Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1905-12-27
Day of Death
1972-10-18
Place of Birth
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Esma Cannon
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.
Filmography (63)
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's a Carry On?
1998
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
That's Carry On!
1977
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Tea Lady
Hide and Seek
1964
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Flo Sims
Carry On Cabby
1963
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Consul's Wife
We Joined the Navy
1963
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Mrs. Jones
Nurse on Wheels
1963
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Lady on Zebra Crossing
The Fast Lady
1962
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Mrs. Timms
On the Beat
1962
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Mrs. Raikes
In the Doghouse
1962
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Bridget Madderley
Carry On Cruising
1962
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Alice
Over the Odds
1961
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Aunt Emily
What a Carve Up!
1961
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Mrs. Deevens
Raising the Wind
1961
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Miss Cooling
Carry On Regardless
1961
⭐ 6.1
Role:
District Nurse