Betty Compson
Known for Acting
Born March 16, 1897
Died April 18, 1974
Place of Birth Beaver, Utah, USA
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.
Filmography
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Loretta
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Gertie
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Weary River
1929
as Alice Gray
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood
1923
as Betty Compson
Street Girl
1929
as Frederika Joyzelle
On With the Show!
1929
as Nita
The Docks of New York
1928
as Mae
Strange Cargo
1940
as Suzanne (uncredited)
False Pretenses
1935
as Clarissa Stanhope
Inside the Lines
1930
as Jane Gershon
Escort Girl
1941
as Ruth Ashley
Guilty or Not Guilty
1932
as Maizie
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Herself (archive footage)
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
Cowboys from Texas
1939
as Belle Starkey
Blondes at Work
1938
as Blanche Revelle
Scarlet Seas
1928
as Rose
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Martha Blake
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