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