Cecil Cunningham
Age: N/A | From: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Edna Cecil Cunningham
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 40
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – 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.
Most Famous Work
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940) Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
(1943) Mrs. Ames
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941) Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Safe in Hell
(1931) Angie
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
(1931) Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
Ladies They Talk About
(1933) Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
Come and Get It
(1936) Josie
Mata Hari
(1931) Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1952 | Woman (Hotel) | |
| 1946 | Stella Thompson | |
| 1943 | Mrs. Ames | |
| Wife Checking Her Coat | ||
| Countess | ||
| 1942 | Lorinda Channing | |
| Mrs. Whitman | ||
| Mme. Laruga | ||
| Mrs. Llewellyn Castle | ||
| Miss MacMahon, Secretary | ||
| Countess Oldenburg | ||
| Priscilla Lock | ||
| 1941 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Mrs. Marcus Gilworth | ||
| Mrs. Diana Boone | ||
| Mrs. Morgan | ||
| Mrs. Miller | ||
| Dowager at Concert (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Grandmother | |
| Governor's Wife | ||
| Mrs. Jane Homans | ||
| Mrs. Hobbs | ||
| Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Tess Gibson | |
| Countess Berichi | ||
| Miss Ainsley | ||
| Madame J. L. Chambers | ||
| Cora Stewart | ||
| 1938 | Miss Brewster | |
| Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited) | ||
| Genevieve Trent | ||
| "Sharpy" | ||
| Mrs. Morris | ||
| Landlady | ||
| Dean Sleet | ||
| Piper | ||
| Maybelle Murphy | ||
| 1937 | Mrs. Mary Hunt | |
| Mrs. Alvin | ||
| Aunt Patsy | ||
| Miss Eberhardt | ||
| Stella | ||
| Big Edna | ||
| Murphy | ||
| 1936 | Josie | |
| Minor Role (uncredited) | ||
| 1935 | Nellie Simpson | |
| 1934 | Theodosia | |
| Miss Doolittle | ||
| Pearl Turner | ||
| Pancake Annie Jones | ||
| 1933 | Mrs. Finch | |
| Mrs. Chadman | ||
| Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) | |
| Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Henry Abbott | ||
| Laundress (uncredited) | ||
| Aunt Hattie Donovan | ||
| Millionaire's Wife | ||
| Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Smith | ||
| Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Rosy | ||
| 1931 | Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) | |
| Angie | ||
| Pamela | ||
| Madame Panoramia aka Pansy | ||
| 1930 | Mlle. Hedwige | |
| Dot | ||
| 1929 | Aunt Caroline | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
