Name
Cecil Cunningham
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1888-08-02
Deathday
1959-04-17 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
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A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrat...
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A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his...
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A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young pr...
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In turn-of-the-century Cincinnati, vibrant shop girl Ray Smith falls in love with banker W...
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Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in lov...
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Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they st...
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Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative...
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Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man...
- 1943 Above Suspicion as Countess
- 1932 Blonde Venus as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
- 1937 The Awful Truth as Aunt Patsy
- 1940 New Moon as Governor's Wife
- 1932 Those We Love as Mrs. Henry Abbott
- 1934 Return of the Terror as Miss Doolittle
- 1939 It's a Wonderful World as Madame J. L. Chambers
- 1942 The Hidden Hand as Lorinda Channing
- 1941 Blossoms in the Dust as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
- 1936 Come and Get It as Josie
- 1937 Daughter of Shanghai as Mrs. Mary Hunt
- 1937 This Way Please as Miss Eberhardt
- 1937 Swing High, Swing Low as Murphy
- 1938 Kentucky Moonshine as Landlady
- 1941 Back Street as Mrs. Miller
- 1938 Wives Under Suspicion as Sharpy
- 1938 College Swing as Dean Sleet
- 1938 You and Me as Mrs. Morris
- 1932 The Impatient Maiden as Mrs. Rosy
- 1934 Manhattan Love Song as Pancake Annie Jones
- 1938 Blond Cheat as Genevieve Trent
- 1933 From Hell to Heaven as Mrs. Chadman
- 1932 Just a Pain in the Parlor as Mrs. Smith
- 1942 The Affairs of Martha as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
- 1940 Kitty Foyle as Grandmother
- 1931 The Age for Love as Pamela
- 1930 Playboy of Paris as Mlle. Hedwige
- 1931 Susan Lenox as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
- 1934 The Life of Vergie Winters as Pearl Turner
- 1929 Their Own Desire as Aunt Caroline
- 1938 Four Men and a Prayer as Piper
- 1939 The Family Next Door as Cora Stewart
- 1938 Girls' School as Miss Brewster
- 1931 Safe in Hell as Angie
- 1941 Repent at Leisure as Mrs. Morgan
- 1934 We Live Again as Theodosia
- 1939 Lady of the Tropics as Countess Berichi
- 1937 Night Club Scandal as Mrs. Alvin
- 1937 Artists & Models as Stella
- 1946 My Reputation as Stella Thompson
- 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
- 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as (uncredited)
- 1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry as Mrs. Diana Boone
- 1942 Cairo as Mme. Laruga
- 1943 In Old Oklahoma as Mrs. Ames
- 1940 The Captain is a Lady as Mrs. Jane Homans
- 1937 King of Gamblers as Big Edna
- 1940 Lillian Russell as Mrs. Hobbs
- 1939 Winter Carnival as Miss Ainsley
- 1933 The Druggist's Dilemma as Mrs. Finch
- 1930 Anybody's Woman as Dot
- 1939 Laugh It Off as Tess Gibson
- 1942 Cowboy Serenade as Priscilla Lock
- 1932 Love is a Racket as Aunt Hattie Donovan
- 1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer as Countess Oldenburg
- 1933 Ladies They Talk About as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
- 1931 Mata Hari as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
- 1941 The Feminine Touch as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1932 The Rich Are Always with Us as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
- 1942 Twin Beds as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
- 2003 Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1938 Scandal Street as Maybelle Murphy
- 1932 Love Me Tonight as Laundress (uncredited)
- 1932 If I Had a Million as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
- 1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy as Mrs. Whitman
- 1943 Du Barry Was a Lady as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
- 1932 The Wet Parade as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1932 Is My Face Red? as Millionaire's Wife
- 1935 People Will Talk as Nellie Simpson
- 1941 Play Girl as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
- 1938 Marie Antoinette as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
- 1932 The Candid Camera as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
- 1930 Paramount on Parade as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
- 1932 Never the Twins Shall Meet as Mrs. Carp
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Woman (Hotel)
