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Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

ActingBorn August 2, 1888Died April 17, 1959 (age 70)Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography

2003
Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1952
Four Star Playhouse

as Woman (Hotel)

TV
1946
My Reputation

as Stella Thompson

Movie
1943
In Old Oklahoma

as Mrs. Ames

Movie
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady

as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Above Suspicion

as Countess

Movie
1942
The Hidden Hand

as Lorinda Channing

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Cairo

as Mme. Laruga

Movie
1942
The Affairs of Martha

as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle

Movie
1942
Twin Beds

as Miss MacMahon, Secretary

Movie
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer

as Countess Oldenburg

Movie
1942
Cowboy Serenade

as Priscilla Lock

Movie
1941
The Feminine Touch

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Blossoms in the Dust

as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth

Movie
1941
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry

as Mrs. Diana Boone

Movie
1941
Repent at Leisure

as Mrs. Morgan

Movie
1941
Back Street

as Mrs. Miller

Movie
1941
Play Girl

as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Kitty Foyle

as Grandmother

Movie
1940
New Moon

as Governor's Wife

Movie
1940
The Captain is a Lady

as Mrs. Jane Homans

Movie
1940
Lillian Russell

as Mrs. Hobbs

Movie
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Laugh It Off

as Tess Gibson

Movie
1939
Lady of the Tropics

as Countess Berichi

Movie
1939
Winter Carnival

as Miss Ainsley

Movie
1939
It's a Wonderful World

as Madame J. L. Chambers

Movie
1939
The Family Next Door

as Cora Stewart

Movie
1938
Girls' School

as Miss Brewster

Movie
1938
Marie Antoinette

as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Blond Cheat

as Genevieve Trent

Movie
1938Movie
1938
You and Me

as Mrs. Morris

Movie
1938Movie
1938
College Swing

as Dean Sleet

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Scandal Street

as Maybelle Murphy

Movie
1937
Daughter of Shanghai

as Mrs. Mary Hunt

Movie
1937
Night Club Scandal

as Mrs. Alvin

Movie
1937
The Awful Truth

as Aunt Patsy

Movie
1937
This Way Please

as Miss Eberhardt

Movie
1937Movie
1937
King of Gamblers

as Big Edna

Movie
1937Movie
1936Movie
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as (uncredited)

Movie
1935
People Will Talk

as Nellie Simpson

Movie
1934
We Live Again

as Theodosia

Movie
1934
Return of the Terror

as Miss Doolittle

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Manhattan Love Song

as Pancake Annie Jones

Movie
1933Movie
1933
From Hell to Heaven

as Mrs. Chadman

Movie
1933
Ladies They Talk About

as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)

Movie
1932
If I Had a Million

as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Blonde Venus

as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)

Movie
1932
Those We Love

as Mrs. Henry Abbott

Movie
1932
Love Me Tonight

as Laundress (uncredited)

Movie
1932
The Candid Camera

as Mrs. Townes' Aunty

Movie
1932
Love is a Racket

as Aunt Hattie Donovan

Movie
1932
Is My Face Red?

as Millionaire's Wife

Movie
1932
The Rich Are Always with Us

as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)

Movie
1932Movie
1932
The Wet Parade

as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Movie
1932Movie
1932Movie
1931
Mata Hari

as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Safe in Hell

as Angie

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Susan Lenox

as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy

Movie
1930
Playboy of Paris

as Mlle. Hedwige

Movie
1930Movie
1930
Paramount on Parade

as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)

Movie
1929
Their Own Desire

as Aunt Caroline

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 2, 1888
Day of DeathApril 17, 1959
Place of BirthSaint Louis, Missouri, USA
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