People
Cecil Cunningham
- Name: Cecil Cunningham
- Birthday: 1888-08-02
- Also known as: Edna Cecil Cunningham
- Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Popularity: 2.641
Biography:
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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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Complicated Women as Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
| My Reputation as Stella Thompson | 1946-01-25 |
| In Old Oklahoma as Mrs. Ames | 1943-12-06 |
| Du Barry was a Lady as Wife Checking Her Coat | 1943-08-13 |
| Above Suspicion as Countess | 1943-05-31 |
| The Hidden Hand as Lorinda Channing | 1942-11-07 |
| My Heart Belongs to Daddy as Mrs. Whitman | 1942-11-07 |
| Cairo as Mme. Laruga | 1942-08-17 |
| The Affairs of Martha as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle | 1942-06-21 |
| Twin Beds as Miss MacMahon, Secretary | 1942-04-30 |
| The Wife Takes a Flyer as Countess Oldenburg | 1942-04-28 |
| Cowboy Serenade as Priscilla Lock | 1942-01-30 |
| The Feminine Touch as Party Guest (uncredited) | 1941-10-01 |
| Blossoms in the Dust as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth | 1941-08-15 |
| Hurry, Charlie, Hurry as Mrs. Diana Boone | 1941-06-13 |
| Repent at Leisure as Mrs. Morgan | 1941-04-04 |
| Back Street as Mrs. Miller | 1941-02-07 |
| Play Girl as Dowager at Concert (uncredited) | 1941-01-29 |
| Kitty Foyle as Grandmother | 1940-12-27 |
| New Moon as Governor's Wife | 1940-06-28 |
| The Captain Is a Lady as Mrs. Jane Homans | 1940-06-21 |
| Lillian Russell as Mrs. Hobbs | 1940-05-24 |
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
| Laugh It Off as Tess Gibson | 1939-12-01 |
| Lady of the Tropics as Countess Berichi | 1939-08-11 |
| Winter Carnival as Miss Ainsley | 1939-07-28 |
| It's a Wonderful World as Madame J. L. Chambers | 1939-05-19 |
| The Family Next Door as Cora Stewart | 1939-03-30 |
| Girls' School as Miss Brewster | 1938-09-30 |
| Marie Antoinette as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
| Blond Cheat as Genevieve Trent | 1938-06-17 |
| Wives Under Suspicion as "Sharpy" | 1938-06-03 |
| You and Me as Mrs. Morris | 1938-06-01 |
| Kentucky Moonshine as Landlady | 1938-05-20 |
| College Swing as Dean Sleet | 1938-04-29 |
| Four Men and a Prayer as Piper | 1938-04-29 |
| Scandal Street as Maybelle Murphy | 1938-02-11 |
| Daughter of Shanghai as Mrs. Mary Hunt | 1937-12-17 |
| Night Club Scandal as Mrs. Alvin | 1937-11-11 |
| The Awful Truth as Aunt Patsy | 1937-10-21 |
| This Way Please as Miss Eberhardt | 1937-10-15 |
| Artists & Models as Stella | 1937-08-04 |
| King of Gamblers as Big Edna | 1937-04-22 |
| Swing High, Swing Low as Murphy | 1937-03-12 |
| Come and Get It as Josie | 1936-11-06 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Minor Role (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
| People Will Talk as Nellie Simpson | 1935-05-24 |
| We Live Again as Theodosia | 1934-11-01 |
| Return of the Terror as Miss Doolittle | 1934-07-07 |
| The Life of Vergie Winters as Pearl Turner | 1934-06-14 |
| Manhattan Love Song as Pancake Annie Jones | 1934-04-29 |
| The Druggist's Dilemma as Mrs. Finch | 1933-05-22 |
| From Hell to Heaven as Mrs. Chadman | 1933-02-24 |
| Ladies They Talk About as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) | 1933-02-04 |
| If I Had a Million as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
| Blonde Venus as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) | 1932-09-23 |
| Those We Love as Mrs. Henry Abbott | 1932-09-11 |
| Love Me Tonight as Laundress (uncredited) | 1932-08-18 |
| Love Is a Racket as Aunt Hattie Donovan | 1932-06-18 |
| Is My Face Red? as Millionaire's Wife | 1932-06-17 |
| The Rich Are Always with Us as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited) | 1932-05-19 |
| Just a Pain in the Parlor as Mrs. Smith | 1932-04-25 |
| The Wet Parade as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1932-03-26 |
| The Impatient Maiden as Mrs. Rosy | 1932-03-01 |
| Mata Hari as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) | 1931-12-26 |
| Safe in Hell as Angie | 1931-12-12 |
| The Age for Love as Pamela | 1931-10-17 |
| Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy | 1931-10-10 |
| Playboy of Paris as Mlle. Hedwige | 1930-10-18 |
| Anybody's Woman as Dot | 1930-08-15 |
| Their Own Desire as Aunt Caroline | 1929-12-27 |
