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Esma Cannon

Esma 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.

Born

Dec 27, 1905

Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died

Oct 18, 1972

Known For

Acting

Movies

63 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.4

Known For

I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack
1959 • as Spencer
★ 6.6
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On!
1977 • as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
★ 5.8
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 • as Aggie
★ 6.6
Carry On Regardless
Carry On Regardless
1961 • as Miss Cooling
★ 6.2
The Spy in Black
The Spy in Black
1939 • as Maggie
★ 6.4
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
1949 • as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
★ 6.4
On the Beat
On the Beat
1962 • as Mrs. Timms
★ 7.6
Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight
1944 • as Maid (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Crow Hollow
Crow Hollow
1952 • as Aunt Judith Armour
★ 6.1
We Joined the Navy
We Joined the Navy
1963 • as Consul's Wife
★ 6.0
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
1950 • as Miss Fox
★ 7.1
Poison Pen
Poison Pen
1939 • as Mrs Warren
★ 6.7
Out of the Clouds
Out of the Clouds
1955 • as Rich Woman's Companion
★ 6.1
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale
1944 • as Agnes
★ 6.9
English Without Tears
English Without Tears
1944 • as Queenie
★ 6.3
Doctor in Love
Doctor in Love
1960 • as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
1944 • as Mrs. Ted Brewer
★ 6.5
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura
1955 • as Laura from Newcastle
★ 5.9
Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo
1959 • as Nightclub Cleaner
★ 5.3
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On?
1998 • as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 • as Servant at Lord Auckland's
★ 6.2
The Large Rope
The Large Rope
1953 • as Screaming Woman
★ 6.0
The Man Behind the Mask
The Man Behind the Mask
1936 • as Waitress
★ 5.3
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
1956 • as Meek Woman (Maze)
★ 6.2
Carry On Constable
Carry On Constable
1960 • as Deaf Old Lady
★ 6.3
Contraband
Contraband
1940 • as Erik Skold's Niece
★ 7.1
Carry On Cruising
Carry On Cruising
1962 • as Bridget Madderley
★ 6.1
Here Come the Huggetts
Here Come the Huggetts
1948 • as Youth Leader
★ 6.7
The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady
1962 • as Lady on Zebra Crossing
★ 5.8
The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger
1954 • as Scrubwoman with ladder
★ 5.6
Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels
1963 • as Mrs. Jones
★ 6.1
I See Ice
I See Ice
1938 • as Bride
★ 6.9
Guilt Is My Shadow
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950 • as Peggy
★ 5.7
A Touch of the Sun
A Touch of the Sun
1956 • as Miss Tickle
★ 6.0
Trouble in Store
Trouble in Store
1953 • as Café Customer (uncredited)
★ 6.1
It's in the Air
It's in the Air
1938 • as Sir Philip's Maid
★ 5.9
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
1959 • as Nelly
★ 6.1
Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek
1958 • as Maudie Lovelace
★ 6.6
What a Carve Up!
What a Carve Up!
1961 • as Aunt Emily
★ 7.0
Noose for a Lady
Noose for a Lady
1953 • as Miss Ginch
★ 6.0
Jassy
Jassy
1947 • as Lindy Wicks
★ 5.2
Carry On Cabby
Carry On Cabby
1963 • as Flo Sims
★ 6.4
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware
1956 • as Edie Hornett
★ 7.5
Vote for Huggett
Vote for Huggett
1949 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.2
No Kidding
No Kidding
1960 • as District Nurse
★ 6.1
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding
1941 • as (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Marry Me
Marry Me
1949 • as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Raising the Wind
Raising the Wind
1961 • as Mrs. Deevens
★ 6.3
Double Confession
Double Confession
1950 • as Madam Cleo
★ 6.2
In the Doghouse
In the Doghouse
1962 • as Mrs. Raikes
★ 6.4
The Years Between
The Years Between
1946 • as Effie
★ 6.7
Inn for Trouble
Inn for Trouble
1960 • as Dolly
★ 6.9
I Met a Murderer
I Met a Murderer
1939 • as A Hiker
★ 5.5
movie
Asking for Trouble
1942 • as Ada
★ 6.7
The Huggetts Abroad
The Huggetts Abroad
1949 • as Brown Owl
★ 6.8
Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp
1947 • as Elsie Dawson
★ 6.8
Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing
1939 • as Maid
★ 6.9
The Steel Key
The Steel Key
1953 • as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
★ 6.2
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
1964 • as Tea Lady
★ 7.0
movie
The Five Pound Man
1937 • as Lucy
★ 7.0
Over the Odds
Over the Odds
1961 • as Alice
★ 10.0
movie