Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Known for

Acting

Born

December 27, 1905

Birthplace

Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died

October 18, 1972 (aged 66)

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.

Best known work

A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

1963

Carry On Cruising

Carry On Cruising

1962

The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black

1939

Carry On Constable

Carry On Constable

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

Carry On Regardless

Carry On Regardless

1961

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

1950

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

1944

Filmography

1998
What's a Carry On?
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
That's Carry On!
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
1964
Hide and Seek
as Tea Lady
1963
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
1963
We Joined the Navy
as Consul's Wife
1963
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Jones
1962
The Fast Lady
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
1962
On the Beat
as Mrs. Timms
1962
In the Doghouse
as Mrs. Raikes
1962
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
1961
Stryker of the YardTV
1961
Over the Odds
as Alice
1961
The Rag TradeTV
1961
What a Carve Up!
as Aunt Emily
1961
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Deevens
1961
Carry On Regardless
as Miss Cooling
1960
No Kidding
as District Nurse
1960
MaigretTV
1960
Doctor in Love
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
1960
Carry On Constable
as Deaf Old Lady
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Aggie
1960
Inn for Trouble
as Dolly
1959
Expresso Bongo
as Nightclub Cleaner
1959
I'm All Right Jack
as Spencer
1959
Jack the Ripper
as Nelly