Cecil Cunningham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 2 August 1888 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 17 April 1959
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
Acting 74
- 2003Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1946My Reputation as Stella Thompson
- 1943In Old Oklahoma as Mrs. Ames
- 1943Du Barry Was a Lady as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
- 1943Above Suspicion as Countess
- 1942My Heart Belongs to Daddy as Mrs. Whitman
- 1942The Hidden Hand as Lorinda Channing
- 1942Cairo as Mme. Laruga
- 1942The Affairs of Martha as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
- 1942Twin Beds as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
- 1942The Wife Takes a Flyer as Countess Oldenburg
- 1942Cowboy Serenade as Priscilla Lock
- 1941The Feminine Touch as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1941Blossoms in the Dust as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
- 1941Hurry, Charlie, Hurry as Mrs. Diana Boone
- 1941Repent at Leisure as Mrs. Morgan
- 1941Back Street as Mrs. Miller
- 1941Play Girl as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
- 1940Kitty Foyle as Grandmother
- 1940New Moon as Governor's Wife
- 1940The Captain is a Lady as Mrs. Jane Homans
- 1940Lillian Russell as Mrs. Hobbs
- 1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
- 1939Laugh It Off as Tess Gibson
- 1939Lady of the Tropics as Countess Berichi
- 1939Winter Carnival as Miss Ainsley
- 1939It's a Wonderful World as Madame J. L. Chambers
- 1939The Family Next Door as Cora Stewart
- 1938Girls' School as Miss Brewster
- 1938Marie Antoinette as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
- 1938Blond Cheat as Genevieve Trent
- 1938Wives Under Suspicion as Sharpy
- 1938You and Me as Mrs. Morris
- 1938Kentucky Moonshine as Landlady
- 1938College Swing as Dean Sleet
- 1938Four Men and a Prayer as Piper
- 1938Scandal Street as Maybelle Murphy
- 1937Daughter of Shanghai as Mrs. Mary Hunt
- 1937Night Club Scandal as Mrs. Alvin
- 1937The Awful Truth as Aunt Patsy
- 1937This Way Please as Miss Eberhardt
- 1937Artists & Models as Stella
- 1937King of Gamblers as Big Edna
- 1937Swing High, Swing Low as Murphy
- 1936Come and Get It as Josie
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as (uncredited)
- 1935People Will Talk as Nellie Simpson
- 1934We Live Again as Theodosia
- 1934Return of the Terror as Miss Doolittle
- 1934The Life of Vergie Winters as Pearl Turner
- 1934Manhattan Love Song as Pancake Annie Jones
- 1933The Druggist's Dilemma as Mrs. Finch
- 1933From Hell to Heaven as Mrs. Chadman
- 1933Ladies They Talk About as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
- 1932If I Had a Million as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
- 1932Blonde Venus as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
- 1932Those We Love as Mrs. Henry Abbott
- 1932Love Me Tonight as Laundress (uncredited)
- 1932The Candid Camera as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
- 1932Love is a Racket as Aunt Hattie Donovan
- 1932Is My Face Red? as Millionaire's Wife
- 1932The Rich Are Always with Us as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
- 1932Just a Pain in the Parlor as Mrs. Smith
- 1932The Wet Parade as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1932The Impatient Maiden as Mrs. Rosy
- 1932Never the Twins Shall Meet as Mrs. Carp
- 1931Mata Hari as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
- 1931Safe in Hell as Angie
- 1931The Age for Love as Pamela
- 1931Susan Lenox as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
- 1930Playboy of Paris as Mlle. Hedwige
- 1930Anybody's Woman as Dot
- 1930Paramount on Parade as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
- 1929Their Own Desire as Aunt Caroline