Acting · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA · Born August 2, 1888
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.
MovieComplicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Woman (Hotel)
MovieMy Reputation
1946
as Stella Thompson
MovieIn Old Oklahoma
1943
as Mrs. Ames
MovieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
MovieAbove Suspicion
1943
as Countess
MovieThe Hidden Hand
1942
as Lorinda Channing
MovieMy Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Mrs. Whitman
MovieCairo
1942
as Mme. Laruga
MovieThe Affairs of Martha
1942
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
MovieTwin Beds
1942
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
MovieThe Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Countess Oldenburg
MovieCowboy Serenade
1942
as Priscilla Lock
MovieThe Feminine Touch
1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieBlossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
MovieHurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941
as Mrs. Diana Boone
MovieRepent at Leisure
1941
as Mrs. Morgan
MovieBack Street
1941
as Mrs. Miller
MoviePlay Girl
1941
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
MovieKitty Foyle
1940
as Grandmother
MovieNew Moon
1940
as Governor's Wife
MovieThe Captain is a Lady
1940
as Mrs. Jane Homans
MovieLillian Russell
1940
as Mrs. Hobbs
MovieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Laugh It Off
1939
as Tess Gibson
MovieLady of the Tropics
1939
as Countess Berichi
MovieWinter Carnival
1939
as Miss Ainsley
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Madame J. L. Chambers
MovieThe Family Next Door
1939
as Cora Stewart
MovieGirls' School
1938
as Miss Brewster
MovieMarie Antoinette
1938
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
MovieBlond Cheat
1938
as Genevieve Trent
MovieWives Under Suspicion
1938
as Sharpy
MovieYou and Me
1938
as Mrs. Morris
MovieKentucky Moonshine
1938
as Landlady
MovieCollege Swing
1938
as Dean Sleet
MovieFour Men and a Prayer
1938
as Piper
MovieScandal Street
1938
as Maybelle Murphy
MovieDaughter of Shanghai
1937
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
MovieNight Club Scandal
1937
as Mrs. Alvin
MovieThe Awful Truth
1937
as Aunt Patsy
MovieThis Way Please
1937
as Miss Eberhardt
MovieArtists & Models
1937
as Stella
MovieKing of Gamblers
1937
as Big Edna
MovieSwing High, Swing Low
1937
as Murphy
MovieCome and Get It
1936
as Josie
MovieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as (uncredited)
MoviePeople Will Talk
1935
as Nellie Simpson
MovieWe Live Again
1934
as Theodosia
MovieReturn of the Terror
1934
as Miss Doolittle
MovieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Pearl Turner
MovieManhattan Love Song
1934
as Pancake Annie Jones
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
as Mrs. Finch
MovieFrom Hell to Heaven
1933
as Mrs. Chadman
MovieLadies They Talk About
1933
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
MovieIf I Had a Million
1932
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
MovieBlonde Venus
1932
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
MovieThose We Love
1932
as Mrs. Henry Abbott
MovieLove Me Tonight
1932
as Laundress (uncredited)
The Candid Camera
1932
as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
MovieLove is a Racket
1932
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
MovieIs My Face Red?
1932
as Millionaire's Wife
MovieThe Rich Are Always with Us
1932
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
as Mrs. Smith
MovieThe Wet Parade
1932
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
MovieThe Impatient Maiden
1932
as Mrs. Rosy
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932
as Mrs. Carp
MovieMata Hari
1931
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
MovieSafe in Hell
1931
as Angie
MovieThe Age for Love
1931
as Pamela
MovieSusan Lenox
1931
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
MoviePlayboy of Paris
1930
as Mlle. Hedwige
MovieAnybody's Woman
1930
as Dot
MovieParamount on Parade
1930
as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
MovieTheir Own Desire
1929
as Aunt Caroline
