Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Female

Birthday

1897-03-17

Day of Death

1974-04-18 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Beaver, Utah, USA

Also Known As

Eleanor Luicime Compson

ベティ・カンプソン

Betty Compson

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.

Known For

Hollywood

Hollywood

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

The Enemy Sex

The Enemy Sex

Acting

The Docks of New York

1928

The Docks of New York

as

Mae

She Got What She Wanted

1930

She Got What She Wanted

as

The Time, the Place and the Girl

1929

The Time, the Place and the Girl

as

Doris Ward

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as

Gertie

Cheating Cheaters

1927

Cheating Cheaters

as

Nan Carey

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

Betty Compson

Over the Border

1922

Over the Border

as

Jen Galbraith

The Woman with Four Faces

1923

The Woman with Four Faces

as

Elizabeth West

The Wise Guy

1926

The Wise Guy

as

Hula Kate

For Those We Love

1921

For Those We Love

as

Bernice Arnold

Prisoners of Love

1921

Prisoners of Love

as

Blanche Davis

The Garden of Weeds

1924

The Garden of Weeds

as

Dorothy Delbridge

Strange Cargo

1940

Strange Cargo

as

Suzanne (uncredited)

Second Chance

1947

Second Chance

as

Mrs. Davenport

The Barker

1928

The Barker

as

Carrie

The Devil's Trail

1919

The Devil's Trail

as

Rose

Street Girl

1929

Street Girl

as

Frederika Joyzelle

Locked Doors

1925

Locked Doors

as

Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter

The White Shadow

1924

The White Shadow

as

Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent

The Lady Refuses

1931

The Lady Refuses

as

June

The Great Gabbo

1929

The Great Gabbo

as

Mary

On With the Show!

1929

On With the Show!

as

Nita

Destination Unknown

1933

Destination Unknown

as

Ruby Smith

Woman to Woman

1929

Woman to Woman

as

Deloryce / Lola

Blondes at Work

1938

Blondes at Work

as

Blanche Revelle

Here Comes Trouble

1948

Here Comes Trouble

as

Martha Blake

False Pretenses

1935

False Pretenses

as

Clarissa Stanhope

Paths to Paradise

1925

Paths to Paradise

as

Molly

Torchy Blane in Panama

1938

Torchy Blane in Panama

as

Kitty, Gomez's Moll

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

1930

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

as

Babka

Cowboys from Texas

1939

Cowboys from Texas

as

Belle Starkey

Notorious But Nice

1933

Notorious But Nice

as

Millie Sprague

Escort Girl

1941

Escort Girl

as

Ruth Ashley

Bulldog Edition

1936

Bulldog Edition

as

Billie Blake

The Millionaire Kid

1936

The Millionaire Kid

as

Gloria Neville

August Week End

1936

August Week End

as

Ethel Ames

The Drag-Net

1936

The Drag-Net

as

Mollie Cole

Circus Girl

1937

Circus Girl

as

Carlotta

Crazy by Proxy

1917

Crazy by Proxy

as

The Gay Diplomat

1931

The Gay Diplomat

as

Baroness Corri

Under the Big Top

1938

Under the Big Top

as

Marie

Hotel Imperial

1939

Hotel Imperial

as

Soubrette (uncredited)

Weary River

1929

Weary River

as

Alice Gray

Three Who Loved

1931

Three Who Loved

as

Helga Larson Hanson

The Belle of Broadway

1926

The Belle of Broadway

as

Marie Duval / The Young Adele

Guilty or Not Guilty

1932

Guilty or Not Guilty

as

Maizie

West of Singapore

1933

West of Singapore

as

Lou

Religious Racketeers

1938

Religious Racketeers

as

Ada Bernard

Port of Missing Girls

1938

Port of Missing Girls

as

Chicago

The Fast Set

1924

The Fast Set

as

Margaret Sones

Hubby's Night Out

1917

Hubby's Night Out

as

Wifey

Inside the Lines

1930

Inside the Lines

as

Jane Gershon

A Trip to Paramountown

1922

A Trip to Paramountown

as

Self

The Miracle Man

1919

The Miracle Man

as

Rose

The Czar of Broadway

1930

The Czar of Broadway

as

Connie Colton

Say It with Diamonds

1927

Say It with Diamonds

as

Betty Howard

Invisible Ghost

1941

Invisible Ghost

as

Mrs. Kessler

Woman to Woman

1923

Woman to Woman

as

Louise Boucher / Deloryse

Beggar on Horseback

1925

Beggar on Horseback

as

Princess in Pantomime

Danger! Women at Work

1943

Danger! Women at Work

as

Madame Sappho

The Making Over of Mother

1916

The Making Over of Mother

as

Mrs. Newlywed

Two Minutes to Play

1936

Two Minutes to Play

as

'Fluff' Harding

Midnight Mystery

1930

Midnight Mystery

as

Sally Wayne

Scarlet Seas

1928

Scarlet Seas

as

Rose

Mad Youth

1940

Mad Youth

as

Lucy Morgan

The Green Temptation

1922

The Green Temptation

as

Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

as

Herself (archive footage)

