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