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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Character: Herself (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2011
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1975
Here Comes Trouble
Character: Martha Blake
MOVIE • 1948
Second Chance
Character: Mrs. Davenport
MOVIE • 1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Character: Selena Webster
MOVIE • 1947
Her Adventurous Night
Character: Miss Spencer
MOVIE • 1946
Danger! Women at Work
Character: Madame Sappho
MOVIE • 1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Character: Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1943
Escort Girl
Character: Ruth Ashley
MOVIE • 1941
Invisible Ghost
Character: Mrs. Kessler
MOVIE • 1941
Roar of the Press
Character: Mrs. Thelma Tate
MOVIE • 1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character: Gertie
MOVIE • 1941
Laughing at Danger
Character: Mrs. Van Horn
MOVIE • 1940
Mad Youth
Character: Lucy Morgan
MOVIE • 1940
Strange Cargo
Character: Suzanne (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1940
Cafe Hostess
Character: Cafe Hostess
MOVIE • 1940
Cowboys from Texas
Character: Belle Starkey
MOVIE • 1939
News Is Made at Night
Character: Kitty Truman
MOVIE • 1939
Hotel Imperial
Character: Soubrette (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1939
Under the Big Top
Character: Marie
MOVIE • 1938
Crew
