Cecil Cunningham
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959) was an American film and stage actress. With whitish hair cut like a man's, she was a Hollywood character actress, often cast in roles as a general "know-it-all". She made more than 80 appearances in movies between 1929 and 1946, many of them uncredited. Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a photographer's model. Her first show business job was in the chorus line of 'Mademoiselle Modiste' at the age of eighteen. Cunningham trained as a singer and appeared in opera. She worked as a vaudeville comedian at the Palace Theatre in New York City until the commencement of her movie career in 1929.
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Movies (49)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
My Reputation
as Stella Thompson
1946
In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
1943
Above Suspicion
as Countess
1943
The Hidden Hand
as Lorinda Channing
1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mrs. Whitman
1942
Cairo
as Mme. Laruga
1942
The Affairs of Martha
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
1942
Twin Beds
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Countess Oldenburg
1942
Cowboy Serenade
as Priscilla Lock
1942
The Feminine Touch
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
1941
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
as Mrs. Diana Boone
1941
Repent at Leisure
as Mrs. Morgan
1941
Back Street
as Mrs. Miller
1941
Play Girl
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
1941
Kitty Foyle
as Grandmother
1940
New Moon
as Governor's Wife
1940
The Captain Is a Lady
as Mrs. Jane Homans
1940
Lillian Russell
as Mrs. Hobbs
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
1940
Laugh It Off
as Tess Gibson
1939
Lady of the Tropics
as Countess Berichi
1939
Winter Carnival
as Miss Ainsley
1939
It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers
1939
The Family Next Door
as Cora Stewart
1939
Girls' School
as Miss Brewster
1938
Marie Antoinette
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
1938
Blond Cheat
as Genevieve Trent
1938
You and Me
as Mrs. Morris
1938
Wives Under Suspicion
as "Sharpy"
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
as Landlady
1938
College Swing
as Dean Sleet
1938
Four Men and a Prayer
as Piper
1938
Scandal Street
as Maybelle Murphy
1938
Daughter of Shanghai
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
1937
Night Club Scandal
as Mrs. Alvin
1937
The Awful Truth
as Aunt Patsy
1937
This Way Please
as Miss Eberhardt
1937
Artists & Models
as Stella
1937
King of Gamblers
as Big Edna
1937
Swing High, Swing Low
as Murphy
1937
Come and Get It
as Josie
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as (uncredited)
1936
People Will Talk
as Nellie Simpson
1935
We Live Again
as Theodosia
1934
Return of the Terror
as Miss Doolittle
1934