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)
Crow Hollow
1952
as Aunt Judith Armour
The Large Rope
1953
as Screaming Woman
Fanny by Gaslight
1944
as Maid (uncredited)
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Consul's Wife
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Aggie
Last Holiday
1950
as Miss Fox
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Spencer
Helter Skelter
1949
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Poison Pen
1939
as Mrs Warren
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Miss Cooling
Jack the Ripper
1959
as Nelly
The Way Ahead
1944
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
I See Ice
1938
as Bride
Expresso Bongo
1959
as Nightclub Cleaner
Contraband
1940
as Erik Skold's Niece
The Spy in Black
1939
as Maggie
A Canterbury Tale
1944
as Agnes
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
Noose for a Lady
1953
as Miss Ginch
Nurse on Wheels
1963
as Mrs. Jones
What a Carve Up!
1961
as Aunt Emily
That's Carry On!
1977
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
On the Beat
1962
as Mrs. Timms
Double Confession
1950
as Madam Cleo
Carry On Cabby
1963
as Flo Sims
A Touch of the Sun
1956
as Miss Tickle
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Rich Woman's Companion
The Sleeping Tiger
1954
as Scrubwoman with ladder
No Kidding
1960
as District Nurse
Raising the Wind
1961
as Mrs. Deevens
Simon and Laura
1955
as Laura from Newcastle
Holiday Camp
1947
as Elsie Dawson
Doctor in Love
1960
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
English Without Tears
1944
as Queenie
The Years Between
1946
as Effie
Carry On Constable
1960
as Deaf Old Lady
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
as Youth Leader
The Fast Lady
1962
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
Carry On Cruising
1962
as Bridget Madderley
I Met a Murderer
1939
as A Hiker
Three Men in a Boat
1956
as Meek Woman (Maze)
Sailor Beware
1956
as Edie Hornett
It's in the Air
1938
as Sir Philip's Maid
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
Trouble in Store
1953
as Café Customer (uncredited)
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950
as Peggy
Quiet Wedding
1941
as (uncredited)
Marry Me
1949
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Jassy
1947
as Lindy Wicks
The Steel Key
1953
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
The Huggetts Abroad
1949
as Brown Owl
Further Up the Creek
1958
as Maudie Lovelace
In the Doghouse
1962
as Mrs. Raikes
Hide and Seek
1964
as Tea Lady
Vote for Huggett
1949
as (uncredited)
The Man Behind the Mask
1936
as Waitress
We Serve
1942
Inn for Trouble
1960
as Dolly
Trouble Brewing
1939
as Maid
The Five Pound Man
1937
as Lucy
Over the Odds
1961
as Alice
Asking for Trouble
1942
as Ada
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
- Crow Hollow (1952) — as Aunt Judith Armour
- The Large Rope (1953) — as Screaming Woman
- Fanny by Gaslight (1944) — as Maid (uncredited)
- We Joined the Navy (1963) — as Consul's Wife
- The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) — as Aggie
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