
Acting · 77 years old
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.

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Herself (archive footage)

The Enemy Sex
Dodo Baxter

Hollywood
Betty Compson

A Trip to Paramountown
Self

The White Shadow
Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent

Strange Cargo
Suzanne (uncredited)

The Barker
Carrie

The Little Minister
Lady Babbie

The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)

The Docks of New York
Mae

The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Babka

Woman to Woman
Louise Boucher / Deloryse

Hard Boiled Mahoney
Selena Webster

The Beloved Brat
Eleanor Sparks

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

A Slight Case of Murder
Loretta

Blondes at Work
Blanche Revelle

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gertie

Hotel Imperial
Soubrette (uncredited)