Esma Cannon
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1905-12-27 (67 years old)
Deathday
1972-10-18
Place of Birth
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also known As
Esme Cannon
Esma Cannon
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.
Acting
1961
as Miss Cooling
1962
as Bridget Madderley
1944
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
1961
as Mrs. Deevens
1964
as Tea Lady
1977
as Various Characters
1963
as Flo Sims
1937
as Lucy
1954
as Scrubwoman with ladder
1960
as District Nurse
1952
as Aunt Judith Armour
1946
as Effie
1963
as Mrs. Jones
1958
as Maudie Lovelace
1939
as Maid
1947
as Lindy Wicks
1948
as Youth Leader
1949
as Brown Owl
1961
as Aunt Emily
1947
as Elsie Dawson
1955
as Rich Woman's Companion
1962
as Mrs. Stammers
1959
as Spencer
1939
as Mrs Warren
1939
as Maggie
1938
as Bride
1938
as Sir Philip's Maid
1960
as Dolly
1940
as Erik Skold's Niece
1936
as Waitress
1960
as Deaf Old Lady
1960
as Rafia Woman
1950
as Miss Fox
1939
as A Hiker
1942
as Ada
1941
as (uncredited)
1962
as Mrs. Raikes
1956
as Edie Hornett
1959
as Nelly
1950
as Madam Cleo
1949
as (uncredited)
1959
as Nightclub Cleaner
1950
as Peggy
1963
as Consul's Wife
1942
1956
as Meek Woman (Maze)
1953
as Screaming Woman
1953
as Miss Ginch
1944
as Agnes
1955
as Laura from Newcastle
1949
as Autograph Huntress
1962
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
1944
as Queenie
1949
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
1953
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
1944
as Maid (uncredited)
1956
as Miss Tickle
1960
as Aggie
1942
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
1961
as Alice
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