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.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 62
TV Shows 4
Lily Swann
The Rag Trade (1977)
TV
Various characters
That's Carry On! (1977)
Movie
Tea Lady
Hide and Seek (1964)
Movie
Flo Sims
Carry On Cabby (1963)
Movie
3.5
Consul's Wife
We Joined the Navy (1963)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
Movie
Lady on Zebra Crossing
The Fast Lady (1962)
Movie
Mrs. Timms
On the Beat (1962)
Movie
Mrs. Raikes
In the Doghouse (1962)
Movie
Bridget Madderley
Carry On Cruising (1962)
Movie
5.25
Lily Swann
The Rag Trade (1961)
TV
Aunt Emily
What a Carve Up! (1961)
Movie
Mrs. Deevens
Raising the Wind (1961)
Movie
Miss Cooling
Carry On Regardless (1961)
Movie
5
District Nurse
No Kidding (1960)
Movie
6
Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Doctor in Love (1960)
Movie
3.5
Deaf Old Lady
Carry On Constable (1960)
Movie
4
Nightclub Cleaner
Expresso Bongo (1959)
Movie
5.2
Maudie Lovelace
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Movie
Meek Woman (Maze)
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Movie
Miss Tickle
A Touch of the Sun (1956)
Movie
Edie Hornett
Sailor Beware (1956)
Movie
Laura from Newcastle
Simon and Laura (1955)
Movie
Rich Woman's Companion
Out of the Clouds (1955)
Movie
Scrubwoman with ladder
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
Movie
Screaming Woman
The Large Rope (1953)
Movie
Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
The Steel Key (1953)
Movie
Miss Ginch
Noose for a Lady (1953)
Movie
Judith
Crow Hollow (1952)
Movie
Miss Fox
Last Holiday (1950)
Movie
Madam Cleo
Double Confession (1950)
Movie
Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Marry Me (1949)
Movie
Brown Owl
The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
Movie
(uncredited)
Vote for Huggett (1949)
Movie
Autograph Huntress
Helter Skelter (1949)
Movie
Youth Leader
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
Movie
Lindy Wicks
Jassy (1947)
Movie
Elsie Dawson
Holiday Camp (1947)
Movie
Mrs. Ted Brewer
The Way Ahead (1944)
Movie
Maid (uncredited)
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Movie
Servant at Lord Auckland's
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
Movie
Young Private
We Serve (1942)
Movie
(uncredited)
Quiet Wedding (1941)
Movie
Erik Skold's Niece
Contraband (1940)
Movie
Mrs Warren
Poison Pen (1939)
Movie
Blond Camper
I Met a Murderer (1939)
Movie
Sir Philip's Maid
It's in the Air (1938)
Movie
Polly Shepherd
The Last Adventurers (1937)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1905-12-27
Deathday1972-10-18 (66 years old)
Birth NameEsma Ellen Charlotte Cannon
Birth PlaceRandwick, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
Also Known AsEsme Cannon
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