Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

🎂 27th December 1905 (120 yrs) 📍 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.

Esma Cannon

🎬 Movies Featuring Esma Cannon

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On? (1998)

as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Carry On!

That's Carry On! (1977)

as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek (1964)

as Tea Lady
Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby (1963)

as Flo Sims
We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy (1963)

as Consul's Wife
Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels (1963)

as Mrs. Jones
The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady (1962)

as Lady on Zebra Crossing
On the Beat

On the Beat (1962)

as Mrs. Timms
In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse (1962)

as Mrs. Raikes
Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising (1962)

as Bridget Madderley
Over the Odds

Over the Odds (1961)

as Alice
What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up! (1961)

as Aunt Emily
Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind (1961)

as Mrs. Deevens
Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless (1961)

as Miss Cooling
No Kidding

No Kidding (1960)

as District Nurse
Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love (1960)

as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable (1960)

as Deaf Old Lady
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

as Aggie
Inn for Trouble

Inn for Trouble (1960)

as Dolly
Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo (1959)

as Nightclub Cleaner
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

as Spencer
Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper (1959)

as Nelly
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek (1958)

as Maudie Lovelace
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat (1956)

as Meek Woman (Maze)
A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun (1956)

as Miss Tickle
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware (1956)

as Edie Hornett
Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura (1955)

as Laura from Newcastle
Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds (1955)

as Rich Woman's Companion
The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

as Scrubwoman with ladder
Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store (1953)

as Café Customer (uncredited)
The Large Rope

The Large Rope (1953)

as Screaming Woman
The Steel Key

The Steel Key (1953)

as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
Noose for a Lady

Noose for a Lady (1953)

as Miss Ginch
Crow Hollow

Crow Hollow (1952)

as Aunt Judith Armour
Last Holiday

Last Holiday (1950)

as Miss Fox
Double Confession

Double Confession (1950)

as Madam Cleo
Guilt Is My Shadow

Guilt Is My Shadow (1950)

as Peggy
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter (1949)

as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Marry Me

Marry Me (1949)

as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
The Huggetts Abroad

The Huggetts Abroad (1949)

as Brown Owl
Vote for Huggett

Vote for Huggett (1949)

as (uncredited)
Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)

as Youth Leader
Jassy

Jassy (1947)

as Lindy Wicks
Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp (1947)

as Elsie Dawson
The Years Between

The Years Between (1946)

as Effie
A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

as Agnes
English Without Tears

English Without Tears (1944)

as Queenie
The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead (1944)

as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

as Maid (uncredited)
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

as Servant at Lord Auckland's
No Image

Asking for Trouble (1942)

as Ada
No Image

We Serve (1942)

Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding (1941)

as (uncredited)
Contraband

Contraband (1940)

as Erik Skold's Niece
The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black (1939)

as Maggie
Poison Pen

Poison Pen (1939)

as Mrs Warren
I Met a Murderer

I Met a Murderer (1939)

as A Hiker
Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing (1939)

as Maid
No Image

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)

It's in the Air

It's in the Air (1938)

as Sir Philip's Maid
I See Ice

I See Ice (1938)

as Bride
No Image

The Five Pound Man (1937)

as Lucy
The Man Behind the Mask

The Man Behind the Mask (1936)

as Waitress