
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

The Docks of New York
as Mae
1928
She Got What She Wanted
1930

The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Doris Ward
1929

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Gertie
1941

Cheating Cheaters
as Nan Carey
1927

Hollywood
as Betty Compson
1923

Over the Border
as Jen Galbraith
1922

The Woman with Four Faces
as Elizabeth West
1923

The Wise Guy
as Hula Kate
1926

For Those We Love
as Bernice Arnold
1921

Prisoners of Love
as Blanche Davis
1921

The Garden of Weeds
as Dorothy Delbridge
1924

Strange Cargo
as Suzanne (uncredited)
1940

Second Chance
as Mrs. Davenport
1947

The Barker
as Carrie
1928

The Devil's Trail
as Rose
1919

Street Girl
as Frederika Joyzelle
1929

Locked Doors
as Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
1925

The White Shadow
as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent
1924

The Lady Refuses
as June
1931