Esma Cannon
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1905-12-27
- Died
- 1972-10-18
- Place of birth
- Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- Esme Cannon
Biography
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (63)
The Way Ahead
1944
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Marry Me
1949
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Last Holiday
1950
as Miss Fox
Carry On Constable
1960
as Deaf Old Lady
Carry On Cabby
1963
as Flo Sims
Contraband
1940
as Erik Skold's Niece
Jack the Ripper
1959
as Nelly
Carry On Cruising
1962
as Bridget Madderley
Holiday Camp
1947
as Elsie Dawson
Nurse on Wheels
1963
as Mrs. Jones
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Spencer
Helter Skelter
1949
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
What a Carve Up!
1961
as Aunt Emily
We Serve
1942
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Canterbury Tale
1944
as Agnes
That's Carry On!
1977
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Raising the Wind
1961
as Mrs. Deevens
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Miss Cooling
Doctor in Love
1960
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Aggie
On the Beat
1962
as Mrs. Timms
Further Up the Creek
1958
as Maudie Lovelace
Poison Pen
1939
as Mrs Warren
The Spy in Black
1939
as Maggie
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Consul's Wife
The Sleeping Tiger
1954
as Scrubwoman with ladder
Expresso Bongo
1959
as Nightclub Cleaner
The Man Behind the Mask
1936
as Waitress
Three Men in a Boat
1956
as Meek Woman (Maze)
Hide and Seek
1964
as Tea Lady
Sailor Beware
1956
as Edie Hornett
Trouble in Store
1953
as Café Customer (uncredited)
In the Doghouse
1962
as Mrs. Raikes
Simon and Laura
1955
as Laura from Newcastle
The Years Between
1946
as Effie
Fanny by Gaslight
1944
as Maid (uncredited)
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
as Youth Leader
The Fast Lady
1962
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
A Touch of the Sun
1956
as Miss Tickle
Jassy
1947
as Lindy Wicks
I See Ice
1938
as Bride
The Huggetts Abroad
1949
as Brown Owl
Noose for a Lady
1953
as Miss Ginch
No Kidding
1960
as District Nurse
Trouble Brewing
1939
as Maid
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
English Without Tears
1944
as Queenie
I Met a Murderer
1939
as A Hiker
Inn for Trouble
1960
as Dolly
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
The Steel Key
1953
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Rich Woman's Companion
The Large Rope
1953
as Screaming Woman
Crow Hollow
1952
as Aunt Judith Armour
Double Confession
1950
as Madam Cleo
Quiet Wedding
1941
as (uncredited)
Vote for Huggett
1949
as (uncredited)
Over the Odds
1961
as Alice
Asking for Trouble
1942
as Ada
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950
as Peggy
It's in the Air
1938
as Sir Philip's Maid
The Five Pound Man
1937
as Lucy
About Esma Cannon
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1950s. With 66 credits spanning from 1936 to 1998, Esma Cannon has appeared in 63 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Esma Cannon Movies
- The Way Ahead (1944) — as Mrs. Ted Brewer
- Marry Me (1949) — as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
- Last Holiday (1950) — as Miss Fox
- Carry On Constable (1960) — as Deaf Old Lady
- Carry On Cabby (1963) — as Flo Sims
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