Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 27, 1905
Place of Birth:
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Esma 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | That's Carry On! | Various Characters |
| 1964 | Hide and Seek | Tea Lady |
| 1963 | Carry On Cabby | Flo Sims |
| 1963 | Nurse on Wheels | Mrs. Jones |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Consul's Wife |
| 1962 | Carry On Cruising | Bridget Madderley |
| 1962 | On the Beat | Mrs. Stammers |
| 1962 | In the Doghouse | Mrs. Raikes |
| 1962 | The Fast Lady | Lady on Zebra Crossing |
| 1961 | Carry On Regardless | Miss Cooling |
| 1961 | Raising the Wind | Mrs. Deevens |
| 1961 | What a Carve Up! | Aunt Emily |
| 1961 | Over the Odds | Alice |
| 1960 | No Kidding | District Nurse |
| 1960 | Inn for Trouble | Dolly |
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | Deaf Old Lady |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Rafia Woman |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends | Aggie |
| 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Spencer |
| 1959 | Jack the Ripper | Nelly |
| 1959 | Expresso Bongo | Nightclub Cleaner |
| 1958 | Further Up the Creek | Maudie Lovelace |
| 1956 | Sailor Beware | Edie Hornett |
| 1956 | Three Men in a Boat | Meek Woman (Maze) |
| 1956 | A Touch of the Sun | Miss Tickle |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds | Rich Woman's Companion |
| 1955 | Simon and Laura | Laura from Newcastle |
| 1954 | The Sleeping Tiger | Scrubwoman with ladder |
| 1953 | The Large Rope | Screaming Woman |
| 1953 | Noose for a Lady | Miss Ginch |
| 1953 | The Steel Key | Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room |
| 1952 | Crow Hollow | Aunt Judith Armour |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Miss Fox |
| 1950 | Double Confession | Madam Cleo |
| 1950 | Guilt Is My Shadow | Peggy |
| 1949 | The Huggetts Abroad | Brown Owl |
| 1949 | Vote for Huggett | (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Autograph Huntress |
| 1949 | Marry Me | Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Here Come the Huggetts | Youth Leader |
| 1947 | Jassy | Lindy Wicks |
| 1947 | Holiday Camp | Elsie Dawson |
| 1946 | The Years Between | Effie |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead | Mrs. Ted Brewer |
| 1944 | A Canterbury Tale | Agnes |
| 1944 | English Without Tears | Queenie |
| 1944 | Fanny by Gaslight | Maid (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Asking for Trouble | Ada |
| 1942 | We Serve | |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | Servant at Lord Auckland's |
| 1941 | Quiet Wedding | (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Contraband | Erik Skold's Niece |
| 1939 | Trouble Brewing | Maid |
| 1939 | The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | |
| 1939 | Poison Pen | Mrs Warren |
| 1939 | The Spy in Black | Maggie |
| 1939 | I Met a Murderer | A Hiker |
| 1938 | I See Ice | Bride |
| 1938 | It's in the Air | Sir Philip's Maid |
| 1937 | The Five Pound Man | Lucy |
| 1936 | The Man Behind the Mask | Waitress |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Rag Trade | |
| 1961 | Stryker of the Yard | |
| 1960 | Maigret |