News Is Made at Night

1939

News Is Made at Night

as

Kitty Truman

Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947

Hard Boiled Mahoney

as

Selena Webster

The Palace of Pleasure

1926

The Palace of Pleasure

as

Lola Montez

Two Gun Justice

1938

Two Gun Justice

as

Kate

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

as

Betty

The Pony Express

1925

The Pony Express

as

Molly Jones

Those Who Dance

1930

Those Who Dance

as

Kitty

The Big City

1928

The Big City

as

Helen

The Beloved Brat

1938

The Beloved Brat

as

Eleanor Sparks

The Little Minister

1921

The Little Minister

as

Lady Babbie

Federal Bullets

1937

Federal Bullets

as

Sue, Gang Moll

Laughing at Danger

1940

Laughing at Danger

as

Mrs. Van Horn

Skin Deep

1929

Skin Deep

as

Sadie Rogers

The Spoilers

1930

The Spoilers

as

Cherry Malotte

That Doggone Baby

1916

That Doggone Baby

as

Wifie Parker

As Luck Would Have It

1917

As Luck Would Have It

as

The Show of Shows

1929

The Show of Shows

as

Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)

Cafe Hostess

1940

Cafe Hostess

as

Cafe Hostess

Roar of the Press

1941

Roar of the Press

as

Mrs. Thelma Tate

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

A Slight Case of Murder

as

Loretta

Ladies Must Live

1921

Ladies Must Live

as

Christine Bleeker

Isle of Escape

1930

Isle of Escape

as

Stella

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

The Boudoir Diplomat

1930

The Boudoir Diplomat

as

Helene

The Enemy Sex

1924

The Enemy Sex

as

Dodo Baxter

The Stranger

1924

The Stranger

as

Peggy Bowlin

The Silver Lining

1932

The Silver Lining

as

Kate Flynn

The Desert Bride

1928

The Desert Bride

as

Diane Duval

Ramshackle House

1924

Ramshackle House

as

Pen Broome

Love Me and the World Is Mine

1927

Love Me and the World Is Mine

as

Mitzel

Laughing Irish Eyes

1936

Laughing Irish Eyes

as

Molly

At the End of the World

1921

At the End of the World

as

Cherry O'Day

The House That Shadows Built

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as

(archive footage)

The White Flower

1923

The White Flower

as

Konia Markham

Kick In

1922

Kick In

as

Molly Brandon

The Rustle of Silk

1923

The Rustle of Silk

as

Lala De Breeze

To Have and to Hold

1922

To Have and to Hold

as

Lady Jocelyn Leigh

Court Martial

1928

Court Martial

as

Belle Starr

Eve's Secret

1925

Eve's Secret

as

Eve

New Lives for Old

1925

New Lives for Old

as

Olympe

The Bonded Woman

1922

The Bonded Woman

as

Angela Gaskell

Border Raiders

1918

Border Raiders

as

Rose Hardy

Her Adventurous Night

1946

Her Adventurous Night

as

Miss Spencer

The Female

1924

The Female

as

Dalla

The Light of Victory

1919

The Light of Victory

as

Jane Ravenslee

Blaze o' Glory

1929

Blaze o' Glory

as

Helen Williams

Killer at Large

1936

Killer at Large

as

Kate

Confessions of a Vice Baron

1943

Confessions of a Vice Baron

as

Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth) (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Royal Oak

1923

The Royal Oak

as

Lady Mildred Cholmondeley

God's Country and the Man

1937

God's Country and the Man

as

Roxey Moore

The Sheriff

1918

The Sheriff

as

School Teacher

Law and the Woman

1922

Law and the Woman

as

Margaret Rolfe

Virtuous Husband

1931

Virtuous Husband

as

Inez Wakefield

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931

Hollywood Halfbacks

as

Inoculating Hubby

1916

Inoculating Hubby

as

No Sleep on the Deep

1934

No Sleep on the Deep

as

Mrs. Eldridge

Production

Crew

Directing