Esma Cannon
Known for
Acting
Life
1905 – 1972 (aged 66)
Born in
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Credits
View on IMDb66 acting credits
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.
Known For
A Canterbury Tale
21 Aug 1944
I'm All Right Jack
18 Aug 1959
Carry On Cabby
01 Jun 1963
Carry On Cruising
12 Mar 1962
The Spy in Black
03 Aug 1939
Carry On Constable
22 Feb 1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
02 Feb 1960
Carry On Regardless
04 Apr 1961
Filmography
1998
- What's a Carry On?as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
- That's Carry On!as Miss Cooling
1964
- Hide and Seekas Tea Lady
1963
- Carry On Cabbyas Flo Sims
- We Joined the Navyas Consul's Wife
- Nurse on Wheelsas Mrs. Jones
1962
- The Fast Ladyas Lady on Zebra Crossing
- On the Beatas Mrs. Timms
- In the Doghouseas Mrs. Raikes
- Carry On Cruisingas Bridget Madderley
1961
- Stryker of the Yard1 episode
- Over the Oddsas Alice
- The Rag Trade58 episodes
- What a Carve Up!as Aunt Emily
- Raising the Windas Mrs. Deevens
- Carry On Regardlessas Miss Cooling
1960
- No Kiddingas District Nurse
- Maigret1 episode
- Doctor in Loveas Rafia Woman (uncredited)
- Carry On Constableas Deaf Old Lady
- The Flesh and the Fiendsas Aggie
- Inn for Troubleas Dolly
1959
- Expresso Bongoas Nightclub Cleaner
- I'm All Right Jackas Spencer
- Jack the Ripperas Nelly
1958
- Further Up the Creekas Maudie Lovelace
1956
- Three Men in a Boatas Meek Woman (Maze)
- A Touch of the Sunas Miss Tickle
- Sailor Bewareas Edie Hornett
1955
- Simon and Lauraas Laura from Newcastle
- Out of the Cloudsas Rich Woman's Companion
1954
- The Sleeping Tigeras Scrubwoman with ladder
1953
- Trouble in Storeas Café Customer (uncredited)
- The Large Ropeas Screaming Woman
- The Steel Keyas Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
- Noose for a Ladyas Miss Ginch
1952
- Crow Hollowas Aunt Judith Armour
1950
- Last Holidayas Miss Fox
- Double Confessionas Madam Cleo
- Guilt Is My Shadowas Peggy
1949
- Helter Skelteras Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
- Marry Meas Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
- The Huggetts Abroadas Brown Owl
- Vote for Huggettas (uncredited)
1948
- Here Come the Huggettsas Youth Leader
1947
- Jassyas Lindy Wicks
- Holiday Campas Elsie Dawson
1946
- The Years Betweenas Effie
1944
- A Canterbury Taleas Agnes
- English Without Tearsas Queenie
- The Way Aheadas Mrs. Ted Brewer
- Fanny by Gaslightas Maid (uncredited)
1942
- The Young Mr. Pittas Servant at Lord Auckland's
- Asking for Troubleas Ada
- We Serve
1941
- Quiet Weddingas (uncredited)
1940
- Contrabandas Erik Skold's Niece
1939
- The Spy in Blackas Maggie
- Poison Penas Mrs Warren
- I Met a Murdereras A Hiker
- Trouble Brewingas Maid
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1938
- It's in the Airas Sir Philip's Maid
- I See Iceas Bride
1937
- The Five Pound Manas Lucy
1936
- The Man Behind the Maskas Waitress