About

Known credits:
126
Birthday:
1897-03-17
Place of birth:
Beaver, Utah, USA
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Betty Compson

Overview

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

Acting
2011 Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films Actor Herself (archive footage) 59
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2008 Spisok korabley Actor (archive footage) 60
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1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1948 Here Comes Trouble Actor Martha Blake 58
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1947 Second Chance Actor Mrs. Davenport 59
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1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney Actor Selena Webster 59
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1946 Her Adventurous Night Actor Miss Spencer 59
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1943 Danger! Women at Work Actor Madame Sappho 59
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1943 Confessions of a Vice Baron Actor Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited) 58
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1941 Escort Girl Actor Ruth Ashley 58
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1941 Invisible Ghost Actor Mrs. Kessler 58
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1941 Roar of the Press Actor Mrs. Thelma Tate 58
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1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Actor Gertie 59
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1940 Laughing at Danger Actor Mrs. Van Horn N/A
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1940 Mad Youth Actor Lucy Morgan 58
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1940 Strange Cargo Actor Suzanne (uncredited) 59
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1940 Cafe Hostess Actor Cafe Hostess 58
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1939 Cowboys from Texas Actor Belle Starkey 58
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1939 News Is Made at Night Actor Kitty Truman 58
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1939 Hotel Imperial Actor Soubrette (uncredited) 59
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1938 Under the Big Top Actor Marie 59
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1938 Religious Racketeers Actor Ada Bernard 59
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1938 Torchy Blane in Panama Actor Kitty, Gomez's Moll 58
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1938 The Beloved Brat Actor Eleanor Sparks 59
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1938 Two Gun Justice Actor Kate 59
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1938 A Slight Case of Murder Actor Loretta 58
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1938 Port of Missing Girls Actor Chicago 58
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1938 Blondes at Work Actor Blanche Revelle 59
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1937 Federal Bullets Actor Sue, Gang Moll N/A
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1937 God's Country and the Man Actor Roxey Moore 58
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1937 Circus Girl Actor Carlotta 59
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1936 Two Minutes to Play Actor 'Fluff' Harding 59
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1936 Killer at Large Actor Kate 59
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1936 Bulldog Edition Actor Billie Blake 58
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1936 Hollywood Boulevard Actor Betty 58
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1936 The Drag-Net Actor Mollie Cole 59
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1936 The Millionaire Kid Actor Gloria Neville 59
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1936 Laughing Irish Eyes Actor Molly N/A
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1936 August Week End Actor Ethel Ames 59
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1935 False Pretenses Actor Clarissa Stanhope 59
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1933 Notorious But Nice Actor Millie Sprague 59
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1933 Destination Unknown Actor Ruby Smith N/A
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1933 West of Singapore Actor Lou N/A
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1932 Guilty or Not Guilty Actor Maizie 59
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1932 The Silver Lining Actor Kate Flynn N/A
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1931 Hollywood Halfbacks Actor N/A
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1931 The Gay Diplomat Actor Baroness Corri 58
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1931 The House That Shadows Built Actor (archive footage) 59
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1931 Three Who Loved Actor Helga Larson Hanson 58
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1931 Virtuous Husband Actor Inez Wakefield N/A
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1931 The Lady Refuses Actor June 58
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1930 The Boudoir Diplomat Actor Helene 58
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1930 She Got What She Wanted Actor N/A
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1930 The Spoilers Actor Cherry Malotte 58
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1930 Inside the Lines Actor Jane Gershon 58
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1930 Midnight Mystery Actor Sally Wayne 58
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1930 The Czar of Broadway Actor Connie Colton N/A
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1930 Those Who Dance Actor Kitty 59
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1930 Isle of Escape Actor Stella 59
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1930 The Case of Sergeant Grischa Actor Babka 59
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1929 Blaze o' Glory Actor Helen Williams N/A
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1929 Show of Shows Actor Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited) 58
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1929 Woman to Woman Actor Deloryce / Lola 58
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1929 The Great Gabbo Actor Mary 58
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1929 Skin Deep Actor Sadie Rogers 58
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1929 Street Girl Actor Frederika Joyzelle 59
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1929 On With the Show! Actor Nita 58
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1929 The Time, the Place and the Girl Actor Doris Ward N/A
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1929 Weary River Actor Alice Gray 58
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1928 Fashion News Actor Self (1930) N/A
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1928 The Barker Actor Carrie N/A
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1928 The Docks of New York Actor Mae 60
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1928 Court-Martial Actor Belle Starr 59
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1928 The Desert Bride Actor Diane Duval 58
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1928 The Big City Actor Helen N/A
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1928 Scarlet Seas Actor Rose 58
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1927 Cheating Cheaters Actor Nan Carey N/A
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1927 Love Me and the World is Mine Actor Mitzel N/A
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1927 Say It with Diamonds Actor Betty Howard N/A
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1926 The Belle of Broadway Actor Marie Duval 58
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1926 The Wise Guy Actor Hula Kate N/A
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1926 The Palace of Pleasure Actor Lola Montez N/A
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1925 The Pony Express Actor Molly Jones 59
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1925 Paths to Paradise Actor Molly 58
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1925 Beggar on Horseback Actor Princess in Pantomime 59
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1925 Eve's Secret Actor Eve N/A
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1925 New Lives for Old Actor Olympe N/A
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1925 Locked Doors Actor Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter 58
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1924 The Garden of Weeds Actor Dorothy Delbridge N/A
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1924 The Fast Set Actor Margaret Sones N/A
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1924 Ramshackle House Actor Pen Broome N/A
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1924 The Female Actor Dalla N/A
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1924 The Enemy Sex Actor Dodo Baxter 59
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1924 The White Shadow Actor Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent 59
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1924 The Stranger Actor Peggy Bowlin N/A
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1923 The Royal Oak Actor Lady Mildred Cholmondeley N/A
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1923 Hollywood Actor Betty Compson 59
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1923 The Woman with Four Faces Actor Elizabeth West N/A
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1923 The Rustle of Silk Actor Lala De Breeze N/A
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1923 The White Flower Actor Konia Markham N/A
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1923 Woman to Woman Actor Louise Boucher / Deloryse 58
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1922 Kick In Actor Molly Brandon N/A
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1922 To Have and to Hold Actor Lady Jocelyn Leigh N/A
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1922 The Bonded Woman Actor Angela Gaskell 58
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1922 A Trip to Paramountown Actor Self 58
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1922 Over the Border Actor Jen Galbraith N/A
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1922 The Green Temptation Actor Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker N/A
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1922 Law and the Woman Actor Margaret Rolfe N/A
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1921 The Little Minister Actor Lady Babbie 59
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1921 Ladies Must Live Actor Christine Bleeker N/A
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1921 For Those We Love Actor Bernice Arnold N/A
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1921 At the End of the World Actor Cherry O'Day N/A
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1921 Prisoners of Love Actor Blanche Davis N/A
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1919 The Miracle Man Actor Rose 58
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1919 The Devil's Trail Actor Rose N/A
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1919 The Light of Victory Actor Jane Ravenslee N/A
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1918 The Sheriff Actor School Teacher N/A
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1918 Border Raiders Actor Rose Hardy N/A
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1917 Crazy by Proxy Actor N/A
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1917 As Luck Would Have It Actor N/A
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1917 Hubby's Night Out Actor Wifey 59
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1916 That Doggone Baby Actor Wifie Parker N/A
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1916 The Making Over of Mother Actor Mrs. Newlywed 59
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1916 Inoculating Hubby Actor N/A
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Writing
1921 For Those We Love Writing Writer N/A
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1921 Prisoners of Love Writing Writer N/A
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