
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

