Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

1888-08-02 – 1959-04-17 (age 70) Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Biography

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Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 โ€“ April 17, 1959) was an American film and stage actress. With whitish hair cut like a man's, she was a Hollywood character actress, often cast in roles as a general "know-it-all". She made more than 80 appearances in movies between 1929 and 1946, many of them uncredited.

Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a photographer's model. Her first show business job was in the chorus line of 'Mademoiselle Modiste' at the age of eighteen. Cunningham trained as a singer and appeared in opera. She worked as a vaudeville comedian at the Palace Theatre in New York City until the commencement of her movie career in 1929.

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Known For

Complicated Women
Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

1938

as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle

1940

as Grandmother

In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma

1943

as Mrs. Ames

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

as (uncredited)

Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell

1940

as Mrs. Hobbs

Mata Hari
Mata Hari

1931

as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)

Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat

1938

as Genevieve Trent

Girls' School
Girls' School

1938

as Miss Brewster

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion

1943

as Countess

My Reputation
My Reputation

1946

as Stella Thompson

You and Me
You and Me

1938

as Mrs. Morris

The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth

1937

as Aunt Patsy

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust

1941

as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth

Scandal Street
Scandal Street

1938

as Maybelle Murphy

Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight

1932

as Laundress (uncredited)

Come and Get It
Come and Get It

1936

as Josie

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million

1932

as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)

Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket

1932

as Aunt Hattie Donovan

Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus

1932

as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)