Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Deceased · Born: Dec 27, 1905 · Died: Oct 18, 1972

Personal Details

Born Dec 27, 1905 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.

Career

1977
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On! as Various Characters
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1964
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek as Tea Lady
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1963
Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels as Mrs. Jones
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Carry on Cabby
Carry on Cabby as Flo Sims
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1962
In the Doghouse
In the Doghouse as Mrs. Raikes
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On the Beat
On the Beat as Mrs. Stammers
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Carry on Cruising
Carry on Cruising as Bridget Madderley
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1961
No Place Like Homicide!
No Place Like Homicide! as Aunt Emily
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Roommates
Roommates as Mrs. Deevens
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Carry on Regardless
Carry on Regardless as Miss Cooling
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The Rag Trade
The Rag Trade
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1960
Beware of Children
Beware of Children as District Nurse
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1956
Panic in the Parlor
Panic in the Parlor as Edie Hornett
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1953
Noose for a Lady
Noose for a Lady as Miss Ginch
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The Steel Key
The Steel Key as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
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1952
Crow Hollow
Crow Hollow as Aunt Judith Armour
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1950
Last Holiday
Last Holiday as Miss Fox
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Guilt Is My Shadow
Guilt Is My Shadow as Peggy
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1947
Jassy
Jassy as Lindy Wicks
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Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp as Elsie Dawson
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1946
The Years Between
The Years Between as Effie
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1939
I Met a Murderer
I Met a Murderer as A Hiker
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Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing as Maid
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