Esma Cannon

1905-12-27 – 1972-10-18 (age 66) Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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.

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Esma Cannon

Known For

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

as Miss Fox

We Serve

1942

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944

as Mrs. Ted Brewer

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

1963

as Consul's Wife

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

1960

as Rafia Woman (uncredited)

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Spencer

What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

1961

as Aunt Emily

A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944

as Agnes

Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

1960

as Deaf Old Lady

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977

as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1959

as Nelly

Marry Me

Marry Me

1949

as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961

as Miss Cooling

Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963

as Mrs. Jones

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1949

as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

1963

as Flo Sims

Crow Hollow

Crow Hollow

1952

as Aunt Judith Armour

Noose for a Lady

Noose for a Lady

1953

as Miss Ginch

Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

as Elsie Dawson

Trouble in Store

Trouble in Store

1953

as Café Customer (uncredited)