Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Known for

Acting

Born

March 17, 1897

Birthplace

Beaver, Utah, USA

Died

April 18, 1974 (aged 77)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

The Docks of New York

The Docks of New York

1928

Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

1941

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1940

A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

The Great Gabbo

The Great Gabbo

1929

The Lady Refuses

The Lady Refuses

1931

Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman

1929

Weary River

Weary River

1929

Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

1925

Filmography

2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Herself (archive footage)
1991
Halloween Monster Bash
as Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1948
Here Comes Trouble
as Martha Blake
1947
Second Chance
as Mrs. Davenport
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Selena Webster
1946
Her Adventurous Night
as Miss Spencer
1943
Danger! Women at Work
as Madame Sappho
1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Escort Girl
as Ruth Ashley
1941
Invisible Ghost
as Mrs. Kessler
1941
Roar of the Press
as Mrs. Thelma Tate
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Gertie
1940
Laughing at Danger
as Mrs. Van Horn
1940
Mad Youth
as Lucy Morgan
1940
Strange Cargo
as Suzanne (uncredited)
1940
Cafe Hostess
as Cafe Hostess
1939
Cowboys from Texas
as Belle Starkey
1939
News Is Made at Night
as Kitty Truman
1939
Hotel Imperial
as Soubrette (uncredited)
1938
Under the Big Top
as Marie
1938
Religious Racketeers
as Ada Bernard
1938
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
1938
The Beloved Brat
as Eleanor Sparks
1938
Two Gun Justice
as Kate