Esma Cannon
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
1977
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Hide and Seek
1964
as Tea Lady
Carry On Cabby
1963
as Flo Sims
Nurse on Wheels
1963
as Mrs. Jones
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Consul's Wife
Carry On Cruising
1962
as Bridget Madderley
On the Beat
1962
as Mrs. Timms
In the Doghouse
1962
as Mrs. Raikes
The Fast Lady
1962
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Miss Cooling
Raising the Wind
1961
as Mrs. Deevens
What a Carve Up!
1961
as Aunt Emily
Over the Odds
1961
as Alice
The Rag Trade
1961
Stryker of the Yard
1961
No Kidding
1960
as District Nurse
Inn for Trouble
1960
as Dolly
Carry On Constable
1960
as Deaf Old Lady
Doctor in Love
1960
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Aggie
Maigret
1960
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Spencer
Jack the Ripper
1959
as Nelly
Expresso Bongo
1959
as Nightclub Cleaner
Further Up the Creek
1958
as Maudie Lovelace
Sailor Beware
1956
as Edie Hornett
Three Men in a Boat
1956
as Meek Woman (Maze)
A Touch of the Sun
1956
as Miss Tickle
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Rich Woman's Companion
Simon and Laura
1955
as Laura from Newcastle
The Sleeping Tiger
1954
as Scrubwoman with ladder
The Large Rope
1953
as Screaming Woman
Noose for a Lady
1953
as Miss Ginch
The Steel Key
1953
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
Trouble in Store
1953
as Café Customer (uncredited)
Crow Hollow
1952
as Aunt Judith Armour
Last Holiday
1950
as Miss Fox
Double Confession
1950
as Madam Cleo
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950
as Peggy
The Huggetts Abroad
1949
as Brown Owl
Vote for Huggett
1949
as (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
1949
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Marry Me
1949
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
as Youth Leader
Jassy
1947
as Lindy Wicks
Holiday Camp
1947
as Elsie Dawson
The Years Between
1946
as Effie
The Way Ahead
1944
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
A Canterbury Tale
1944
as Agnes
English Without Tears
1944
as Queenie
Fanny by Gaslight
1944
as Maid (uncredited)
Asking for Trouble
1942
as Ada
We Serve
1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
Quiet Wedding
1941
as (uncredited)
Contraband
1940
as Erik Skold's Niece
Trouble Brewing
1939
as Maid
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
Poison Pen
1939
as Mrs Warren
The Spy in Black
1939
as Maggie
I Met a Murderer
1939
as A Hiker
I See Ice
1938
as Bride
It's in the Air
1938
as Sir Philip's Maid
The Five Pound Man
1937
as Lucy
The Man Behind the Mask
1936
as Waitress