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Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

Actor · 1888–1959 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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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.

Acted in 69

1940s

  1. 1946

    My Reputation

    Stella Thompson

    71
  2. 1943

    In Old Oklahoma

    Mrs. Ames

    63

  3. Du Barry Was a Lady

    Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)

    62

  4. Above Suspicion

    Countess

  5. 1942

    The Hidden Hand

    Lorinda Channing

  6. My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    Mrs. Whitman

  7. Cairo

    Mme. Laruga

  8. The Affairs of Martha

    Mrs. Llewellyn Castle

  9. Twin Beds

    Miss MacMahon, Secretary

  10. The Wife Takes a Flyer

    Countess Oldenburg

  11. Cowboy Serenade

    Priscilla Lock

  12. 1941

    The Feminine Touch

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  13. Blossoms in the Dust

    Mrs. Marcus Gilworth

  14. Hurry, Charlie, Hurry

    Mrs. Diana Boone

  15. Repent at Leisure

    Mrs. Morgan

  16. Back Street

    Mrs. Miller

  17. Play Girl

    Dowager at Concert (uncredited)

  18. 1940

    Kitty Foyle

    Grandmother

  19. New Moon

    Governor's Wife

  20. The Captain is a Lady

    Mrs. Jane Homans

  21. Lillian Russell

    Mrs. Hobbs

  22. Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)

1930s

  1. 1939

    Lady of the Tropics

    Countess Berichi

  2. Winter Carnival

    Miss Ainsley

  3. It's a Wonderful World

    Madame J. L. Chambers

  4. The Family Next Door

    Cora Stewart

  5. 1938

    Girls' School

    Miss Brewster

  6. Marie Antoinette

    Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)

    71

  7. Blond Cheat

    Genevieve Trent

  8. Wives Under Suspicion

    Sharpy

    58

  9. You and Me

    Mrs. Morris

  10. Kentucky Moonshine

    Landlady

  11. College Swing

    Dean Sleet

  12. Four Men and a Prayer

    Piper

  13. Scandal Street

    Maybelle Murphy

  14. 1937

    Daughter of Shanghai

    Mrs. Mary Hunt

  15. Night Club Scandal

    Mrs. Alvin

  16. The Awful Truth

    Aunt Patsy

    81

  17. This Way Please

    Miss Eberhardt

  18. Artists & Models

    Stella

  19. King of Gamblers

    Big Edna

  20. Swing High, Swing Low

    Murphy

    59
  21. 1936

    Come and Get It

    Josie

    75

  22. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    (uncredited)

    81
  23. 1935

    People Will Talk

    Nellie Simpson

  24. 1934

    We Live Again

    Theodosia

  25. Return of the Terror

    Miss Doolittle

  26. The Life of Vergie Winters

    Pearl Turner

  27. Manhattan Love Song

    Pancake Annie Jones

  28. 1933

    From Hell to Heaven

    Mrs. Chadman

  29. Ladies They Talk About

    Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)

    65
  30. 1932

    If I Had a Million

    Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)

    76

  31. Blonde Venus

    Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)

  32. Those We Love

    Mrs. Henry Abbott

  33. Love Me Tonight

    Laundress (uncredited)

    80

  34. Love is a Racket

    Aunt Hattie Donovan

  35. Is My Face Red?

    Millionaire's Wife

  36. The Rich Are Always with Us

    Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)

  37. The Wet Parade

    Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)

  38. The Impatient Maiden

    Mrs. Rosy

  39. 1931

    Mata Hari

    Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)

    66

  40. Safe in Hell

    Angie

    73

  41. The Age for Love

    Pamela

  42. Susan Lenox

    Madame Panoramia aka Pansy

    62
  43. 1930

    Playboy of Paris

    Mlle. Hedwige

  44. Anybody's Woman

    Dot

  45. Paramount on Parade

    Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)

1920s

  1. 1929

    Their Own Desire

    Aunt Caroline

Appearances1

2000s

  1. 2003

    Complicated Women

    Self (archive footage)