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Betty Compson 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.
Birth Name
Eleanor Luicime Compson
Born
Friday, 19 March 1897
Died
Thursday, 18 April 1974
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Mavericks | Mae | 1990 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Martha Blake | 1948 |
| Second Chance | Mrs. Davenport | 1947 |
| Hard Boiled Mahoney | Selena Webster | 1947 |
| Her Adventurous Night | Miss Spencer | 1946 |
| Danger! Women at Work | Madame Sappho | 1943 |
| Confessions of a Vice Baron | Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) | 1943 |
| Zis Boom Bah | Mame | 1941 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Mavericks | Mae | 1990 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Martha Blake | 1948 |
| Second Chance | Mrs. Davenport | 1947 |
| Hard Boiled Mahoney | Selena Webster | 1947 |
| Her Adventurous Night | Miss Spencer | 1946 |
| Danger! Women at Work | Madame Sappho | 1943 |
| Confessions of a Vice Baron | Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) | 1943 |
| Zis Boom Bah | Mame | 1941 |
| Escort Girl | Ruth Ashley | 1941 |
| Invisible Ghost | Mrs. Kessler | 1941 |
| Roar of the Press | Mrs. Thelma Tate | 1941 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Gertie | 1941 |
| Laughing at Danger | Mrs. Van Horn | 1940 |
| Strange Cargo | Suzanne | 1940 |
| Cafe Hostess | Cafe Hostess | 1940 |
| Cowboys from Texas | Belle Starkey | 1939 |
| Mad Youth | Lucy Morgan | 1939 |
| News Is Made at Night | Kitty Truman | 1939 |
| Hotel Imperial | Soubrette | 1939 |
| Under the Big Top | Marie | 1938 |
| Religious Racketeers | Ada Bernard | 1938 |
| Torchy Blane in Panama | Kitty / Kitty, Gomez's Moll | 1938 |
| Two Gun Justice | Kate | 1938 |
| The Beloved Brat | Eleanor Sparks | 1938 |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Loretta | 1938 |
| Port of Missing Girls | Chicago | 1938 |
| Blondes at Work | Blanche Revelle | 1938 |
| Federal Bullets | Sue, Gang Moll | 1937 |
| God's Country and the Man | Roxey Moore | 1937 |
| Circus Girl | Carlotta | 1937 |
| Two Minutes to Play | 'Fluff' Harding | 1936 |
| Killer at Large | Kate | 1936 |
| Bulldog Edition | Billie Blake aka Aggie / Billie Blake | 1936 |
| Hollywood Boulevard | Betty / Betty Compson | 1936 |
| The Drag-Net | Mollie Cole | 1936 |
| The Millionaire Kid | Gloria Neville | 1936 |
| Laughing Irish Eyes | Molly | 1936 |
| August Weekend | Ethel Ames | 1936 |
| False Pretenses | Clarissa Stanhope | 1935 |
| Manhattan Butterfly | 1935 | |
| No Sleep on the Deep | Mrs. Eldridge | 1934 |
| Notorious But Nice | Millie Sprague | 1933 |
| Destination Unknown | Ruby Smith | 1933 |
| West of Singapore | Lou | 1933 |
| Guilty or Not Guilty | Maizie | 1932 |
| The Gay Diplomat | Baroness Alma Corri / Baroness Corri | 1931 |
| The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931 |
| Three Who Loved | Helga Larson Hanson | 1931 |
| Virtuous Husband | Inez Wakefield | 1931 |
| The Lady Refuses | June | 1931 |
| She Got What She Wanted | Mahyna | 1930 |
| The Boudoir Diplomat | Helene | 1930 |
| The Spoilers | Cherry Malotte | 1930 |
| Inside the Lines | Jane Gershon | 1930 |
| Midnight Mystery | Sally Wayne | 1930 |
| Czar of Broadway | Connie Colton | 1930 |
| Those Who Dance | Kitty / Kitty, Joe's girl | 1930 |
| Isle of Escape | Stella | 1930 |
| The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Babka | 1930 |
| Skin Deep | Sadie Rogers | 1930 |
| Show of Shows | Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers | 1929 |
| Woman to Woman | Lola / Deloryce | 1929 |
| The Great Gabbo | Mary | 1929 |
| Street Girl | Frederika Joyzelle | 1929 |
| On with the Show! | Nita / Nita French | 1929 |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl | Doris Ward | 1929 |
| Weary River | Alice Gray / Alice | 1929 |
| Fashion News | Self (1930) | 1928 |
| The Barker | Carrie | 1928 |
| The Docks of New York | Mae | 1928 |
| Court-Martial | Belle Starr | 1928 |
| Life's Mockery | Kit Miller / Isabelle Fullerton | 1928 |
| The Masked Angel | Betty | 1928 |
| The Desert Bride | Diane Duval | 1928 |
| The Big City | Helen | 1928 |
| Scarlet Seas | Rose | 1928 |
| The Ladybird | Diane Wyman | 1927 |
| Temptations of a Shop Girl | Ruth Harrington | 1927 |
| Love Me and the World Is Mine | Mitzel | 1927 |
| Say It with Diamonds | Betty Howard | 1927 |
| The Belle of Broadway | The Young Adele (dual role) / Marie Duval | 1926 |
| The Palace of Pleasure | Lola Montez | 1926 |
| Dangerous Virtue | 1925 | |
| The Pony Express | Molly Jones | 1925 |
| Beggar on Horseback | Princess in Pantomime | 1925 |
| Paths to Paradise | Molly | 1925 |
| New Lives for Old | Olympe | 1925 |
| Locked Doors | Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter | 1925 |
| The Garden of Weeds | Dorothy Delbridge | 1924 |
| Ramshackle House | Pen Broome | 1924 |
| The Enemy Sex | Dodo Baxter | 1924 |
| White Shadows | Georgina Brent / Nancy Brent | 1924 |
| Miami | Joan Bruce | 1924 |
| The Stranger | Peggy Bowlin | 1924 |
| The Royal Oak | Lady Mildred Cholmondeley | 1923 |
| Hollywood | Betty Compson | 1923 |
| The Woman with Four Faces | Elizabeth West | 1923 |
| The Rustle of Silk | Lala De Breeze | 1923 |
| The White Flower | Konia Markham | 1923 |
| Woman to Woman | Louise Boucher / Deloryse | 1923 |
| To Have and to Hold | Lady Jocelyn Leigh | 1922 |
| A Trip to Paramountown | Herself / Self | 1922 |
| Always the Woman | Celia Thaxter / Queen Neco Tokris | 1922 |
| The Law and the Woman | Margaret Rolfe | 1922 |
| Ladies Must Live | Christine Bleeker | 1921 |
| Prisoners of Hope | Blanche Davis | 1921 |
| The Miracle Man | Rose | 1919 |
| The Little Diplomat | Phyllis Dare | 1919 |
| The Light of Victory | Jane Ravenslee | 1919 |
| The Prodigal Liar | Hope Deering | 1919 |
| Hubby's Night Out | Wifey | 1917 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1930 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
