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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.
The roles that explain the career.
40 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1948 | Here Comes Trouble | Martha Blake | Film |
| 1947 | Second Chance | Mrs. Davenport | Film |
| 1947 | Hard Boiled Mahoney | Selena Webster | Film |
| 1943 | Confessions of a Vice Baron | Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghost | Mrs. Kessler | Film |
| 1941 | Escort Girl | Ruth Ashley | Film |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Gertie | Film |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Suzanne (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Mad Youth | Lucy Morgan | Film |
| 1939 | Cowboys from Texas | Belle Starkey | Film |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Loretta | Film |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Blanche Revelle | Film |
| 1938 | Torchy Blane in Panama | Kitty, Gomez's Moll | Film |
| 1938 | The Beloved Brat | Eleanor Sparks | Film |
| 1936 | The Drag Net | Mollie Cole | Film |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Betty | Film |
| 1936 | Bulldog Edition | Billie Blake | Film |
| 1936 | The Millionaire Kid | Gloria Neville | Film |
| 1936 | August Week End | Ethel Ames | Film |
| 1935 | False Pretenses | Clarissa Stanhope | Film |
| 1933 | Destination Unknown | Ruby Smith | Film |
| 1933 | Notorious But Nice | Millie Sprague | Film |
| 1931 | The Lady Refuses | June | Film |
| 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Babka | Film |
| 1929 | The Great Gabbo | Mary | Film |
| 1929 | Woman to Woman | Deloryce / Lola | Film |
| 1929 | On With the Show! | Nita | Film |
| 1929 | Street Girl | Frederika Joyzelle | Film |
| 1929 | Weary River | Alice Gray | Film |
| 1928 | The Big City | Helen | Film |
| 1928 | Life's Mockery | Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton | Film |
| 1928 | The Docks of New York | Mae | Film |
| 1928 | The Barker | Carrie | Film |
| 1926 | The Belle of Broadway | Marie Duval / The Young Adele | Film |
| 1925 | Paths to Paradise | Molly | Film |
| 1924 | The White Shadow | Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent | Film |
| 1918 | The Sheriff | School Teacher | Film |
| 1917 | Out for the Coin | Film | |
| 1916 | The Making Over of Mother | Mrs. Newlywed | Film |
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