Known For
Acting
Known Credits
131
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 17, 1897 (129 years old)
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.
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Filmsas Herself (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Halloween Monster Bashas Mrs. Kessler (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1948 | Here Comes Troubleas Martha Blake | |
| 1947 | Second Chanceas Mrs. Davenport | |
| 1947 | Hard Boiled Mahoneyas Selena Webster | |
| 1946 | Her Adventurous Nightas Miss Spencer | |
| 1943 | Danger! Women at Workas Madame Sappho | |
| 1943 | Confessions of a Vice Baronas Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Escort Girlas Ruth Ashley | |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghostas Mrs. Kessler | |
| 1941 | Roar of the Pressas Mrs. Thelma Tate | |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Gertie | |
| 1940 | Laughing at Dangeras Mrs. Van Horn | |
| 1940 | Mad Youthas Lucy Morgan | |
| 1940 | Strange Cargoas Suzanne (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Cafe Hostessas Cafe Hostess | |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texasas Belle Starkey | |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Nightas Kitty Truman | |
| 1939 | Hotel Imperialas Soubrette (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Under the Big Topas Marie | |
| 1938 | Religious Racketeersas Ada Bernard | |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panamaas Kitty, Gomez's Moll | |
| 1938 | The Beloved Bratas Eleanor Sparks | |
| 1938 | Two Gun Justiceas Kate | |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murderas Loretta | |
| 1938 | Port of Missing Girlsas Chicago | |
| 1938 | Blondes at Workas Blanche Revelle | |
| 1937 | Federal Bulletsas Sue, Gang Moll | |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Manas Roxey Moore | |
| 1937 | Circus Girlas Carlotta | |
| 1936 | Two Minutes to Playas 'Fluff' Harding | |
| 1936 | Killer at Largeas Kate | |
| 1936 | Bulldog Editionas Billie Blake | |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevardas Betty | |
| 1936 | The Drag Netas Mollie Cole | |
| 1936 | The Millionaire Kidas Gloria Neville | |
| 1936 | Laughing Irish Eyesas Molly | |
| 1936 | August Week Endas Ethel Ames | |
| 1935 | False Pretensesas Clarissa Stanhope | |
| 1934 | No Sleep on the Deepas Mrs. Eldridge | |
| 1933 | Notorious But Niceas Millie Sprague | |
| 1933 | Destination Unknownas Ruby Smith | |
| 1933 | West of Singaporeas Lou | |
| 1932 | Guilty or Not Guiltyas Maizie | |
| 1932 | The Silver Liningas Kate Flynn | |
| 1931 | Hollywood Halfbacksas | |
| 1931 | The Gay Diplomatas Baroness Corri | |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Builtas (archive footage) | |
| 1931 | Three Who Lovedas Helga Larson Hanson | |
| 1931 | Virtuous Husbandas Inez Wakefield | |
| 1931 | The Lady Refusesas June | |
| 1930 | The Boudoir Diplomatas Helene | |
| 1930 | She Got What She Wantedas | |
| 1930 | The Spoilersas Cherry Malotte | |
| 1930 | Inside the Linesas Jane Gershon | |
| 1930 | Midnight Mysteryas Sally Wayne | |
| 1930 | The Czar of Broadwayas Connie Colton | |
| 1930 | Those Who Danceas Kitty | |
| 1930 | Isle of Escapeas Stella | |
| 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischaas Babka | |
| 1929 | Blaze o' Gloryas Helen Williams | |
| 1929 | The Show of Showsas Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Woman to Womanas Deloryce / Lola | |
| 1929 | The Great Gabboas Mary | |
| 1929 | Skin Deepas Sadie Rogers | |
| 1929 | Street Girlas Frederika Joyzelle | |
| 1929 | On With the Show!as Nita | |
| 1929 | The Time, the Place and the Girlas Doris Ward | |
| 1929 | Weary Riveras Alice Gray | |
| 1928 | The Barkeras Carrie | |
| 1928 | The Docks of New Yorkas Mae | |
| 1928 | Court Martialas Belle Starr | |
| 1928 | Life's Mockeryas Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton | |
| 1928 | The Masked Angelas Betty | |
| 1928 | The Desert Brideas Diane Duval | |
| 1928 | The Big Cityas Helen | |
| 1928 | Scarlet Seasas Rose | |
| 1927 | Cheating Cheatersas Nan Carey | |
| 1927 | Temptations of a Shop Girlas Ruth Harrington | |
| 1927 | Love Me and the World Is Mineas Mitzel | |
| 1927 | Say It with Diamondsas Betty Howard | |
| 1926 | The Belle of Broadwayas Marie Duval / The Young Adele | |
| 1926 | The Wise Guyas Hula Kate | |
| 1926 | The Palace of Pleasureas Lola Montez | |
| 1925 | Counsel for the Defenseas Katherine West | |
| 1925 | The Pony Expressas Molly Jones | |
| 1925 | Paths to Paradiseas Molly | |
| 1925 | Beggar on Horsebackas Princess in Pantomime | |
| 1925 | Eve's Secretas Eve | |
| 1925 | New Lives for Oldas Olympe | |
| 1925 | Locked Doorsas Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter | |
| 1924 | The Garden of Weedsas Dorothy Delbridge | |
| 1924 | The Fast Setas Margaret Sones | |
| 1924 | Ramshackle Houseas Pen Broome | |
| 1924 | The Femaleas Dalla | |
| 1924 | The Enemy Sexas Dodo Baxter | |
| 1924 | The White Shadowas Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent | |
| 1924 | Miamias Joan Bruce | |
| 1924 | The Strangeras Peggy Bowlin | |
| 1923 | The Royal Oakas Lady Mildred Cholmondeley | |
| 1923 | Hollywoodas Betty Compson | |
| 1923 | The Woman with Four Facesas Elizabeth West | |
| 1923 | The Rustle of Silkas Lala De Breeze | |
| 1923 | The White Floweras Konia Markham | |
| 1923 | Woman to Womanas Louise Boucher / Deloryse | |
| 1922 | Kick Inas Molly Brandon | |
| 1922 | To Have and to Holdas Lady Jocelyn Leigh | |
| 1922 | The Bonded Womanas Angela Gaskell | |
| 1922 | A Trip to Paramountownas Self | |
| 1922 | Always the Womanas Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris | |
| 1922 | Over the Borderas Jen Galbraith | |
| 1922 | The Green Temptationas Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker | |
| 1922 | Law and the Womanas Margaret Rolfe | |
| 1921 | The Little Ministeras Lady Babbie | |
| 1921 | Ladies Must Liveas Christine Bleeker | |
| 1921 | For Those We Loveas Bernice Arnold | |
| 1921 | At the End of the Worldas Cherry O'Day | |
| 1921 | Prisoners of Loveas Blanche Davis | |
| 1919 | The Miracle Manas Rose | |
| 1919 | The Devil's Trailas Rose | |
| 1919 | The Light of Victoryas Jane Ravenslee | |
| 1919 | The Terror of the Rangeas Thelma Grant | |
| 1918 | The Sheriffas School Teacher | |
| 1918 | Border Raidersas Rose Hardy | |
| 1917 | Crazy by Proxyas | |
| 1917 | As Luck Would Have Itas | |
| 1917 | Hubby's Night Outas Wifey | |
| 1916 | That Doggone Babyas Wifie Parker | |
| 1916 | The Making Over of Motheras Mrs. Newlywed | |
| 1916 | Inoculating Hubbyas |
| 1922 | Always the Woman...Producer | |
| 1921 | For Those We Love...Writer | |
| 1921 | Prisoners of Love...Writer |