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