Betty Compson
| First Name | Betty |
| Last Name | Compson |
| Full Name at Birth | Eleanor Luicime Compson |
| Other Names | Vagabond Violinist |
| Age | 77 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | March 19, 1897 |
| Birthplace | Beaver, Utah |
| Date of Death | April 18, 1974 |
| Location of Death | Glendale, California |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Height | 5' 2½" (159 cm) |
| Build | Slim |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Occupation Category | Actress |
| Claim to Fame | The Barker (1928) |
| Brand Endorsements | Lucky Strike Cigarettes (Magazine Advertisement) [1929] |
Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress. Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she had an extensive filmography. As a youth her father died and she was forced to drop out of school and earn a living for herself and her mother. She obtained employment as a violinist in a Salt Lake City, Utah, theater.
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Filmography
Selected Betty Compson film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1941
Zis Boom Bah
Mame
1941
Watchman Takes a Wife, The
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1940
Laughing at Danger
Mrs. Van Horn
1939
News Is Made at Night
Kitty Truman
1938
Religious Racketeers
Ada Bernard
1938
The Beloved Brat
Eleanor Sparks
1938
Two Gun Justice
Kate
1937
Federal Bullets
Sue, Gang Moll
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Betty
1936
Bulldog Edition
Billie Blake, aka Aggie, Enright's Moll
1936
The Drag-Net
Mollie Cole
1936
August Weekend
Ethel Ames
1936
Laughing Irish Eyes
Molly
1936
The Millionaire Kid
Gloria Neville
1935
Manhattan Butterfly
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1935
False Pretenses
Clarissa Stanhope
1934
No Sleep on the Deep
Mrs. Eldridge
1933
Destination Unknown
Ruby Smith
1932
Guilty or Not Guilty
Maizie
1931
The Lady Refuses
June
1931
The Gay Diplomat
Baroness Alma Corri
1931
Three Who Loved
Helga Larson Hanson
1931
The Virtuous Husband
Inez Wakefield
1931
Hollywood Halfbacks
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1930
The Boudoir Diplomat
Helene
1930
Inside the Lines
Jane Gershon
1930
Midnight Mystery
Sally Wayne
1930
She Got What She Wanted
Mahyna
1930
Those Who Dance
Kitty
1929
Street Girl
Frederika Joyzelle
1929
Blaze o' Glory
Helen Williams
1929
Skin Deep
Sadie Rogers
1929
Woman to Woman
Deloryce/Lola
1928
The Big City
Helen
1928
Court-Martial
Belle Starr
1928
The Desert Bride
Diane Duval
1928
Life's Mockery
Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
1927
Cheating Cheaters
Nan Carey
1927
Ladybird, The
Diane Wyman
1927
Say It with Diamonds
Betty Howard
1927
Temptations of a Shop Girl
Ruth Harrington
1927
Love Me and the World Is Mine
Mitzel
1926
The Wise Guy
Hula Kate
1926
Palace of Pleasure, The
Lola Montez
1925
Beggar on Horseback
Princess in Pantomime
1925
Paths to Paradise
Molly
1925
The Pony Express
Molly Jones
1925
Counsel for the Defense
Katherine West
1925
Locked Doors
Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
1924
Ramshackle House
Pen Broome
1924
The Fast Set
Margaret Stone
1924
The Female
Dalla
1924
The Garden of Weeds
Dorothy Delbridge
1924
Miami
Joan Bruce
1924
The Stranger
Peggy Bowlin
1924
Dangerous Virtue
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1923
White Shadows
Nancy Brent/Georgina Brent
1923
Woman to Woman
Louise Boucher/Deloryse
1923
Royal Oak, The
Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
1923
The Rustle of Silk
Lala De Breeze
1923
The White Flower
Konia Markham
1923
The Woman with Four Faces
Elizabeth West
1922
Always the Woman
Celia Thaxter
1922
Law and the Woman, The
Margaret Rolfe
1922
Over the Border
Jen Galbraith
1922
To Have and to Hold
Lady Jocelyn Leigh
1921
For Those We Love
Bernice Arnold
1921
At the End of the World
Cherry O'Day
1921
The Little Minister
Lady Babbie
1921
Prisoners of Love
Blanche Davis
1919
The Miracle Man
Rose
1919
Devil's Trail, The
Rose
1919
Light of Victory, The
Jane Ravenslee
1919
Little Diplomat, The
Phyllis Dare
1919
Prodigal Liar, The
Hope Deering
1919
Terror of the Range
Thelma Grant
1918
Border Raiders
Rose Hardy
1918
All Dressed Up
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1918
Betty's Adventure
Betty
1918
Circumstantial Evidence
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1918
Whose Wife?
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1918
The Sheriff
School teacher
1918
Here Comes the Groom
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1918
Somebody's Baby
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1918
Many a Slip
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1918
Never Surprise Your Wife
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1917
Bold, Bad Knight, A
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1917
Five Little Widows
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1917
Betty Wakes Up
Sally
1917
Almost a Scandal
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1917
Betty's Big Idea
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1917
Smoky Love Affair, A
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1917
Those Wedding Bells
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1917
Almost Divorced
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1917
Almost a Bigamist
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1917
As Luck Would Have It
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1917
Crazy by Proxy
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1917
Cupid's Camouflage
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1917
Won in a Cabaret
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1917
Down by the Sea
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1917
Father's Bright Idea
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1917
Their Seaside Tangle
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1917
Help! Help! Police!
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1917
Her Crooked Career
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1917
Her Friend, the Chauffeur
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1917
His Last Pill
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1917
Hubby's Night Out
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1917
Love and Locksmiths
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1917
Sauce for the Goose
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1917
Small Change
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1917
Suspended Sentence
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1917
Nearly a Papa
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1917
Out for the Coin
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1916
He Loved the Ladies
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1916
Hist! At Six O'Clock
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1916
Wanted: A Husband
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1916
Friend, But a Star Boarder, A
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1916
Those Primitive Days
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1916
All Over a Stocking
The Stenographer
1916
Cupid Trims His Lordship
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1916
Deacon's Waterloo, The
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1916
He Almost Eloped
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1916
Her Friend, the Doctor
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1916
Her Steady Carfare
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1916
The Janitor's Busy Day
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1916
Leap Year Tangle, A
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1916
Newlyweds' Mix-Up, The
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1916
When the Losers Won
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1916
Wooing of Aunt Jemima
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1916
Eddie's Night Out
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1916
He's a Devil
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1916
Her Celluloid Hero
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1916
Browns See the Fair, The
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1916
Jed's Trip to the Fair
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1916
Lem's College Career
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1916
Love and Vaccination
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1916
Mingling Spirits
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1916
Potts Bungles Again
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1916
Quiet Supper for Four, A
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1916
When Lizzie Disappeared
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1916
A Brass-Buttoned Romance
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1916
Cupid's Uppercut
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1916
Dad's Masterpiece
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1916
When Clubs Were Trumps
Wifie
1916
That Doggone Baby
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1916
He Wouldn't Tip
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1916
Her Sun-Kissed Hero
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1916
His Baby
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1916
Inoculating Hubby
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1916
Lovers and Lunatics
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1916
Sea Nymphs
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1916
Some Kid
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1916
Making Over of Mother, The
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1916
Nearly a Hero
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1916
Almost a Widow
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1915
Love and a Savage
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1915
Wanted: A Leading Lady
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1915
Where the Heather Blooms
Lady Mary
1915
Some Chaperone
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1915
Their Quiet Honeymoon
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Soundtrack Credits
1929
Street Girl
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