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Esma Cannon
Born
27 December 1905
Died
18 October 1972
Place
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Acting

Esma Cannon

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.

As actor

What's a Carry On?

What's a Carry On?

1998 · Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977 · Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

1964 · Tea Lady
Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

1963 · Flo Sims
Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963 · Mrs. Jones
We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

1963 · Consul's Wife
Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising

1962 · Bridget Madderley
On the Beat

On the Beat

1962 · Mrs. Timms
In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse

1962 · Mrs. Raikes
The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

1962 · Lady on Zebra Crossing
Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961 · Miss Cooling
Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

1961 · Mrs. Deevens
What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

1961 · Aunt Emily
Over the Odds

Over the Odds

1961 · Alice
No Kidding

No Kidding

1960 · District Nurse
Inn for Trouble

Inn for Trouble

1960 · Dolly
Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

1960 · Deaf Old Lady
Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

1960 · Rafia Woman (uncredited)
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 · Aggie
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959 · Spencer
Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1959 · Nelly
Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

1959 · Nightclub Cleaner
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958 · Maudie Lovelace
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

1956 · Edie Hornett
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956 · Meek Woman (Maze)
A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

1956 · Miss Tickle
Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds

1955 · Rich Woman's Companion
Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

1955 · Laura from Newcastle
The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger

1954 · Scrubwoman with ladder
The Large Rope

The Large Rope

1953 · Screaming Woman