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.
Filmography
all 63
Movies 59
TV Shows 4
Lily Swann
The Rag Trade (1977)
TV
Various Characters
That's Carry On! (1977)
Movie
Tea Lady
Hide and Seek (1964)
Movie
Flo Sims
Carry On Cabby (1963)
Movie
3.5
Consul's Wife
We Joined the Navy (1963)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
Movie
Lady on Zebra Crossing
The Fast Lady (1962)
Movie
Mrs. Stammers
On the Beat (1962)
Movie
Mrs. Raikes
In the Doghouse (1962)
Movie
Bridget Madderley
Carry On Cruising (1962)
Movie
5.25
Stryker of the Yard (1961)
TV
Lily Swann
The Rag Trade (1961)
TV
Aunt Emily
What a Carve Up! (1961)
Movie
Mrs. Deevens
Raising the Wind (1961)
Movie
Miss Cooling
Carry On Regardless (1961)
Movie
5
District Nurse
No Kidding (1960)
Movie
6
Maigret (1960)
TV
Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Doctor in Love (1960)
Movie
3.5
Aggie
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Movie
Dolly
Inn for Trouble (1960)
Movie
Nightclub Cleaner
Expresso Bongo (1959)
Movie
5.2
Spencer
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Movie
1
Nelly
Jack the Ripper (1959)
Movie
Maudie Lovelace
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Movie
Meek Woman (Maze)
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Movie
Miss Tickle
A Touch of the Sun (1956)
Movie
Edie Hornett
Sailor Beware (1956)
Movie
Laura from Newcastle
Simon and Laura (1955)
Movie
Rich Woman's Companion
Out of the Clouds (1955)
Movie
Scrubwoman with ladder
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
Movie
Screaming Woman
The Large Rope (1953)
Movie
Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
The Steel Key (1953)
Movie
Miss Ginch
Noose for a Lady (1953)
Movie
Judith
Crow Hollow (1952)
Movie
Miss Fox
Last Holiday (1950)
Movie
Madam Cleo
Double Confession (1950)
Movie
Peggy
Guilt Is My Shadow (1950)
Movie
Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Marry Me (1949)
Movie
Brown Owl
The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
Movie
(uncredited)
Vote for Huggett (1949)
Movie
Autograph Huntress
Helter Skelter (1949)
Movie
Youth Leader
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
Movie
Lindy Wicks
Jassy (1947)
Movie
Elsie Dawson
Holiday Camp (1947)
Movie
Effie
The Years Between (1946)
Movie
Maid
Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
Movie
Agnes
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Movie
6
Queenie
English Without Tears (1944)
Movie
Mrs. Ted Brewer
The Way Ahead (1944)
Movie
Maid (uncredited)
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Movie
Ada
Asking for Trouble (1942)
Movie
Young Private
We Serve (1942)
Movie
(uncredited)
Quiet Wedding (1941)
Movie
Erik Skold's Niece
Contraband (1940)
Movie
Maggie
The Spy in Black (1939)
Movie
Mrs Warren
Poison Pen (1939)
Movie
A Hiker
I Met a Murderer (1939)
Movie
Maid
Trouble Brewing (1939)
Movie
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)
Movie
Sir Philip's Maid
It's in the Air (1938)
Movie
Bride
I See Ice (1938)
Movie
Lucy
The Five Pound Man (1937)
Movie
Waitress
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.89
Based on 48.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1936
1944
1953
1949
1977
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1905-12-27
Deathday1972-10-18 (66 years old)
Birth NameEsma Ellen Charlotte Cannon
Birth PlaceRandwick, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
Also Known AsEsme Cannon
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