Acting · Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Born December 27, 1905
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.
MovieWhat's a Carry On?
1998
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThat's Carry On!
1977
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
MovieHide and Seek
1964
as Tea Lady
MovieCarry On Cabby
1963
as Flo Sims
MovieWe Joined the Navy
1963
as Consul's Wife
MovieNurse on Wheels
1963
as Mrs. Jones
MovieThe Fast Lady
1962
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
MovieOn the Beat
1962
as Mrs. Timms
MovieIn the Doghouse
1962
as Mrs. Raikes
MovieCarry On Cruising
1962
as Bridget Madderley
Stryker of the Yard
1961
MovieOver the Odds
1961
as Alice
TVThe Rag Trade
1961
MovieWhat a Carve Up!
1961
as Aunt Emily
MovieRaising the Wind
1961
as Mrs. Deevens
MovieCarry On Regardless
1961
as Miss Cooling
MovieNo Kidding
1960
as District Nurse
TVMaigret
1960
MovieDoctor in Love
1960
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
MovieCarry On Constable
1960
as Deaf Old Lady
MovieThe Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as Aggie
MovieInn for Trouble
1960
as Dolly
MovieExpresso Bongo
1959
as Nightclub Cleaner
MovieI'm All Right Jack
1959
as Spencer
MovieJack the Ripper
1959
as Nelly
MovieFurther Up the Creek
1958
as Maudie Lovelace
MovieThree Men in a Boat
1956
as Meek Woman (Maze)
MovieA Touch of the Sun
1956
as Miss Tickle
MovieSailor Beware
1956
as Edie Hornett
MovieSimon and Laura
1955
as Laura from Newcastle
MovieOut of the Clouds
1955
as Rich Woman's Companion
MovieThe Sleeping Tiger
1954
as Scrubwoman with ladder
MovieTrouble in Store
1953
as Café Customer (uncredited)
MovieThe Large Rope
1953
as Screaming Woman
MovieThe Steel Key
1953
as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
MovieNoose for a Lady
1953
as Miss Ginch
MovieCrow Hollow
1952
as Aunt Judith Armour
MovieLast Holiday
1950
as Miss Fox
MovieDouble Confession
1950
as Madam Cleo
MovieGuilt Is My Shadow
1950
as Peggy
MovieHelter Skelter
1949
as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
MovieMarry Me
1949
as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
MovieThe Huggetts Abroad
1949
as Brown Owl
MovieVote for Huggett
1949
as (uncredited)
MovieHere Come the Huggetts
1948
as Youth Leader
MovieJassy
1947
as Lindy Wicks
MovieHoliday Camp
1947
as Elsie Dawson
MovieThe Years Between
1946
as Effie
MovieA Canterbury Tale
1944
as Agnes
MovieEnglish Without Tears
1944
as Queenie
MovieThe Way Ahead
1944
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
MovieFanny by Gaslight
1944
as Maid (uncredited)
MovieThe Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
Asking for Trouble
1942
as Ada
We Serve
1942
MovieQuiet Wedding
1941
as (uncredited)
MovieContraband
1940
as Erik Skold's Niece
MovieThe Spy in Black
1939
as Maggie
MoviePoison Pen
1939
as Mrs Warren
MovieI Met a Murderer
1939
as A Hiker
MovieTrouble Brewing
1939
as Maid
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
MovieIt's in the Air
1938
as Sir Philip's Maid
MovieI See Ice
1938
as Bride
The Five Pound Man
1937
as Lucy
MovieThe Man Behind the Mask
1936
as Waitress
