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Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

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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 busines

Born

Aug 02, 1888

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died

Apr 17, 1959

Known For

Acting

Movies

74 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth
1937 • as Aunt Patsy
★ 7.2
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
1931 • as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
★ 6.5
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
1939 • as Madame J. L. Chambers
★ 6.6
Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About
1933 • as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
1943 • as Countess
★ 6.2
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
1936 • as Josie
★ 6.7
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943 • as Mrs. Ames
★ 6.2
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
1938 • as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Girls' School
Girls' School
1938 • as Miss Brewster
★ 6.4
My Reputation
My Reputation
1946 • as Stella Thompson
★ 7.3
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
1940 • as Grandmother
★ 6.6
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 • as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
★ 7.0
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932 • as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight
1932 • as Laundress (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai
1937 • as Mrs. Mary Hunt
★ 5.4
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer
1938 • as Piper
★ 6.5
The Rich Are Always with Us
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932 • as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus
1932 • as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 • as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
★ 6.6
Cairo
Cairo
1942 • as Mme. Laruga
★ 6.3
Anybody's Woman
Anybody's Woman
1930 • as Dot
★ 6.6
Lady of the Tropics
Lady of the Tropics
1939 • as Countess Berichi
★ 6.5
Back Street
Back Street
1941 • as Mrs. Miller
★ 7.3
Susan Lenox
Susan Lenox
1931 • as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
★ 6.1
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
1930 • as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion
1938 • as Sharpy
★ 5.3
Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat
1938 • as Genevieve Trent
★ 7.3
Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket
1932 • as Aunt Hattie Donovan
★ 5.4
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 • as Countess Oldenburg
★ 5.5
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
1942 • as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
★ 6.6
New Moon
New Moon
1940 • as Governor's Wife
★ 6.9
Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low
1937 • as Murphy
★ 5.3
You and Me
You and Me
1938 • as Mrs. Morris
★ 6.6
Artists & Models
Artists & Models
1937 • as Stella
★ 6.3
Safe in Hell
Safe in Hell
1931 • as Angie
★ 6.7
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 • as Mrs. Whitman
★ 5.0
Manhattan Love Song
Manhattan Love Song
1934 • as Pancake Annie Jones
★ 5.7
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 • as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Hidden Hand
The Hidden Hand
1942 • as Lorinda Channing
★ 6.5
Night Club Scandal
Night Club Scandal
1937 • as Mrs. Alvin
★ 4.3
This Way Please
This Way Please
1937 • as Miss Eberhardt
★ 7.0
movie
Laugh It Off
1939 • as Tess Gibson
★ 6.0
movie
The Candid Camera
1932 • as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
★ 7.0
From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven
1933 • as Mrs. Chadman
★ 7.8
The Family Next Door
The Family Next Door
1939 • as Cora Stewart
★ 5.8
The Age for Love
The Age for Love
1931 • as Pamela
★ 9.0
movie
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932 • as Mrs. Carp
★ 10.0
Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival
1939 • as Miss Ainsley
★ 6.7
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
1942 • as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
★ 3.8
We Live Again
We Live Again
1934 • as Theodosia
★ 6.8
Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror
1934 • as Miss Doolittle
★ 6.5
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
1932 • as Millionaire's Wife
★ 5.0
Repent at Leisure
Repent at Leisure
1941 • as Mrs. Morgan
★ 6.2
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
1940 • as Mrs. Hobbs
★ 6.7
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
1941 • as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.1
The Captain is a Lady
The Captain is a Lady
1940 • as Mrs. Jane Homans
★ 7.5
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941 • as Mrs. Diana Boone
★ 5.7
movie
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933 • as Mrs. Finch
★ 7.0
Kentucky Moonshine
Kentucky Moonshine
1938 • as Landlady
★ 5.2
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 • as Pearl Turner
★ 5.7
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris
1930 • as Mlle. Hedwige
★ 7.0
Cowboy Serenade
Cowboy Serenade
1942 • as Priscilla Lock
★ 6.5
College Swing
College Swing
1938 • as Dean Sleet
★ 6.6
Their Own Desire
Their Own Desire
1929 • as Aunt Caroline
★ 5.1
Scandal Street
Scandal Street
1938 • as Maybelle Murphy
★ 8.0
King of Gamblers
King of Gamblers
1937 • as Big Edna
★ 7.5
Play Girl
Play Girl
1941 • as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
★ 6.4
movie
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932 • as Mrs. Smith
★ 5.5
Those We Love
Those We Love
1932 • as Mrs. Henry Abbott
★ 6.5
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1935 • as Nellie Simpson
★ 4.3
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 • as Mrs. Rosy
★ 9.0