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Esma Cannon

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1905-12-27

Deathday: 1972-10-18 (66 years old)

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 63

Movies 59

TV Shows 4

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Esma Cannon

Biography

Filmography

all 63

Movies 59

TV Shows 4

The Rag Trade (1977)

That's Carry On! (1977)

Hide and Seek (1964)

Carry On Cabby (1963)

We Joined the Navy (1963)

Nurse on Wheels (1963)

The Fast Lady (1962)

On the Beat (1962)

In the Doghouse (1962)

Carry On Cruising (1962)

Stryker of the Yard (1961)

The Rag Trade (1961)

What a Carve Up! (1961)

Raising the Wind (1961)

Carry On Regardless (1961)

No Kidding (1960)

Maigret (1960)

Doctor in Love (1960)

The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

Inn for Trouble (1960)

Expresso Bongo (1959)

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

Jack the Ripper (1959)

Further Up the Creek (1958)

Three Men in a Boat (1956)

A Touch of the Sun (1956)

Sailor Beware (1956)

Simon and Laura (1955)

Out of the Clouds (1955)

The Sleeping Tiger (1954)

The Large Rope (1953)

The Steel Key (1953)

Noose for a Lady (1953)

Crow Hollow (1952)

Last Holiday (1950)

Double Confession (1950)

Guilt Is My Shadow (1950)

Marry Me (1949)

The Huggetts Abroad (1949)

Vote for Huggett (1949)

Helter Skelter (1949)

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)

Jassy (1947)

Holiday Camp (1947)

The Years Between (1946)

Don't Take It to Heart (1944)

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

English Without Tears (1944)

The Way Ahead (1944)

Fanny by Gaslight (1944)

Asking for Trouble (1942)

We Serve (1942)

Quiet Wedding (1941)

Contraband (1940)

The Spy in Black (1939)

Poison Pen (1939)

I Met a Murderer (1939)

Trouble Brewing (1939)

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)

It's in the Air (1938)

I See Ice (1938)

The Five Pound Man (1937)

The Man Behind the Mask (1936)

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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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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1905-12-27

Deathday
1972-10-18 (66 years old)

Birth Name
Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon

Birth Place
Randwick, Australia

Citizenships
Australia

Also Known As
Esme Cannon