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Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

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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 busines

Born

Aug 02, 1888

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died

Apr 17, 1959

Known For

Acting

Movies

74 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 as (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth
1937 as Aunt Patsy
★ 7.2
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
1938 as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
1940 as Grandmother
★ 6.6
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus
1932 as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai
1937 as Mrs. Mary Hunt
★ 5.4
Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight
1932 as Laundress (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
★ 6.7
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932 as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
1940 as Mrs. Hobbs
★ 6.7
My Reputation
My Reputation
1946 as Stella Thompson
★ 7.3
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
1942 as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
★ 6.6
Lady of the Tropics
Lady of the Tropics
1939 as Countess Berichi
★ 6.5
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
1943 as Countess
★ 6.2
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
1939 as Madame J. L. Chambers
★ 6.5
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
1931 as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Rich Are Always with Us
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932 as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
★ 5.4
You and Me
You and Me
1938 as Mrs. Morris
★ 6.6
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
1930 as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
★ 6.1
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943 as Mrs. Ames
★ 6.2
Cairo
Cairo
1942 as Mme. Laruga
★ 6.4
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion
1938 as "Sharpy"
★ 5.3
Safe in Hell
Safe in Hell
1931 as Angie
★ 6.7
We Live Again
We Live Again
1934 as Theodosia
★ 6.8
Is My Face Red?
Is My Face Red?
1932 as Millionaire's Wife
★ 5.0
New Moon
New Moon
1940 as Governor's Wife
★ 6.9
Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror
1934 as Miss Doolittle
★ 6.5
Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 as Pearl Turner
★ 5.7
Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About
1933 as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer
1938 as Piper
★ 6.5
From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven
1933 as Mrs. Chadman
★ 7.8
Artists & Models
Artists & Models
1937 as Stella
★ 6.8
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
1941 as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.1
The Hidden Hand
The Hidden Hand
1942 as Lorinda Channing
★ 6.8
Night Club Scandal
Night Club Scandal
1937 as Mrs. Alvin
★ 4.3
Kentucky Moonshine
Kentucky Moonshine
1938 as Landlady
★ 5.2
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
1936 as Josie
★ 6.8
The Captain is a Lady
The Captain is a Lady
1940 as Mrs. Jane Homans
★ 7.5
The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 as Countess Oldenburg
★ 5.2
Repent at Leisure
Repent at Leisure
1941 as Mrs. Morgan
★ 6.3
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Back Street
Back Street
1941 as Mrs. Miller
★ 7.3
College Swing
College Swing
1938 as Dean Sleet
★ 6.8
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
1942 as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
★ 3.8
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 as Mrs. Rosy
★ 9.0
Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low
1937 as Murphy
★ 5.4
Cowboy Serenade
Cowboy Serenade
1942 as Priscilla Lock
★ 6.5
Scandal Street
Scandal Street
1938 as Maybelle Murphy
★ 8.0
The Family Next Door
The Family Next Door
1939 as Cora Stewart
★ 5.8
Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival
1939 as Miss Ainsley
★ 7.5
Girls' School
Girls' School
1938 as Miss Brewster
★ 6.5
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat
1938 as Genevieve Trent
★ 7.3
King of Gamblers
King of Gamblers
1937 as Big Edna
★ 7.5
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
1931 as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
★ 6.1
The Age for Love
The Age for Love
1931 as Pamela
★ 9.0
movie
Laugh It Off
1939 as Tess Gibson
★ 6.0
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1935 as Nellie Simpson
★ 4.3
Their Own Desire
Their Own Desire
1929 as Aunt Caroline
★ 5.1
Play Girl
Play Girl
1941 as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
★ 6.4
This Way Please
This Way Please
1937 as Miss Eberhardt
★ 7.0
Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket
1932 as Aunt Hattie Donovan
★ 5.5
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris
1930 as Mlle. Hedwige
★ 7.0
Those We Love
Those We Love
1932 as Mrs. Henry Abbott
★ 6.5
Anybody's Woman
Anybody's Woman
1930 as Dot
★ 6.6
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 as Mrs. Whitman
★ 5.0
Manhattan Love Song
Manhattan Love Song
1934 as Pancake Annie Jones
★ 5.7
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941 as Mrs. Diana Boone
★ 5.7
movie
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932 as Mrs. Smith
★ 5.5
movie
The Candid Camera
1932 as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
★ 7.0
movie
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932 as Mrs. Carp
★ 10.0
movie
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933 as Mrs. Finch
★ 7.0