Acting
Cecil Cunningham
EN cinema · 74 credits
Born
2 August 1888
Died
17 April 1959 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as Edna Cecil Cunningham
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 vaudeville comedian at the Palace Theatre in New York City until the commencement of her movie career in 1929.
Known for
Filmography
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
My Reputation
as Stella Thompson
Above Suspicion
as Countess
In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
as Lorinda Channing
The Affairs of Martha
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
Cairo
as Mme. Laruga
Cowboy Serenade
as Priscilla Lock
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Countess Oldenburg
Twin Beds
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mrs. Whitman
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Back Street
as Mrs. Miller
Repent at Leisure
as Mrs. Morgan
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
as Mrs. Diana Boone
The Feminine Touch
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Play Girl
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
New Moon
as Governor's Wife
Kitty Foyle
as Grandmother
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
The Captain is a Lady
as Mrs. Jane Homans
Lillian Russell
as Mrs. Hobbs
It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers
The Family Next Door
as Cora Stewart
Lady of the Tropics
as Countess Berichi
Winter Carnival
as Miss Ainsley
Laugh It Off
1939
Laugh It Off
as Tess Gibson
Kentucky Moonshine
as Landlady
Wives Under Suspicion
as Sharpy
College Swing
as Dean Sleet
You and Me
as Mrs. Morris
Blond Cheat
as Genevieve Trent
Girls' School
as Miss Brewster
Scandal Street
as Maybelle Murphy
Marie Antoinette
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
as Aunt Patsy
Daughter of Shanghai
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
This Way Please
as Miss Eberhardt
Swing High, Swing Low
as Murphy
Night Club Scandal
as Mrs. Alvin
Artists & Models
as Stella
King of Gamblers
as Big Edna
Come and Get It
as Josie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as (uncredited)
People Will Talk
as Nellie Simpson
Return of the Terror
as Miss Doolittle
Manhattan Love Song
as Pancake Annie Jones
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Pearl Turner
We Live Again
as Theodosia
From Hell to Heaven
as Mrs. Chadman
Ladies They Talk About
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Those We Love
as Mrs. Henry Abbott
The Impatient Maiden
as Mrs. Rosy
Love is a Racket
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
as Laundress (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Is My Face Red?
as Millionaire's Wife
The Candid Camera
1932
The Candid Camera
as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
The Age for Love
as Pamela
Susan Lenox
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
Safe in Hell
as Angie
Mata Hari
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Playboy of Paris
as Mlle. Hedwige
Paramount on Parade
as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
Their Own Desire
as Aunt Caroline