Cecil Cunningham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1888
- Died
- April 17, 1959
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
My Reputation 1946
as Stella Thompson
In Old Oklahoma 1943
as Mrs. Ames
Du Barry Was a Lady 1943
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Above Suspicion 1943
as Countess
My Heart Belongs to Daddy 1942
as Mrs. Whitman
The Hidden Hand 1942
as Lorinda Channing
Cairo 1942
as Mme. Laruga
The Affairs of Martha 1942
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
Twin Beds 1942
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
The Wife Takes a Flyer 1942
as Countess Oldenburg
Cowboy Serenade 1942
as Priscilla Lock
The Feminine Touch 1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry 1941
as Mrs. Diana Boone
Repent at Leisure 1941
as Mrs. Morgan
Back Street 1941
as Mrs. Miller
Play Girl 1941
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle 1940
as Grandmother
New Moon 1940
as Governor's Wife
The Captain is a Lady 1940
as Mrs. Jane Homans
Lillian Russell 1940
as Mrs. Hobbs
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
- Laugh It Off
Laugh It Off 1939
as Tess Gibson
Lady of the Tropics 1939
as Countess Berichi
Winter Carnival 1939
as Miss Ainsley
It's a Wonderful World 1939
as Madame J. L. Chambers
The Family Next Door 1939
as Cora Stewart
Girls' School 1938
as Miss Brewster
Marie Antoinette 1938
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Blond Cheat 1938
as Genevieve Trent
Wives Under Suspicion 1938
as Sharpy
You and Me 1938
as Mrs. Morris
Kentucky Moonshine 1938
as Landlady
Four Men and a Prayer 1938
as Piper
College Swing 1938
as Dean Sleet
Scandal Street 1938
as Maybelle Murphy
Daughter of Shanghai 1937
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
Night Club Scandal 1937
as Mrs. Alvin
The Awful Truth 1937
as Aunt Patsy
This Way Please 1937
as Miss Eberhardt
Artists & Models 1937
as Stella
King of Gamblers 1937
as Big Edna
Swing High, Swing Low 1937
as Murphy
Come and Get It 1936
as Josie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as (uncredited)
People Will Talk 1935
as Nellie Simpson
We Live Again 1934
as Theodosia
Return of the Terror 1934
as Miss Doolittle
The Life of Vergie Winters 1934
as Pearl Turner
Manhattan Love Song 1934
as Pancake Annie Jones
- The Druggist's Dilemma
The Druggist's Dilemma 1933
as Mrs. Finch
From Hell to Heaven 1933
as Mrs. Chadman
Ladies They Talk About 1933
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
If I Had a Million 1932
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
Blonde Venus 1932
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Those We Love 1932
as Mrs. Henry Abbott
Love Me Tonight 1932
as Laundress (uncredited)
- The Candid Camera
The Candid Camera 1932
as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
Love is a Racket 1932
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
Is My Face Red? 1932
as Millionaire's Wife
The Rich Are Always with Us 1932
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
- Just a Pain in the Parlor
Just a Pain in the Parlor 1932
as Mrs. Smith
The Wet Parade 1932
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden 1932
as Mrs. Rosy
- Never the Twins Shall Meet
Never the Twins Shall Meet 1932
as Mrs. Carp
Mata Hari 1931
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Safe in Hell 1931
as Angie
The Age for Love 1931
as Pamela
Susan Lenox 1931
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
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
Credits from TMDB.