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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