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