the End of the World
1921
To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold
1922
Kick In
Kick In
1922
The Rustle of Silk
The Rustle of Silk
1923
The White Flower
The White Flower
1923
Eve's Secret
Eve's Secret
1925
New Lives for Old
New Lives for Old
1925
Border Raiders
Border Raiders
1918
The Bonded Woman
The Bonded Woman
1922
The Female
The Female
1924
The Royal Oak
1923
Law and the Woman
Law and the Woman
1922
No Sleep on the Deep
No Sleep on the Deep
1934
The Masked Angel
The Masked Angel
1928
Miami
Miami
1924
Always the Woman
Always the Woman
1922
Temptations of a Shop Girl
1927
Life's Mockery
1928
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York
1928
The Time, the Place and the Girl
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo
1929
On With the Show!
On With the Show!
1929
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
Notorious But Nice
Notorious But Nice
1933
The Gay Diplomat
The Gay Diplomat
1931
Weary River
Weary River
1929
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man
1919
The Czar of Broadway
The Czar of Broadway
1930
The Making Over of Mother
1916
Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas
1928
Mad Youth
Mad Youth
1940
The Palace of Pleasure
The Palace of Pleasure
1926
Two Gun Justice
Two Gun Justice
1938
Skin Deep
Skin Deep
1929
That Doggone Baby
1916
The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining
1932
Court Martial
Court Martial
1928
Blaze o' Glory
Blaze o' Glory
1929
God's Country and the Man
God's Country and the Man
1937
The Sheriff
The Sheriff
1918
Virtuous Husband
Virtuous Husband
1931
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
Inoculating Hubby
1916
Counsel for the Defense
Counsel for the Defense
1925
The Terror of the Range
The Terror of the Range
1919
The Wise Guy
The Wise Guy
1926
The Barker
The Barker
1928
False Pretenses
False Pretenses
1935
The Drag Net
The Drag Net
1936
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1930
Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live
1921
Isle of Escape
Isle of Escape
1930
Love Me and the World Is Mine
Love Me and the World Is Mine
1927
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1948
August Week End
August Week End
1936
Circus Girl
Circus Girl
1937
Crazy by Proxy
Crazy by Proxy
1917
Religious Racketeers
Religious Racketeers
1938
Port of Missing Girls
Port of Missing Girls
1938
Two Minutes to Play
Two Minutes to Play
1936
Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance
1930
The Big City
The Big City
1928
Laughing Irish Eyes
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work
1943
Destination Unknown
Destination Unknown
1933
Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
Cowboys from Texas
Cowboys from Texas
1939
Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost
1941
The Light of Victory
The Light of Victory
1919
Killer at Large
Killer at Large
1936
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work
1938
Bulldog Edition
Bulldog Edition
1936
Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback
1925
Federal Bullets
Federal Bullets
1937
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger
1940
Her Adventurous Night
Her Adventurous Night
1946
Under the Big Top
Under the Big Top
1938
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
1939
Roar of the Press
Roar of the Press
1941
Second Chance
Second Chance
1947
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
1940
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built
1931
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
1940
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
The Beloved Brat
The Beloved Brat
1938
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows
1929