Esma Cannon
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Dec 27, 1905 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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
| 1998 | What's a Carry On?Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1977 | That's Carry On!Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | Hide and SeekTea Lady | |
| 1963 | Carry On CabbyFlo Sims | |
| 1963 | Nurse on WheelsMrs. Jones | |
| 1963 | We Joined the NavyConsul's Wife | |
| 1962 | Carry On CruisingBridget Madderley | |
| 1962 | On the BeatMrs. Timms | |
| 1962 | In the DoghouseMrs. Raikes | |
| 1962 | The Fast LadyLady on Zebra Crossing | |
| 1961 | Carry On RegardlessMiss Cooling | |
| 1961 | Raising the WindMrs. Deevens | |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up!Aunt Emily | |
| 1961 | Over the OddsAlice | |
| 1961 | The Rag Trade | |
| 1961 | Stryker of the Yard | |
| 1960 | No KiddingDistrict Nurse | |
| 1960 | Inn for TroubleDolly | |
| 1960 | Carry On ConstableDeaf Old Lady | |
| 1960 | Doctor in LoveRafia Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the FiendsAggie | |
| 1960 | Maigret | |
| 1959 | I'm All Right JackSpencer | |
| 1959 | Jack the RipperNelly | |
| 1959 | Expresso BongoNightclub Cleaner | |
| 1958 | Further Up the CreekMaudie Lovelace | |
| 1956 | Sailor BewareEdie Hornett | |
| 1956 | Three Men in a BoatMeek Woman (Maze) | |
| 1956 | A Touch of the SunMiss Tickle | |
| 1955 | Out of the CloudsRich Woman's Companion | |
| 1955 | Simon and LauraLaura from Newcastle | |
| 1954 | The Sleeping TigerScrubwoman with ladder | |
| 1953 | The Large RopeScreaming Woman | |
| 1953 | Noose for a LadyMiss Ginch | |
| 1953 | The Steel KeyPatient in Doctor's Waiting Room | |
| 1953 | Trouble in StoreCafé Customer (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Crow HollowAunt Judith Armour | |
| 1950 | Last HolidayMiss Fox | |
| 1950 | Double ConfessionMadam Cleo | |
| 1950 | Guilt Is My ShadowPeggy | |
| 1949 | The Huggetts AbroadBrown Owl | |
| 1949 | Vote for Huggett(uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Helter SkelterAutograph Huntress (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Marry MePleasant Little Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Here Come the HuggettsYouth Leader | |
| 1947 | JassyLindy Wicks | |
| 1947 | Holiday CampElsie Dawson | |
| 1946 | The Years BetweenEffie | |
| 1944 | The Way AheadMrs. Ted Brewer | |
| 1944 | A Canterbury TaleAgnes | |
| 1944 | English Without TearsQueenie | |
| 1944 | Fanny by GaslightMaid (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Asking for TroubleAda | |
| 1942 | We Serve | |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. PittServant at Lord Auckland's | |
| 1941 | Quiet Wedding(uncredited) | |
| 1940 | ContrabandErik Skold's Niece | |
| 1939 | Trouble BrewingMaid | |
| 1939 | The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | |
| 1939 | Poison PenMrs Warren | |
| 1939 | The Spy in BlackMaggie | |
| 1939 | I Met a MurdererA Hiker | |
| 1938 | I See IceBride | |
| 1938 | It's in the AirSir Philip's Maid | |
| 1937 | The Five Pound ManLucy | |
| 1936 | The Man Behind the MaskWaitress |