Cecil Cunningham
Birthday
1888/08/02
Day of death
1959/04/17 (70 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Edna Cecil Cunningham
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1943) Above Suspicion
as Countess
(1932) Blonde Venus
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
(1937) The Awful Truth
as Aunt Patsy
(1940) New Moon
as Governor's Wife
(1932) Those We Love
as Mrs. Henry Abbott
(1934) Return of the Terror
as Miss Doolittle
(1939) It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers
(1942) The Hidden Hand
as Lorinda Channing
(1941) Blossoms in the Dust
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
(1936) Come and Get It
as Josie
(1937) Daughter of Shanghai
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
(1937) This Way Please
as Miss Eberhardt
(1937) Swing High, Swing Low
as Murphy
(1938) Kentucky Moonshine
as Landlady
(1941) Back Street
as Mrs. Miller
(1938) Wives Under Suspicion
as "Sharpy"
(1938) College Swing
as Dean Sleet
(1938) You and Me
as Mrs. Morris
(1932) The Impatient Maiden
as Mrs. Rosy
(1934) Manhattan Love Song
as Pancake Annie Jones
(1938) Blond Cheat
as Genevieve Trent
(1933) From Hell to Heaven
as Mrs. Chadman
(1932) Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Mrs. Smith
(1942) The Affairs of Martha
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
(1940) Kitty Foyle
as Grandmother
(1930) Playboy of Paris
as Mlle. Hedwige
(1931) The Age for Love
as Pamela
(1931) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
(1934) The Life of Vergie Winters
as Pearl Turner
(1929) Their Own Desire
as Aunt Caroline
(1938) Four Men and a Prayer
as Piper
(1939) The Family Next Door
as Cora Stewart
(1938) Girls' School
as Miss Brewster
(1931) Safe in Hell
as Angie
(1941) Repent at Leisure
as Mrs. Morgan
(1934) We Live Again
as Theodosia
(1939) Lady of the Tropics
as Countess Berichi
(1937) Night Club Scandal
as Mrs. Alvin
(1937) Artists & Models
as Stella
(1946) My Reputation
as Stella Thompson
(1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1941) Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
as Mrs. Diana Boone
(1942) Cairo
as Mme. Laruga
(1943) In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames
(1940) The Captain Is a Lady
as Mrs. Jane Homans
(1937) King of Gamblers
as Big Edna
(1940) Lillian Russell
as Mrs. Hobbs
(1939) Winter Carnival
as Miss Ainsley
(1933) The Druggist's Dilemma
as Mrs. Finch
(1930) Anybody's Woman
as Dot
(1939) Laugh It Off
as Tess Gibson
(1942) Cowboy Serenade
as Priscilla Lock
(1932) Love Is a Racket
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
(1942) The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Countess Oldenburg
(1933) Ladies They Talk About
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
(1931) Mata Hari
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
(1941) The Feminine Touch
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1932) The Rich Are Always with Us
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
(1942) Twin Beds
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1938) Scandal Street
as Maybelle Murphy
(1932) Love Me Tonight
as Laundress (uncredited)
(1932) If I Had a Million
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
(1942) My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mrs. Whitman
(1943) Du Barry was a Lady
as Wife Checking Her Coat
(1932) The Wet Parade
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
(1932) Is My Face Red?
as Millionaire's Wife
(1935) People Will Talk
as Nellie Simpson
(1941) Play Girl
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
(1938) Marie Antoinette
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Woman (Hotel)