Esma Cannon

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.

Birthday

Dec 27, 1905

Place of birth

Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Deathday

Oct 18, 1972

Also known as

Esme Cannon

Credited in

As cast

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