Cecil Cunningham
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Woman (Hotel)
My Reputation
1946
as Stella Thompson
Above Suspicion
1943
as Countess
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Mrs. Ames
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
1942
as Lorinda Channing
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
Cairo
1942
as Mme. Laruga
Cowboy Serenade
1942
as Priscilla Lock
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Countess Oldenburg
Twin Beds
1942
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Mrs. Whitman
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Back Street
1941
as Mrs. Miller
Repent at Leisure
1941
as Mrs. Morgan
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941
as Mrs. Diana Boone
The Feminine Touch
1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Play Girl
1941
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
New Moon
1940
as Governor's Wife
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Grandmother
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
The Captain is a Lady
1940
as Mrs. Jane Homans
Lillian Russell
1940
as Mrs. Hobbs
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Madame J. L. Chambers
The Family Next Door
1939
as Cora Stewart
Lady of the Tropics
1939
as Countess Berichi
Winter Carnival
1939
as Miss Ainsley
Laugh It Off
1939
as Tess Gibson
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Landlady
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
as Sharpy
College Swing
1938
as Dean Sleet
You and Me
1938
as Mrs. Morris
Blond Cheat
1938
as Genevieve Trent
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Piper
Girls' School
1938
as Miss Brewster
Scandal Street
1938
as Maybelle Murphy
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937
as Aunt Patsy
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
This Way Please
1937
as Miss Eberhardt
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
as Murphy
Night Club Scandal
1937
as Mrs. Alvin
Artists & Models
1937
as Stella
King of Gamblers
1937
as Big Edna
Come and Get It
1936
as Josie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as (uncredited)
People Will Talk
1935
as Nellie Simpson
Return of the Terror
1934
as Miss Doolittle
Manhattan Love Song
1934
as Pancake Annie Jones
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Pearl Turner
We Live Again
1934
as Theodosia
From Hell to Heaven
1933
as Mrs. Chadman
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
as Mrs. Finch
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Those We Love
1932
as Mrs. Henry Abbott
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Mrs. Rosy
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
as Mrs. Smith
Love is a Racket
1932
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Laundress (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
1932
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Is My Face Red?
1932
as Millionaire's Wife
The Candid Camera
1932
as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932
as Mrs. Carp
The Age for Love
1931
as Pamela
Susan Lenox
1931
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
Safe in Hell
1931
as Angie
Mata Hari
1931
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris
1930
as Mlle. Hedwige
Anybody's Woman
1930
as Dot
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
Their Own Desire
1929
as Aunt Caroline