
Acting
Esma Cannon
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBorn 1905
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.
59
Films
2
TV Shows
Known For
61 Credits
Maigret
1960

The Rag Trade
1961

Poison Pen
as Mrs Warren
1939

I See Ice
as Bride
1938

Helter Skelter
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
1949

The Spy in Black
as Maggie
1939

Carry On Constable
as Deaf Old Lady
1960

I'm All Right Jack
as Spencer
1959

Crow Hollow
as Aunt Judith Armour
1952

A Canterbury Tale
as Agnes
1944

Fanny by Gaslight
as Maid (uncredited)
1944

That's Carry On!
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
1977