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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Carry On Regardless
as Miss Cooling
1961
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
1962
The Way Ahead
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
1944
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Deevens
1961
Hide and Seek
as Tea Lady
1964
That's Carry On!
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
1977
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
1963
The Five Pound Man
as Lucy
1937
The Sleeping Tiger
as Scrubwoman with ladder
1954
No Kidding
as District Nurse
1960
Crow Hollow
as Aunt Judith Armour
1952
The Years Between
as Effie
1946
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Jones
1963
Further Up the Creek
as Maudie Lovelace
1958
Trouble Brewing
as Maid
1939
Jassy
as Lindy Wicks
1947
Here Come the Huggetts
as Youth Leader
1948
The Huggetts Abroad
as Brown Owl
1949
What a Carve Up!
as Aunt Emily
1961
Holiday Camp
as Elsie Dawson
1947
