Betty Compson

Actress

Born: March 17, 1897 (77 years old)

Died: April 18, 1974

Place of birth: Beaver, Utah, USA

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 (30)

• The Docks of New York (1928, ★ 6.9)
• Strange Cargo (1940, ★ 7)
• The White Shadow (1924, ★ 7.2)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941, ★ 6)
• Street Girl (1929, ★ 5.8)
• The Lady Refuses (1931, ★ 5.1)
• The Great Gabbo (1929, ★ 5.5)
• Blondes at Work (1938, ★ 6.1)
• Paths to Paradise (1925, ★ 6)
• Woman to Woman (1929, ★ 4.8)
• Torchy Blane in Panama (1938, ★ 5.3)
• Weary River (1929, ★ 5.7)
• Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947, ★ 6.4)
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975, ★ 6.1)
• Here Comes Trouble (1948, ★ 4.6)
• The Drag Net (1936, ★ 4.7)
• Three Who Loved (1931, ★ 5.4)
• Inside the Lines (1930, ★ 5.1)
• Invisible Ghost (1941, ★ 5.2)
• Beggar on Horseback (1925, ★ 6)
• Midnight Mystery (1930, ★ 5.1)
• The Pony Express (1925, ★ 5.9)
• The Beloved Brat (1938, ★ 6.4)
• The Gay Diplomat (1931, ★ 4)
• Mad Youth (1940, ★ 4.6)
• Cafe Hostess (1940, ★ 5.3)
• Roar of the Press (1941, ★ 5.6)
• A Slight Case of Murder (1938, ★ 6.3)
• Escort Girl (1941, ★ 3)
• Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943, ★ 3.8)