
Acting
Esma Cannon
Acting · Born 1905-12-27 · Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Credits · 65
FilmWhat's a Carry On?
1998 · Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
FilmThat's Carry On!
1977 · Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
FilmHide and Seek
1964 · Tea Lady
FilmCarry On Cabby
1963 · Flo Sims
FilmWe Joined the Navy
1963 · Consul's Wife
FilmNurse on Wheels
1963 · Mrs. Jones
FilmThe Fast Lady
1962 · Lady on Zebra Crossing
FilmOn the Beat
1962 · Mrs. Timms
FilmIn the Doghouse
1962 · Mrs. Raikes
FilmCarry On Cruising
1962 · Bridget Madderley
Stryker of the Yard
Stryker of the Yard
1961
FilmOver the Odds
1961 · Alice

The Rag Trade
1961
FilmWhat a Carve Up!
1961 · Aunt Emily
FilmRaising the Wind
1961 · Mrs. Deevens
FilmCarry On Regardless
1961 · Miss Cooling
FilmNo Kidding
1960 · District Nurse

Maigret
1960
FilmDoctor in Love
1960 · Rafia Woman (uncredited)
FilmCarry On Constable
1960 · Deaf Old Lady
FilmThe Flesh and the Fiends
1960 · Aggie
FilmInn for Trouble
1960 · Dolly
FilmExpresso Bongo
1959 · Nightclub Cleaner
FilmI'm All Right Jack
1959 · Spencer
FilmJack the Ripper
1959 · Nelly
FilmFurther Up the Creek
1958 · Maudie Lovelace
FilmThree Men in a Boat
1956 · Meek Woman (Maze)
FilmA Touch of the Sun
1956 · Miss Tickle
FilmSailor Beware
1956 · Edie Hornett
FilmSimon and Laura
1955 · Laura from Newcastle
FilmOut of the Clouds
1955 · Rich Woman's Companion
FilmThe Sleeping Tiger
1954 · Scrubwoman with ladder
FilmTrouble in Store
1953 · Café Customer (uncredited)
FilmThe Large Rope
1953 · Screaming Woman
FilmThe Steel Key
1953 · Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
FilmNoose for a Lady
1953 · Miss Ginch
FilmCrow Hollow
1952 · Aunt Judith Armour
FilmLast Holiday
1950 · Miss Fox
FilmDouble Confession
1950 · Madam Cleo
FilmGuilt Is My Shadow
1950 · Peggy
FilmHelter Skelter
1949 · Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
FilmMarry Me
1949 · Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
FilmThe Huggetts Abroad
1949 · Brown Owl
FilmVote for Huggett
1949 · (uncredited)
FilmHere Come the Huggetts
1948 · Youth Leader
FilmJassy
1947 · Lindy Wicks
FilmHoliday Camp
1947 · Elsie Dawson
FilmThe Years Between
1946 · Effie
FilmA Canterbury Tale
1944 · Agnes
FilmEnglish Without Tears
1944 · Queenie
FilmThe Way Ahead
1944 · Mrs. Ted Brewer
FilmFanny by Gaslight
1944 · Maid (uncredited)
FilmThe Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · Servant at Lord Auckland's
Asking for Trouble
FilmAsking for Trouble
1942 · Ada
FilmQuiet Wedding
1941 · (uncredited)
FilmContraband
1940 · Erik Skold's Niece
FilmThe Spy in Black
1939 · Maggie
FilmPoison Pen
1939 · Mrs Warren
FilmI Met a Murderer
1939 · A Hiker
FilmTrouble Brewing
1939 · Maid
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
FilmThe Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
FilmIt's in the Air
1938 · Sir Philip's Maid
FilmI See Ice
1938 · Bride
The Five Pound Man
FilmThe Five Pound Man
1937 · Lucy
FilmThe Man Behind the Mask
1936 · Waitress