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Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 27, 1905
Died Oct 18, 1972 (66)
Birthplace Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 06, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

Filmography

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977

as Various Characters

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

1964

as Tea Lady

Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963

as Mrs. Jones

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

1963

as Flo Sims

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

1963

as Consul's Wife

On the Beat

On the Beat

1962

as Mrs. Stammers

Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising

1962

as Bridget Madderley

In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse

1962

as Mrs. Raikes

The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

1962

as Lady on Zebra Crossing

What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

1961

as Aunt Emily

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961

as Miss Cooling

Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

1961

as Mrs. Deevens

No Kidding

No Kidding

1960

as District Nurse

Inn for Trouble

Inn for Trouble

1960

as Dolly

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

1960

as Rafia Woman

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

as Aggie

Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

1960

as Deaf Old Lady

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1959

as Nelly

Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

1959

as Nightclub Cleaner

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Spencer

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958

as Maudie Lovelace

Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

1956

as Edie Hornett

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

1956

as Miss Tickle

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

as Meek Woman (Maze)

Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds

1955

as Rich Woman's Companion

Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

1955

as Laura from Newcastle

The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger

1954

as Scrubwoman with ladder

Noose for a Lady

Noose for a Lady

1953

as Miss Ginch

The Steel Key

The Steel Key

1953

as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room

The Large Rope

The Large Rope

1953

as Screaming Woman

Crow Hollow

Crow Hollow

1952

as Aunt Judith Armour

Guilt Is My Shadow

Guilt Is My Shadow

1950

as Peggy

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

as Miss Fox

Double Confession

Double Confession

1950

as Madam Cleo

The Huggetts Abroad

The Huggetts Abroad

1949

as Brown Owl

Vote for Huggett

Vote for Huggett

1949

as (uncredited)

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1949

as Autograph Huntress

Marry Me

Marry Me

1949

as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)

Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

as Youth Leader

Jassy

Jassy

1947

as Lindy Wicks

Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

as Elsie Dawson

The Years Between

The Years Between

1946

as Effie

A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944

as Agnes

English Without Tears

English Without Tears

1944

as Queenie

Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

1944

as Maid (uncredited)

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944

as Mrs. Ted Brewer

Asking for Trouble

Asking for Trouble

1942

as Ada

Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding

1941

as (uncredited)

Contraband

Contraband

1940

as Erik Skold's Niece

Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

1939

as Maid

I Met a Murderer

I Met a Murderer

1939

as A Hiker

The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black

1939

as Maggie

Poison Pen

Poison Pen

1939

as Mrs Warren

I See Ice

I See Ice

1938

as Bride

It's in the Air

It's in the Air

1938

as Sir Philip's Maid

The Five Pound Man

The Five Pound Man

1937

as Lucy

The Man Behind the Mask

The Man Behind the Mask

1936

as Waitress

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The Rag Trade

Episodes: 58

First Aired: Oct 06, 1961

Maigret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1960

Stryker of the Yard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 1961

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