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.
Movie | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
Movie | Carib Gold | Barb | 1957-09-30 |
Movie | My Reputation | Stella Thompson | 1946-01-25 |
Movie | Above Suspicion | Countess | 1943-05-31 |
Movie | Du Barry was a Lady | Wife Checking Her Coat | 1943-08-13 |
Movie | In Old Oklahoma | Mrs. Ames | 1943-12-06 |
Movie | The Wife Takes a Flyer | Countess Oldenburg | 1942-04-28 |
Movie | Cowboy Serenade | Priscilla Lock | 1942-01-30 |
Movie | Twin Beds | Miss MacMahon, Secretary | 1942-04-30 |
Movie | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Mrs. Whitman | 1942-11-07 |
Movie | The Hidden Hand | Lorinda Channing | 1942-11-07 |
Movie | The Affairs of Martha | Mrs. Llewellyn Castle | 1942-06-21 |
Movie | Cairo | Mme. Laruga | 1942-08-17 |
Movie | Play Girl | Dowager at Concert (uncredited) | 1941-01-29 |
Movie | Back Street | Mrs. Miller | 1941-02-07 |
Movie | Repent at Leisure | Mrs. Morgan | 1941-04-04 |
Movie | The Feminine Touch | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1941-10-01 |
Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Mrs. Marcus Gilworth | 1941-08-15 |
Movie | Hurry, Charlie, Hurry | Mrs. Diana Boone | 1941-06-13 |
Movie | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) | 1940-02-22 |
Movie | Lillian Russell | Mrs. Hobbs | 1940-05-24 |
Movie | New Moon | Governor's Wife | 1940-06-28 |
Movie | Kitty Foyle | Grandmother | 1940-12-27 |
Movie | The Captain Is a Lady | Mrs. Jane Homans | 1940-06-21 |
Movie | The Family Next Door | Cora Stewart | 1939-03-30 |
Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Madame J. L. Chambers | 1939-05-19 |
Movie | Laugh It Off | Tess Gibson | 1939-12-01 |
Movie | Winter Carnival | Miss Ainsley | 1939-07-28 |
Movie | Lady of the Tropics | Countess Berichi | 1939-08-11 |
Movie | Kentucky Moonshine | Landlady | 1938-05-20 |
Movie | You and Me | Mrs. Morris | 1938-06-01 |
Movie | Scandal Street | Maybelle Murphy | 1938-02-11 |
Movie | College Swing | Dean Sleet | 1938-04-29 |
Movie | Four Men and a Prayer | Piper | 1938-04-29 |
Movie | Wives Under Suspicion | "Sharpy" | 1938-06-03 |
Movie | Marie Antoinette | Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
Movie | Girls' School | Miss Brewster | 1938-09-30 |
Movie | Blond Cheat | Genevieve Trent | 1938-06-17 |
Movie | King of Gamblers | Big Edna | 1937-04-22 |
Movie | Swing High, Swing Low | Murphy | 1937-03-12 |
Movie | This Way Please | Miss Eberhardt | 1937-10-15 |
Movie | Artists & Models | Stella | 1937-08-04 |
Movie | Daughter of Shanghai | Mrs. Mary Hunt | 1937-12-17 |
Movie | Night Club Scandal | Mrs. Alvin | 1937-11-11 |
Movie | The Awful Truth | Aunt Patsy | 1937-10-21 |
Movie | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
Movie | Come and Get It | Josie | 1936-11-06 |
Movie | Manhattan Love Song | Pancake Annie Jones | 1934-04-29 |
Movie | The Life of Vergie Winters | Pearl Turner | 1934-06-14 |
Movie | Return of the Terror | Miss Doolittle | 1934-07-07 |
Movie | We Live Again | Theodosia | 1934-11-01 |
Movie | Ladies They Talk About | Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) | 1933-02-04 |
Movie | From Hell to Heaven | Mrs. Chadman | 1933-02-24 |
Movie | The Druggist's Dilemma | Mrs. Finch | 1933-05-22 |
Movie | The Rich Are Always with Us | Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited) | 1932-05-19 |
Movie | The Wet Parade | Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1932-03-26 |
Movie | The Impatient Maiden | Mrs. Rosy | 1932-03-01 |
Movie | Is My Face Red? | Millionaire's Wife | 1932-06-17 |
Movie | Just a Pain in the Parlor | Mrs. Smith | 1932-04-25 |
Movie | Love Is a Racket | Aunt Hattie Donovan | 1932-06-18 |
Movie | If I Had a Million | Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | Blonde Venus | Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) | 1932-09-23 |
Movie | Love Me Tonight | Laundress (uncredited) | 1932-08-18 |
Movie | Those We Love | Mrs. Henry Abbott | 1932-09-11 |
Movie | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Madame Panoramia aka Pansy | 1931-10-10 |
Movie | The Age for Love | Pamela | 1931-10-17 |
Movie | Mata Hari | Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) | 1931-12-26 |
Movie | Safe in Hell | Angie | 1931-12-12 |
Movie | Anybody's Woman | Dot | 1930-08-15 |
Movie | Playboy of Paris | Mlle. Hedwige | 1930-10-18 |
Movie | Their Own Desire | Aunt Caroline | 1929-12-27 |