Career
She also at one time was an aspiring opera singer. She made her screen debut in 1920"s A Modern Salome, and went on to feature prominently in several Brulatour-financed films. Her last starring role was in, with Randolph Scott and Glenda Farrell.
After retiring from motion pictures at the dawn of sound, Hampton turned to opera and made her debut with the Philadelphia Opera in Manon.
The idea that she ever toured with the Metropolitan Opera is belied by a look at the company"s online archives. In 1978, she was crowned Queen of the Beaux Arts Balliol
She presided with King Arthur Tracy. She died of a heart attack at the age of 84.