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Esma Cannon
Actor · Crew· Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
42 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | That's Carry On! | Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage) | Film |
| 1964 | Hide and Seek | Tea Lady | Film |
| 1963 | Carry On Cabby | Flo Sims | Film |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Consul's Wife | Film |
| 1962 | Carry On Cruising | Bridget Madderley | Film |
| 1962 | On the Beat | Mrs. Timms | Film |
| 1962 | The Fast Lady | Lady on Zebra Crossing | Film |
| 1962 | In the Doghouse | Mrs. Raikes | Film |
| 1961 | The Rag Trade | TV | |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up! | Aunt Emily | Film |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Miss Cooling | Film |
| 1961 | Raising the Wind | Mrs. Deevens | Film |
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | Deaf Old Lady | Film |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends | Aggie | Film |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Rafia Woman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | No Kidding | District Nurse | Film |
| 1959 | Expresso Bongo | Nightclub Cleaner | Film |
| 1959 | Jack the Ripper | Nelly | Film |
| 1958 | Further Up the Creek | Maudie Lovelace | Film |
| 1956 | Three Men in a Boat | Meek Woman (Maze) | Film |
| 1956 | Sailor Beware | Edie Hornett | Film |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds | Rich Woman's Companion | Film |
| 1955 | Simon and Laura | Laura from Newcastle | Film |
| 1954 | The Sleeping Tiger | Scrubwoman with ladder | Film |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store | Café Customer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | The Large Rope | Screaming Woman | Film |
| 1952 | Crow Hollow | Aunt Judith Armour | Film |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Miss Fox | Film |
| 1950 | Double Confession | Madam Cleo | Film |
| 1950 | Guilt Is My Shadow | Peggy | Film |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Autograph Huntress (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Holiday Camp | Elsie Dawson | Film |
| 1946 | The Years Between | Effie | Film |
| 1944 | Fanny by Gaslight | Maid (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | A Canterbury Tale | Agnes | Film |
| 1944 | English Without Tears | Queenie | Film |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | Servant at Lord Auckland's | Film |
| 1939 | The Spy in Black | Maggie | Film |
| 1939 | Trouble Brewing | Maid | Film |
| 1939 | I Met a Murderer | A Hiker | Film |
| 1938 | It's in the Air | Sir Philip's Maid | Film |
| 1938 | I See Ice | Bride | Film |
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