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Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Birthday: 1897-03-19 | Place of Birth: Beaver, Utah, USA

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.

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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