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

Crow Hollow

Crow Hollow

1952

as Aunt Judith Armour

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

as Miss Fox

Poison Pen

Poison Pen

1939

as Mrs Warren

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961

as Miss Cooling

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944

as Mrs. Ted Brewer

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Spencer

The Large Rope

The Large Rope

1953

as Screaming Woman

Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising

1962

as Bridget Madderley

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

as Aggie

A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944

as Agnes

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1949

as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)

The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

1962

as Lady on Zebra Crossing

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

as Meek Woman (Maze)

Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

1944

as Maid (uncredited)

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

1963

as Flo Sims

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977

as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)

The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black

1939

as Maggie

On the Beat

On the Beat

1962

as Mrs. Timms

The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger

1954

as Scrubwoman with ladder

Contraband

Contraband

1940

as Erik Skold's Niece