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Esma Cannon

Acting
66 years oldRandwick, 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.

Personal Details

Born
December 27, 1905 - October 18, 1972 (age 66)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Esme Cannon

Movies (47)

What's a Carry On?
7.8

What's a Carry On?

as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998

That's Carry On!
5.7

That's Carry On!

as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)

1977

Hide and Seek
6.0

Hide and Seek

as Tea Lady

1964

Carry On Cabby
6.4

Carry On Cabby

as Flo Sims

1963

We Joined the Navy
5.6

We Joined the Navy

as Consul's Wife

1963

Nurse on Wheels
5.8

Nurse on Wheels

as Mrs. Jones

1963

The Fast Lady
5.7

The Fast Lady

as Lady on Zebra Crossing

1962

On the Beat
7.7

On the Beat

as Mrs. Timms

1962

In the Doghouse
5.9

In the Doghouse

as Mrs. Raikes

1962

Carry On Cruising
6.1

Carry On Cruising

as Bridget Madderley

1962

Over the Odds

Over the Odds

as Alice

1961

What a Carve Up!
6.9

What a Carve Up!

as Aunt Emily

1961

Raising the Wind
6.2

Raising the Wind

as Mrs. Deevens

1961

Carry On Regardless
6.2

Carry On Regardless

as Miss Cooling

1961

No Kidding
5.6

No Kidding

as District Nurse

1960

Doctor in Love
5.2

Doctor in Love

as Rafia Woman (uncredited)

1960

Carry On Constable
6.3

Carry On Constable

as Deaf Old Lady

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends
6.5

The Flesh and the Fiends

as Aggie

1960

Inn for Trouble
6.5

Inn for Trouble

as Dolly

1960

Expresso Bongo
5.1

Expresso Bongo

as Nightclub Cleaner

1959

I'm All Right Jack
6.6

I'm All Right Jack

as Spencer

1959

Jack the Ripper
6.1

Jack the Ripper

as Nelly

1959

Further Up the Creek
6.0

Further Up the Creek

as Maudie Lovelace

1958

Three Men in a Boat
6.3

Three Men in a Boat

as Meek Woman (Maze)

1956

A Touch of the Sun
5.6

A Touch of the Sun

as Miss Tickle

1956

Sailor Beware
7.0

Sailor Beware

as Edie Hornett

1956

Simon and Laura
5.8

Simon and Laura

as Laura from Newcastle

1955

Out of the Clouds
5.8

Out of the Clouds

as Rich Woman's Companion

1955

The Sleeping Tiger
5.5

The Sleeping Tiger

as Scrubwoman with ladder

1954

Trouble in Store
6.1

Trouble in Store

as Café Customer (uncredited)

1953

The Large Rope
5.5

The Large Rope

as Screaming Woman

1953

The Steel Key
6.1

The Steel Key

as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room

1953

Noose for a Lady
5.7

Noose for a Lady

as Miss Ginch

1953

Crow Hollow
5.8

Crow Hollow

as Aunt Judith Armour

1952

Last Holiday
7.1

Last Holiday

as Miss Fox

1950

Double Confession
6.0

Double Confession

as Madam Cleo

1950

Guilt Is My Shadow
5.2

Guilt Is My Shadow

as Peggy

1950

Helter Skelter
6.2

Helter Skelter

as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)

1949

Marry Me
4.3

Marry Me

as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)

1949

The Huggetts Abroad
6.6

The Huggetts Abroad

as Brown Owl

1949

Vote for Huggett
6.6

Vote for Huggett

as (uncredited)

1949

Here Come the Huggetts
6.5

Here Come the Huggetts

as Youth Leader

1948

Jassy
5.4

Jassy

as Lindy Wicks

1947

Holiday Camp
6.6

Holiday Camp

as Elsie Dawson

1947

The Years Between
6.2

The Years Between

as Effie

1946

A Canterbury Tale
6.9

A Canterbury Tale

as Agnes

1944

English Without Tears
5.7

English Without Tears

as Queenie

1944

TV Shows (3)