Betty Compson
Birthday: 1897-03-19 | Place of Birth: Beaver, Utah, USABetty 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2011
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
as Herself (archive footage)
1947
Hard Boiled Mahoney
as Selena Webster
1941
Invisible Ghost
as Mrs. Kessler
1941
Escort Girl
as Ruth Ashley
1940
Laughing at Danger
as Mrs. Van Horn
1938
Blondes at Work
as Blanche Revelle
1938
Two Gun Justice
as Kate
1938
Under the Big Top
as Marie
1937
Circus Girl
as Carlotta
1937
Federal Bullets
as Sue, Gang Moll
1936
The Drag-Net
as Mollie Cole
1935
False Pretenses
as Clarissa Stanhope
1933
Destination Unknown
as Ruby Smith
1932
Guilty or Not Guilty
as Maizie
1931
The Lady Refuses
as June
1930
The Spoilers
as Cherry Malotte
1930
The Czar of Broadway
as Connie Colton
1930
Those Who Dance
as Kitty
1929
Street Girl
as Frederika Joyzelle
1929
The Great Gabbo
as Mary
1929
On With the Show!
as Nita
1928
The Docks of New York
as Mae
