Cecil Cunningham

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

The Awful Truth

You and Me

Mata Hari

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Marie Antoinette

Safe in Hell

In Old Oklahoma

Blonde Venus

All Movies (74)

• Complicated Women2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• My Reputation1946 · as Stella Thompson
• In Old Oklahoma1943 · as Mrs. Ames
• Du Barry Was a Lady1943 · as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
• Above Suspicion1943 · as Countess
• The Hidden Hand1942 · as Lorinda Channing
• My Heart Belongs to Daddy1942 · as Mrs. Whitman
• Cairo1942 · as Mme. Laruga
• The Affairs of Martha1942 · as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
• Twin Beds1942 · as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
• The Wife Takes a Flyer1942 · as Countess Oldenburg
• Cowboy Serenade1942 · as Priscilla Lock
• The Feminine Touch1941 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Blossoms in the Dust1941 · as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
• Hurry, Charlie, Hurry1941 · as Mrs. Diana Boone
• Repent at Leisure1941 · as Mrs. Morgan
• Back Street1941 · as Mrs. Miller
• Play Girl1941 · as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
• Kitty Foyle1940 · as Grandmother
• New Moon1940 · as Governor's Wife
• The Captain is a Lady1940 · as Mrs. Jane Homans
• Lillian Russell1940 · as Mrs. Hobbs
• Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940 · as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
• Laugh It Off1939 · as Tess Gibson
• Lady of the Tropics1939 · as Countess Berichi
• Winter Carnival1939 · as Miss Ainsley
• It's a Wonderful World1939 · as Madame J. L. Chambers
• The Family Next Door1939 · as Cora Stewart
• Girls' School1938 · as Miss Brewster
• Marie Antoinette1938 · as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
• Blond Cheat1938 · as Genevieve Trent
• Wives Under Suspicion1938 · as "Sharpy"
• You and Me1938 · as Mrs. Morris
• Kentucky Moonshine1938 · as Landlady
• College Swing1938 · as Dean Sleet
• Four Men and a Prayer1938 · as Piper
• Scandal Street1938 · as Maybelle Murphy
• Daughter of Shanghai1937 · as Mrs. Mary Hunt
• Night Club Scandal1937 · as Mrs. Alvin
• The Awful Truth1937 · as Aunt Patsy
• This Way Please1937 · as Miss Eberhardt
• Artists & Models1937 · as Stella
• King of Gamblers1937 · as Big Edna
• Swing High, Swing Low1937 · as Murphy
• Come and Get It1936 · as Josie
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936 · as (uncredited)
• People Will Talk1935 · as Nellie Simpson
• We Live Again1934 · as Theodosia
• Return of the Terror1934 · as Miss Doolittle
• The Life of Vergie Winters1934 · as Pearl Turner
• Manhattan Love Song1934 · as Pancake Annie Jones
• The Druggist's Dilemma1933 · as Mrs. Finch
• From Hell to Heaven1933 · as Mrs. Chadman
• Ladies They Talk About1933 · as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
• If I Had a Million1932 · as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
• Blonde Venus1932 · as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
• Those We Love1932 · as Mrs. Henry Abbott
• Love Me Tonight1932 · as Laundress (uncredited)
• The Candid Camera1932 · as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
• Love is a Racket1932 · as Aunt Hattie Donovan
• Is My Face Red?1932 · as Millionaire's Wife
• The Rich Are Always with Us1932 · as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
• Just a Pain in the Parlor1932 · as Mrs. Smith
• The Wet Parade1932 · as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• The Impatient Maiden1932 · as Mrs. Rosy
• Never the Twins Shall Meet1932 · as Mrs. Carp
• Mata Hari1931 · as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
• Safe in Hell1931 · as Angie
• The Age for Love1931 · as Pamela
• Susan Lenox1931 · as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
• Playboy of Paris1930 · as Mlle. Hedwige
• Anybody's Woman1930 · as Dot
• Paramount on Parade1930 · as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
• Their Own Desire1929 · as Aunt Caroline

All TV Shows (1)

• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Woman (Hotel)