Esma Cannon
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
27 Dec 1905
Age
121 Years
Born In
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Total Projects
66
Years Active
62 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On!
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
movie
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
as Tea Lady
movie
Carry On Cabby
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
movie
We Joined the Navy
We Joined the Navy
as Consul's Wife
movie
Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Jones
movie
The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
movie
On the Beat
On the Beat
as Mrs. Timms
movie
In the Doghouse
In the Doghouse
as Mrs. Raikes
movie
Carry On Cruising
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
tv
Stryker of the Yard
Stryker of the Yard
movie
Over the Odds
Over the Odds
as Alice
tv
The Rag Trade
The Rag Trade
movie
What a Carve Up!
What a Carve Up!
as Aunt Emily
movie
Raising the Wind
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Deevens
movie
Carry On Regardless
Carry On Regardless
as Miss Cooling
movie
No Kidding
No Kidding
as District Nurse
tv
Maigret
Maigret
movie
Doctor in Love
Doctor in Love
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
movie
Carry On Constable
Carry On Constable
as Deaf Old Lady
movie
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Aggie
movie
Inn for Trouble
Inn for Trouble
as Dolly
movie
Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo
as Nightclub Cleaner
movie
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack
as Spencer
movie
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
as Nelly
movie
Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek
as Maudie Lovelace
movie
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
as Meek Woman (Maze)
movie
A Touch of the Sun
A Touch of the Sun
as Miss Tickle
movie
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware
as Edie Hornett
movie
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura
as Laura from Newcastle
movie
Out of the Clouds
Out of the Clouds
as Rich Woman's Companion
movie
The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger
as Scrubwoman with ladder
movie
Trouble in Store
Trouble in Store
as Café Customer (uncredited)
movie
The Large Rope
The Large Rope
as Screaming Woman
movie
The Steel Key
The Steel Key
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
movie
Noose for a Lady
Noose for a Lady
as Miss Ginch
movie
Crow Hollow
Crow Hollow
as Aunt Judith Armour
movie
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
as Miss Fox
movie
Double Confession
Double Confession
as Madam Cleo
movie
Guilt Is My Shadow
Guilt Is My Shadow
as Peggy
movie
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
movie
Marry Me
Marry Me
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
movie
The Huggetts Abroad
The Huggetts Abroad
as Brown Owl
movie
Vote for Huggett
Vote for Huggett
as (uncredited)
movie
Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts
as Youth Leader
movie
Jassy
Jassy
as Lindy Wicks
movie
Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp
as Elsie Dawson
movie
The Years Between
The Years Between
as Effie
movie
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale
as Agnes
movie
English Without Tears
English Without Tears
as Queenie
movie
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
movie
Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight
as Maid (uncredited)
movie
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
movie
Asking for Trouble
Asking for Trouble
as Ada
movie
We Serve
We Serve
movie
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding
as (uncredited)
movie
Contraband
Contraband
as Erik Skold's Niece
movie
The Spy in Black
The Spy in Black
as Maggie
movie
Poison Pen
Poison Pen
as Mrs Warren
movie
I Met a Murderer
I Met a Murderer
as A Hiker
movie
Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing
as Maid
movie
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
movie
It's in the Air
It's in the Air
as Sir Philip's Maid
movie
I See Ice
I See Ice
as Bride
movie
The Five Pound Man
The Five Pound Man
as Lucy
movie
The Man Behind the Mask
The Man Behind the Mask
as Waitress