Esma Cannon

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 27, 1905

died

October 18, 1972

place of birth

Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

also known as

Esme Cannon

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Last Holiday
7.2

Last Holiday

1950as Miss Fox
The Way Ahead
6.6

The Way Ahead

1944as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Poison Pen
6.7

Poison Pen

1939as Mrs Warren
Carry On Cruising
6.1

Carry On Cruising

1962as Bridget Madderley
The Sleeping Tiger
5.5

The Sleeping Tiger

1954as Scrubwoman with ladder
No Kidding
6.1

No Kidding

1960as District Nurse
The Spy in Black
6.5

The Spy in Black

1939as Maggie
I'm All Right Jack
6.6

I'm All Right Jack

1959as Spencer
English Without Tears
6.3

English Without Tears

1944as Queenie
Carry On Constable
6.3

Carry On Constable

1960as Deaf Old Lady
On the Beat
7.7

On the Beat

1962as Mrs. Timms
That's Carry On!
5.8

That's Carry On!

1977as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Jack the Ripper
6.2

Jack the Ripper

1959as Nelly
Nurse on Wheels
6.1

Nurse on Wheels

1963as Mrs. Jones
The Flesh and the Fiends
6.6

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960as Aggie
A Canterbury Tale
6.9

A Canterbury Tale

1944as Agnes
Inn for Trouble
6.9

Inn for Trouble

1960as Dolly
Doctor in Love
5.5

Doctor in Love

1960as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Marry Me
5.8

Marry Me

1949as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Contraband
7.1

Contraband

1940as Erik Skold's Niece
Helter Skelter
6.4

Helter Skelter

1949as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Simon and Laura
5.9

Simon and Laura

1955as Laura from Newcastle
Carry On Regardless
6.3

Carry On Regardless

1961as Miss Cooling
Carry On Cabby
6.5

Carry On Cabby

1963as Flo Sims
What a Carve Up!
7.0

What a Carve Up!

1961as Aunt Emily
Trouble Brewing
6.9

Trouble Brewing

1939as Maid
The Huggetts Abroad
6.8

The Huggetts Abroad

1949as Brown Owl
Three Men in a Boat
6.3

Three Men in a Boat

1956as Meek Woman (Maze)
We Joined the Navy
6.0

We Joined the Navy

1963as Consul's Wife
The Fast Lady
5.8

The Fast Lady

1962as Lady on Zebra Crossing
Hide and Seek
7.0

Hide and Seek

1964as Tea Lady
Sailor Beware
7.5

Sailor Beware

1956as Edie Hornett
The Large Rope
6.0

The Large Rope

1953as Screaming Woman
The Young Mr. Pitt
6.2

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942as Servant at Lord Auckland's
Holiday Camp
6.8

Holiday Camp

1947as Elsie Dawson
Out of the Clouds
6.1

Out of the Clouds

1955as Rich Woman's Companion
What's a Carry On?
7.7

What's a Carry On?

1998as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crow Hollow
6.0

Crow Hollow

1952as Aunt Judith Armour
Raising the Wind
6.3

Raising the Wind

1961as Mrs. Deevens
Expresso Bongo
5.3

Expresso Bongo

1959as Nightclub Cleaner
The Steel Key
6.5

The Steel Key

1953as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
Further Up the Creek
6.6

Further Up the Creek

1958as Maudie Lovelace
Trouble in Store
6.1

Trouble in Store

1953as Café Customer (uncredited)
Jassy
5.5

Jassy

1947as Lindy Wicks
Here Come the Huggetts
6.7

Here Come the Huggetts

1948as Youth Leader
Double Confession
6.2

Double Confession

1950as Madam Cleo
In the Doghouse
6.4

In the Doghouse

1962as Mrs. Raikes
Fanny by Gaslight
5.5

Fanny by Gaslight

1944as Maid (uncredited)
The Years Between
6.7

The Years Between

1946as Effie
I See Ice
6.5

I See Ice

1938as Bride