Esma Cannon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 27, 1905
- Died
- October 18, 1972
- Birthplace
- Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
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
We Joined the Navy 1963
as Consul's Wife
Nurse on Wheels 1963
as Mrs. Jones
The Fast Lady 1962
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
On the Beat 1962
as Mrs. Timms
In the Doghouse 1962
as Mrs. Raikes
Carry On Cruising 1962
as Bridget Madderley
Over the Odds 1961
as Alice
What a Carve Up! 1961
as Aunt Emily
Raising the Wind 1961
as Mrs. Deevens
Carry On Regardless 1961
as Miss Cooling
No Kidding 1960
as District Nurse
Doctor in Love 1960
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Carry On Constable 1960
as Deaf Old Lady
The Flesh and the Fiends 1960
as Aggie
Inn for Trouble 1960
as Dolly
Expresso Bongo 1959
as Nightclub Cleaner
I'm All Right Jack 1959
as Spencer
Jack the Ripper 1959
as Nelly
Further Up the Creek 1958
as Maudie Lovelace
Three Men in a Boat 1956
as Meek Woman (Maze)
A Touch of the Sun 1956
as Miss Tickle
Sailor Beware 1956
as Edie Hornett
Simon and Laura 1955
as Laura from Newcastle
Out of the Clouds 1955
as Rich Woman's Companion
The Sleeping Tiger 1954
as Scrubwoman with ladder
Trouble in Store 1953
as Café Customer (uncredited)
The Large Rope 1953
as Screaming Woman
The Steel Key 1953
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
Noose for a Lady 1953
as Miss Ginch
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
Helter Skelter 1949
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Marry Me 1949
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
The Huggetts Abroad 1949
as Brown Owl
Vote for Huggett 1949
as (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
A Canterbury Tale 1944
as Agnes
English Without Tears 1944
as Queenie
The Way Ahead 1944
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Fanny by Gaslight 1944
as Maid (uncredited)
The Young Mr. Pitt 1942
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
- Asking for Trouble
Asking for Trouble 1942
as Ada
- We Serve
We Serve 1942
Actor
Quiet Wedding 1941
as (uncredited)
Contraband 1940
as Erik Skold's Niece
The Spy in Black 1939
as Maggie
Poison Pen 1939
as Mrs Warren
I Met a Murderer 1939
as A Hiker
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared 1939
Actor
Trouble Brewing 1939
as Maid
It's in the Air 1938
as Sir Philip's Maid
I See Ice 1938
as Bride
- The Five Pound Man
The Five Pound Man 1937
as Lucy
The Man Behind the Mask 1936
as Waitress
Credits from TMDB.