Esma Cannon
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1905-12-27 – 1972-10-18
Place of birth: Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Known for
Carry On Regardless
1961Miss Cooling
Carry On Cruising
1962Bridget Madderley
The Way Ahead
1944Mrs. Ted Brewer
Raising the Wind
1961Mrs. Deevens
Hide and Seek
1964Tea Lady
That's Carry On!
1977Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Carry On Cabby
1963Flo SimsThe Five Pound Man
1937Lucy
The Sleeping Tiger
1954Scrubwoman with ladder
No Kidding
1960District Nurse
Crow Hollow
1952Aunt Judith Armour
The Years Between
1946Effie
Nurse on Wheels
1963Mrs. Jones
Further Up the Creek
1958Maudie Lovelace
Trouble Brewing
1939Maid
Jassy
1947Lindy Wicks
Here Come the Huggetts
1948Youth Leader
The Huggetts Abroad
1949Brown Owl
What a Carve Up!
1961Aunt Emily