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Esma Cannon
Born · December 27, 1905
Died · October 18, 1972 (66 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bio
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.
That's Carry On!
Various Characters
5.8
1977
Hide and Seek
Tea Lady
6.0
1964
Carry On Cabby
Flo Sims
6.4
1963
We Joined the Navy
Consul's Wife
5.4
1963
Nurse on Wheels
Mrs. Jones
5.7
1963
The Fast Lady
Lady on Zebra Crossing
5.6
1962
On the Beat
Mrs. Stammers
7.7
1962
In the Doghouse
Mrs. Raikes
6.9
1962
Carry On Cruising
Bridget Madderley
6.0
1962
Stryker of the Yard
(1 episode)
0.0
1961
Over the Odds
Alice
0.0
1961
The Rag Trade
(58 episodes)
5.5
1961
What a Carve Up!
Aunt Emily
7.0
1961
Raising the Wind
Mrs. Deevens
6.6
1961
Carry On Regardless
Miss Cooling
6.4
1961
No Kidding
District Nurse
6.0
1960
Maigret
(1 episode)
6.9
1960
Doctor in Love
Rafia Woman (uncredited)
5.5
1960
Carry On Constable
Deaf Old Lady
6.3
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
Aggie
6.6
1960
Inn for Trouble
Dolly
6.5
1960
Expresso Bongo
Nightclub Cleaner
5.4
1959
I'm All Right Jack
Spencer
6.6
1959
Jack the Ripper
Nelly
5.9
1959
Further Up the Creek
Maudie Lovelace
6.0
1958
Three Men in a Boat
Meek Woman (Maze)
6.3
1956
A Touch of the Sun
Miss Tickle
5.6
1956
Sailor Beware
Edie Hornett
7.0
1956
Simon and Laura
Laura from Newcastle
5.5
1955
Out of the Clouds
Rich Woman's Companion
6.0
1955
The Sleeping Tiger
Scrubwoman with ladder
5.6
1954
The Large Rope
Screaming Woman
5.5
1953
The Steel Key
Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
5.5
1953
Noose for a Lady
Miss Ginch
5.7
1953
Crow Hollow
Aunt Judith Armour
5.8
1952
Last Holiday
Miss Fox
7.2
1950
Double Confession
Madam Cleo
6.1
1950
Guilt Is My Shadow
Peggy
5.2
1950
Marry Me
Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
4.3
1949
The Huggetts Abroad
Brown Owl
6.6
1949
Vote for Huggett
(uncredited)
6.6
1949
Helter Skelter
Autograph Huntress
6.2
1949
Here Come the Huggetts
Youth Leader
6.5
1948
Jassy
Lindy Wicks
5.4
1947
Holiday Camp
Elsie Dawson
6.1
1947
The Years Between
Effie
6.2
1946
A Canterbury Tale
Agnes
6.9
1944
English Without Tears
Queenie
5.7
1944
The Way Ahead
Mrs. Ted Brewer
6.4
1944
Fanny by Gaslight
Maid (uncredited)
5.7
1944
The Young Mr. Pitt
Servant at Lord Auckland's
5.5
1942
Asking for Trouble
Ada
6.0
1942
We Serve
0.0
1942
Quiet Wedding
(uncredited)
4.2
1941
Contraband
Erik Skold's Niece
6.9
1940
The Spy in Black
Maggie
6.4
1939
Poison Pen
Mrs Warren
6.5
1939
I Met a Murderer
A Hiker
4.7
1939
Trouble Brewing
Maid
6.2
1939
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
0.0
1939
It's in the Air
Sir Philip's Maid
5.6
1938
I See Ice
Bride
8.1
1938
The Five Pound Man
Lucy
0.0
1937
The Man Behind the Mask
Waitress
4.8
1936