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Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Birthday: 1905-12-27 | Place of Birth: Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1963
Carry On Cabby

as    Flo Sims

1963
Nurse on Wheels

as    Mrs. Jones

1963
On the Beat

as    Mrs. Stammers

1962
Carry On Cruising

as    Bridget Madderley

1961
What a Carve Up!

as    Aunt Emily

1961
Carry On Regardless

as    Miss Cooling

1960
No Kidding

as    District Nurse

1952
Crow Hollow

as    Aunt Judith Armour

1951
Guilt Is My Shadow

as    Peggy

1948
Holiday Camp

as    Elsie Dawson

1947
Jassy

as    Lindy Wicks

1946
The Years Between

as    Effie

1939
I Met a Murderer

as    A Hiker