Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 17, 1897
Died
April 18, 1974
Age
77
Place of Birth
Beaver, Utah, USA
Popularity
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Betty Compson
Acting
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.
Also known as
Eleanor Luicime Compson · ベティ・カンプソン
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Known For
5.9
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941 · Movie
8.0
Virtuous Husband
1931 · Movie
4.0
Scarlet Seas
1928 · Movie
5.9
Midnight Mystery
1930 · Movie
6.4
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Movie
3.3
Skin Deep
1929 · Movie
7.3
False Pretenses
1935 · Movie
7.0
Cheating Cheaters
1927 · Movie
7.0
The Wise Guy
1926 · Movie
5.3
Invisible Ghost
1941 · Movie
7.0
Strange Cargo
1940 · Movie
5.2
Here Comes Trouble
1948 · Movie
Filmography
2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Movie · Herself (archive footage)
9.0
1991
Halloween Monster Bash
Movie · Mrs. Kessler (archive footage)
0.0
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.3
1948
Here Comes Trouble
Movie · Martha Blake
5.2
1947
Second Chance
Movie · Mrs. Davenport
6.5
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
Movie · Selena Webster
6.8
1946
Her Adventurous Night
Movie · Miss Spencer
6.7
1943
Danger! Women at Work
Movie · Madame Sappho
6.5
1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Movie · Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.7
1941
Escort Girl
Movie · Ruth Ashley
3.3
1941
Invisible Ghost
Movie · Mrs. Kessler
5.3
1941
Roar of the Press
Movie · Mrs. Thelma Tate
6.3
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Movie · Gertie
5.9
1940
Laughing at Danger
Movie · Mrs. Van Horn
9.0
1940
Mad Youth
Movie · Lucy Morgan
4.9
1940
Strange Cargo
Movie · Suzanne (uncredited)
7.0
1940
Cafe Hostess
Movie · Cafe Hostess
5.4
1939
Cowboys from Texas
Movie · Belle Starkey
6.0
1939
News Is Made at Night
Movie · Kitty Truman
4.8
1939
Hotel Imperial
Movie · Soubrette (uncredited)
7.0
1938
Under the Big Top
Movie · Marie
6.7
1938
Religious Racketeers
Movie · Ada Bernard
7.5
1938
Torchy Blane in Panama
Movie · Kitty, Gomez's Moll
5.8
1938
The Beloved Brat
Movie · Eleanor Sparks
6.5