Acting
Esma Cannon
EN cinema · 63 credits
Born
27 December 1905
Died
18 October 1972 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also known as Esme Cannon
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.
Known for
Filmography
What's a Carry On?
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Hide and Seek
as Tea Lady
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Jones
We Joined the Navy
as Consul's Wife
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
On the Beat
as Mrs. Timms
In the Doghouse
as Mrs. Raikes
The Fast Lady
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
Carry On Regardless
as Miss Cooling
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Deevens
What a Carve Up!
as Aunt Emily
Over the Odds
as Alice
No Kidding
as District Nurse
Inn for Trouble
as Dolly
Carry On Constable
as Deaf Old Lady
Doctor in Love
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
I'm All Right Jack
as Spencer
Jack the Ripper
as Nelly
Expresso Bongo
as Nightclub Cleaner
Further Up the Creek
as Maudie Lovelace
Sailor Beware
as Edie Hornett
Three Men in a Boat
as Meek Woman (Maze)
A Touch of the Sun
as Miss Tickle
Out of the Clouds
as Rich Woman's Companion
Simon and Laura
as Laura from Newcastle
The Sleeping Tiger
as Scrubwoman with ladder
The Large Rope
as Screaming Woman
Noose for a Lady
as Miss Ginch
The Steel Key
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
Trouble in Store
as Café Customer (uncredited)
Crow Hollow
as Aunt Judith Armour
Last Holiday
as Miss Fox
Double Confession
as Madam Cleo
Guilt Is My Shadow
as Peggy
The Huggetts Abroad
as Brown Owl
Vote for Huggett
as (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Marry Me
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Here Come the Huggetts
as Youth Leader
Jassy
as Lindy Wicks
Holiday Camp
as Elsie Dawson
The Years Between
as Effie
The Way Ahead
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
A Canterbury Tale
as Agnes
English Without Tears
as Queenie
Fanny by Gaslight
as Maid (uncredited)
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
Quiet Wedding
as (uncredited)
Contraband
as Erik Skold's Niece
Trouble Brewing
as Maid
Poison Pen
as Mrs Warren
The Spy in Black
as Maggie
I Met a Murderer
as A Hiker
I See Ice
as Bride
It's in the Air
as Sir Philip's Maid
The Man Behind the Mask
as Waitress