Esma Cannon

Acting

Esma Cannon

Born December 27, 1905Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia66 credits

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

What's a Carry On?
7.8

What's a Carry On?

Movie

1998

That's Carry On!
5.7

That's Carry On!

Movie

1977

Hide and Seek
6.0

Hide and Seek

Movie

1964

Carry On Cabby
6.4

Carry On Cabby

Movie

1963

We Joined the Navy
5.6

We Joined the Navy

Movie

1963

Nurse on Wheels
5.9

Nurse on Wheels

Movie

1963

Filmography

What's a Carry On?
1998What's a Carry On?as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
That's Carry On!
1977That's Carry On!as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)Movie
Hide and Seek
1964Hide and Seekas Tea LadyMovie
Carry On Cabby
1963Carry On Cabbyas Flo SimsMovie
We Joined the Navy
1963We Joined the Navyas Consul's WifeMovie
Nurse on Wheels
1963Nurse on Wheelsas Mrs. JonesMovie
The Fast Lady
1962The Fast Ladyas Lady on Zebra CrossingMovie
On the Beat
1962On the Beatas Mrs. TimmsMovie
In the Doghouse
1962In the Doghouseas Mrs. RaikesMovie
Carry On Cruising
1962Carry On Cruisingas Bridget MadderleyMovie
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1961Stryker of the YardTV
Over the Odds
1961Over the Oddsas AliceMovie
The Rag Trade
1961The Rag TradeTV
What a Carve Up!
1961What a Carve Up!as Aunt EmilyMovie
Raising the Wind
1961Raising the Windas Mrs. DeevensMovie
Carry On Regardless
1961Carry On Regardlessas Miss CoolingMovie
No Kidding
1960No Kiddingas District NurseMovie
Maigret
1960MaigretTV
Doctor in Love
1960Doctor in Loveas Rafia Woman (uncredited)Movie
Carry On Constable
1960Carry On Constableas Deaf Old LadyMovie
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960The Flesh and the Fiendsas AggieMovie
Inn for Trouble
1960Inn for Troubleas DollyMovie
Expresso Bongo
1959Expresso Bongoas Nightclub CleanerMovie
I'm All Right Jack
1959I'm All Right Jackas SpencerMovie
Jack the Ripper
1959Jack the Ripperas NellyMovie
Further Up the Creek
1958Further Up the Creekas Maudie LovelaceMovie
Three Men in a Boat
1956Three Men in a Boatas Meek Woman (Maze)Movie
A Touch of the Sun
1956A Touch of the Sunas Miss TickleMovie
Sailor Beware
1956Sailor Bewareas Edie HornettMovie
Simon and Laura
1955Simon and Lauraas Laura from NewcastleMovie
Out of the Clouds
1955Out of the Cloudsas Rich Woman's CompanionMovie
The Sleeping Tiger
1954The Sleeping Tigeras Scrubwoman with ladderMovie
Trouble in Store
1953Trouble in Storeas Café Customer (uncredited)Movie
The Large Rope
1953The Large Ropeas Screaming WomanMovie
The Steel Key
1953The Steel Keyas Patient in Doctor's Waiting RoomMovie
Noose for a Lady
1953Noose for a Ladyas Miss GinchMovie
Crow Hollow
1952Crow Hollowas Aunt Judith ArmourMovie
Last Holiday
1950Last Holidayas Miss FoxMovie
Double Confession
1950Double Confessionas Madam CleoMovie
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950Guilt Is My Shadowas PeggyMovie
Helter Skelter
1949Helter Skelteras Autograph Huntress (uncredited)Movie
Marry Me
1949Marry Meas Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)Movie
The Huggetts Abroad
1949The Huggetts Abroadas Brown OwlMovie
Vote for Huggett
1949Vote for Huggettas (uncredited)Movie
Here Come the Huggetts
1948Here Come the Huggettsas Youth LeaderMovie
Jassy
1947Jassyas Lindy WicksMovie
Holiday Camp
1947Holiday Campas Elsie DawsonMovie
The Years Between
1946The Years Betweenas EffieMovie
A Canterbury Tale
1944A Canterbury Taleas AgnesMovie
English Without Tears
1944English Without Tearsas QueenieMovie
The Way Ahead
1944The Way Aheadas Mrs. Ted BrewerMovie
Fanny by Gaslight
1944Fanny by Gaslightas Maid (uncredited)Movie
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942The Young Mr. Pittas Servant at Lord Auckland'sMovie
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1942Asking for Troubleas AdaMovie
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1942We ServeMovie
Quiet Wedding
1941Quiet Weddingas (uncredited)Movie
Contraband
1940Contrabandas Erik Skold's NieceMovie
The Spy in Black
1939The Spy in Blackas MaggieMovie
Poison Pen
1939Poison Penas Mrs WarrenMovie
I Met a Murderer
1939I Met a Murdereras A HikerMovie
Trouble Brewing
1939Trouble Brewingas MaidMovie
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1939The Nursemaid Who DisappearedMovie
It's in the Air
1938It's in the Airas Sir Philip's MaidMovie
I See Ice
1938I See Iceas BrideMovie
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1937The Five Pound Manas LucyMovie
The Man Behind the Mask
1936The Man Behind the Maskas WaitressMovie