Esma Cannon

1905-12-27 – 1972-10-18 (age 66) Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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.

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Esma Cannon

Known For

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

as Miss Fox

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944

as Mrs. Ted Brewer

Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising

1962

as Bridget Madderley

The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black

1939

as Maggie

The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger

1954

as Scrubwoman with ladder

No Kidding

No Kidding

1960

as District Nurse

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Spencer

Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

1960

as Deaf Old Lady

What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

1961

as Aunt Emily

Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

1956

as Edie Hornett

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

as Servant at Lord Auckland's

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1959

as Nelly

English Without Tears

English Without Tears

1944

as Queenie

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

1960

as Rafia Woman (uncredited)

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961

as Miss Cooling

Marry Me

Marry Me

1949

as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)

Poison Pen

Poison Pen

1939

as Mrs Warren

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

1998

as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

as Aggie

Contraband

Contraband

1940

as Erik Skold's Niece