Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 17, 1897
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 - Movies
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Gertie
A Slight Case of Murder
as Loretta
Strange Cargo
as Suzanne (uncredited)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Hollywood
as Betty Compson
Weary River
as Alice Gray
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Kitty, Gomez's Moll
Roar of the Press
as Mrs. Thelma Tate
News Is Made at Night
as Kitty Truman
The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)