Cecil Cunningham
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1888-08-02 (71 years old)
Deathday
1959-04-17
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known As
Edna Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham
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 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 vau...
Acting
1943
as Countess
1932
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
1937
as Aunt Patsy
1940
as Governor's Wife
1932
as Mrs. Henry Abbott
1934
as Miss Doolittle
1939
as Madame J. L. Chambers
1942
as Lorinda Channing
1941
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
1936
as Josie
1937
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
1937
as Miss Eberhardt
1937
as Murphy
1938
as Landlady
1941
as Mrs. Miller
1938
as "Sharpy"
1938
as Dean Sleet
1938
as Mrs. Morris
1932
as Mrs. Rosy
1934
as Pancake Annie Jones
1938
as Genevieve Trent
1933
as Mrs. Chadman
1932
as Mrs. Smith
1942
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
1940
as Grandmother
1930
as Mlle. Hedwige
1931
as Pamela
1931
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
1934
as Pearl Turner
1929
as Aunt Caroline
1938
as Piper
1939
as Cora Stewart
1938
as Miss Brewster
1931
as Angie
1941
as Mrs. Morgan
1934
as Theodosia
1939
as Countess Berichi
1937
as Mrs. Alvin
1937
as Stella
1946
as Stella Thompson
1940
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
1936
as (uncredited)
1941
as Mrs. Diana Boone
1942
as Mme. Laruga
1943
as Mrs. Ames
1940
as Mrs. Jane Homans
1937
as Big Edna
1940
as Mrs. Hobbs
1939
as Miss Ainsley
1933
as Mrs. Finch
1930
as Dot
1939
as Tess Gibson
1942
as Priscilla Lock
1932
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
1942
as Countess Oldenburg
1933
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
1931
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
1942
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
2003
as Self (archive footage)
1938
as Maybelle Murphy
1932
as Laundress (uncredited)
1932
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
1942
as Mrs. Whitman
1943
as Wife Checking Her Coat
1932
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1932
as Millionaire's Wife
1935
as Nellie Simpson
1941
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
1938
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
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