Esma Cannon
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-12-27 in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
1972-10-18
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.
Most Known For
Maigret
The Rag Trade
I See Ice
as Bride
Poison Pen
as Mrs Warren
Stryker of the Yard
Fanny by Gaslight
as Maid (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
Crow Hollow
as Aunt Judith Armour
A Touch of the Sun
as Miss Tickle
The Way Ahead
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Last Holiday
as Miss Fox
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
Carry On Constable
as Deaf Old Lady
We Joined the Navy
as Consul's Wife
A Canterbury Tale
as Agnes
The Spy in Black
as Maggie
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Aggie
I'm All Right Jack
as Spencer
Simon and Laura
as Laura from Newcastle