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Betty Compson

Acting

Born March 17, 1897 · Beaver, Utah, USA

Died April 18, 1974

Also known as Eleanor Luicime Compson · ベティ・カンプソン

IMDb

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.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1929 · nominated

Filmography18 titles

God's Country and the Man

1937as Roxey Moore

False Pretenses

1935as Clarissa Stanhope

Strange Cargo

1940as Suzanne (uncredited)

The Docks of New York

1928as Mae

A Slight Case of Murder

1938as Loretta

The Pony Express

1925as Molly Jones

On With the Show!

1929as Nita

Street Girl

1929as Frederika Joyzelle

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941as Gertie

August Week End

1936as Ethel Ames

Two Minutes to Play

1936as 'Fluff' Harding

The Great Gabbo

1929as Mary

Inside the Lines

1930as Jane Gershon

The Lady Refuses

1931as June

Invisible Ghost

1941as Mrs. Kessler

Mad Youth

1939as Lucy Morgan

Bulldog Edition

1936as Billie Blake

Escort Girl

1941as Ruth Ashley