- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1888
- Place of Birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- April 17, 1959
Cecil Cunningham
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.
Filmography
movieComplicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · Woman (Hotel)
movieMy Reputation
1946 · Stella Thompson
movieIn Old Oklahoma
1943 · Mrs. Ames
movieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
movieAbove Suspicion
1943 · Countess
movieThe Hidden Hand
1942 · Lorinda Channing
movieMy Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Mrs. Whitman
movieCairo
1942 · Mme. Laruga
movieThe Affairs of Martha
1942 · Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
movieTwin Beds
1942 · Miss MacMahon, Secretary
movieThe Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 · Countess Oldenburg
movieCowboy Serenade
1942 · Priscilla Lock
movieThe Feminine Touch
1941 · Party Guest (uncredited)
movieBlossoms in the Dust
1941 · Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
movieHurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941 · Mrs. Diana Boone
movieRepent at Leisure
1941 · Mrs. Morgan
movieBack Street
1941 · Mrs. Miller
moviePlay Girl
1941 · Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
movieKitty Foyle
1940 · Grandmother
movieNew Moon
1940 · Governor's Wife
movieThe Captain is a Lady
1940 · Mrs. Jane Homans
movieLillian Russell
1940 · Mrs. Hobbs
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Laugh It Off
movieLaugh It Off
1939 · Tess Gibson
movieLady of the Tropics
1939 · Countess Berichi
movieWinter Carnival
1939 · Miss Ainsley
movieIt's a Wonderful World
1939 · Madame J. L. Chambers
movieThe Family Next Door
1939 · Cora Stewart
movieGirls' School
1938 · Miss Brewster
movieMarie Antoinette
1938 · Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
movieBlond Cheat
1938 · Genevieve Trent
movieWives Under Suspicion
1938 · Sharpy
movieYou and Me
1938 · Mrs. Morris
movieKentucky Moonshine
1938 · Landlady
movieCollege Swing
1938 · Dean Sleet
movieFour Men and a Prayer
1938 · Piper
movieScandal Street
1938 · Maybelle Murphy
movieDaughter of Shanghai
1937 · Mrs. Mary Hunt
movieNight Club Scandal
1937 · Mrs. Alvin
movieThe Awful Truth
1937 · Aunt Patsy
movieThis Way Please
1937 · Miss Eberhardt
movieArtists & Models
1937 · Stella
movieKing of Gamblers
1937 · Big Edna
movieSwing High, Swing Low
1937 · Murphy
movieCome and Get It
1936 · Josie
movieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · (uncredited)
moviePeople Will Talk
1935 · Nellie Simpson
movieWe Live Again
1934 · Theodosia
movieReturn of the Terror
1934 · Miss Doolittle
movieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Pearl Turner
movieManhattan Love Song
1934 · Pancake Annie Jones
The Druggist's Dilemma
movieThe Druggist's Dilemma
1933 · Mrs. Finch
movieFrom Hell to Heaven
1933 · Mrs. Chadman
movieLadies They Talk About
1933 · Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
movieIf I Had a Million
1932 · Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
movieBlonde Venus
1932 · Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
movieThose We Love
1932 · Mrs. Henry Abbott
movieLove Me Tonight
1932 · Laundress (uncredited)
The Candid Camera
movieThe Candid Camera
1932 · Mrs. Townes' Aunty
movieLove is a Racket
1932 · Aunt Hattie Donovan
movieIs My Face Red?
1932 · Millionaire's Wife
movieThe Rich Are Always with Us
1932 · Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
movieJust a Pain in the Parlor
1932 · Mrs. Smith
movieThe Wet Parade
1932 · Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
movieThe Impatient Maiden
1932 · Mrs. Rosy
Never the Twins Shall Meet
movieNever the Twins Shall Meet
1932 · Mrs. Carp
movieMata Hari
1931 · Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
movieSafe in Hell
1931 · Angie
movieThe Age for Love
1931 · Pamela
movieSusan Lenox
1931 · Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
moviePlayboy of Paris
1930 · Mlle. Hedwige
movieAnybody's Woman
1930 · Dot
movieParamount on Parade
1930 · Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
movieTheir Own Desire
1929 · Aunt Caroline