Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1905-12-27
- Day of Death1972-10-18 (66 years)
- Place of BirthRandwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Also Known AsEsme Cannon
Esma Cannon
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.
Acting Career
- 1977
That's Carry On!
As: Various Characters
- 1964
Hide and Seek
As: Tea Lady
- 1963
Carry On Cabby
As: Flo Sims
- 1963
We Joined the Navy
As: Consul's Wife
- 1963
Nurse on Wheels
As: Mrs. Jones
- 1962
The Fast Lady
As: Lady on Zebra Crossing
- 1962
On the Beat
As: Mrs. Stammers
- 1962
In the Doghouse
As: Mrs. Raikes
- 1962
Carry On Cruising
As: Bridget Madderley
1961Over the Odds
As: Alice
1961What a Carve Up!
As: Aunt Emily
1961Raising the Wind
As: Mrs. Deevens
1961Carry On Regardless
As: Miss Cooling
1960No Kidding
As: District Nurse
1960Doctor in Love
As: Rafia Woman (uncredited)
1960Carry On Constable
As: Deaf Old Lady
1960The Flesh and the Fiends
As: Aggie
1960Inn for Trouble
As: Dolly
1959Expresso Bongo
As: Nightclub Cleaner
- 1959
I'm All Right Jack
As: Spencer
1959Jack the Ripper
As: Nelly
1958Further Up the Creek
As: Maudie Lovelace
1956Three Men in a Boat
As: Meek Woman (Maze)
1956A Touch of the Sun
As: Miss Tickle
1956Sailor Beware
As: Edie Hornett
1955Simon and Laura
As: Laura from Newcastle
1955Out of the Clouds
As: Rich Woman's Companion
1954The Sleeping Tiger
As: Scrubwoman with ladder
1953The Large Rope
As: Screaming Woman
1953The Steel Key
As: Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
1953Noose for a Lady
As: Miss Ginch
1952Crow Hollow
As: Aunt Judith Armour
1950Last Holiday
As: Miss Fox
1950Double Confession
As: Madam Cleo
1950Guilt Is My Shadow
As: Peggy
1949The Huggetts Abroad
As: Brown Owl
1949Vote for Huggett
As: (uncredited)
1949Helter Skelter
As: Autograph Huntress
1948Here Come the Huggetts
As: Youth Leader
1947Jassy
As: Lindy Wicks
1947Holiday Camp
As: Elsie Dawson
1946The Years Between
As: Effie
- 1944
A Canterbury Tale
As: Agnes
1944English Without Tears
As: Queenie
1944The Way Ahead
As: Mrs. Ted Brewer
1944Fanny by Gaslight
As: Maid (uncredited)
1942The Young Mr. Pitt
As: Servant at Lord Auckland's
1941Quiet Wedding
As: (uncredited)
1940Contraband
As: Erik Skold's Niece
- 1939
The Spy in Black
As: Maggie
1939Poison Pen
As: Mrs Warren
1939I Met a Murderer
As: A Hiker
1939Trouble Brewing
As: Maid
1938It's in the Air
As: Sir Philip's Maid
1938I See Ice
As: Bride
1936The Man Behind the Mask
As: Waitress