Cecil Cunningham

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

Born: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, 1888-08-02

Died: 1959-04-17

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1929	Their Own Desire	Aunt Caroline	48
2	1930	Anybody's Woman	Dot	59
3	1930	Playboy of Paris	Mlle. Hedwige	70
4	1931	Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)	Madame Panoramia aka Pansy	64
5	1931	The Age for Love	Pamela	0
6	1931	Safe in Hell	Angie	68
7	1931	Mata Hari	Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)	62
8	1932	The Impatient Maiden	Mrs. Rosy	0
9	1932	The Wet Parade	Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)	58
10	1932	Just a Pain in the Parlor	Mrs. Smith	30
11	1932	The Rich Are Always with Us	Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)	52
12	1932	Is My Face Red?	Millionaire's Wife	50
13	1932	Love Is a Racket	Aunt Hattie Donovan	56
14	1932	Love Me Tonight	Laundress (uncredited)	66
15	1932	Those We Love	Mrs. Henry Abbott	60
16	1932	Blonde Venus	Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)	68
17	1932	If I Had a Million	Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)	65
18	1933	Ladies They Talk About	Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)	61
19	1933	From Hell to Heaven	Mrs. Chadman	72
20	1933	The Druggist's Dilemma	Mrs. Finch	0
21	1934	Manhattan Love Song	Pancake Annie Jones	52
22	1934	The Life of Vergie Winters	Pearl Turner	59
23	1934	Return of the Terror	Miss Doolittle	60
24	1934	We Live Again	Theodosia	65
25	1935	People Will Talk	Nellie Simpson	30
26	1936	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	Minor Role (uncredited)	75
27	1936	Come and Get It	Josie	68
28	1937	Swing High, Swing Low	Murphy	51
29	1937	King of Gamblers	Big Edna	70
30	1937	Artists & Models	Stella	60
31	1937	This Way Please	Miss Eberhardt	55
32	1937	The Awful Truth	Aunt Patsy	72
33	1937	Night Club Scandal	Mrs. Alvin	40
34	1937	Daughter of Shanghai	Mrs. Mary Hunt	54
35	1938	Scandal Street	Maybelle Murphy	0
36	1938	College Swing	Dean Sleet	68
37	1938	Four Men and a Prayer	Piper	63
38	1938	Kentucky Moonshine	Landlady	53
39	1938	You and Me	Mrs. Morris	67
40	1938	Wives Under Suspicion	"Sharpy"	54
41	1938	Blond Cheat	Genevieve Trent	60
42	1938	Marie Antoinette	Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)	64
43	1938	Girls' School	Miss Brewster	60
44	1939	The Family Next Door	Cora Stewart	52
45	1939	It's a Wonderful World	Madame J. L. Chambers	64
46	1939	Winter Carnival	Miss Ainsley	60
47	1939	Lady of the Tropics	Countess Berichi	61
48	1939	Laugh It Off	Tess Gibson	20
49	1940	Abe Lincoln in Illinois	Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)	70
50	1940	Lillian Russell	Mrs. Hobbs	61
51	1940	The Captain Is a Lady	Mrs. Jane Homans	60
52	1940	New Moon	Governor's Wife	68
53	1940	Kitty Foyle	Grandmother	65
54	1941	Play Girl	Dowager at Concert (uncredited)	63
55	1941	Back Street	Mrs. Miller	72
56	1941	Repent at Leisure	Mrs. Morgan	57
57	1941	Hurry, Charlie, Hurry	Mrs. Diana Boone	60
58	1941	Blossoms in the Dust	Mrs. Marcus Gilworth	65
59	1941	The Feminine Touch	Party Guest (uncredited)	51
60	1942	Cowboy Serenade	Priscilla Lock	50
61	1942	The Wife Takes a Flyer	Countess Oldenburg	45
62	1942	Twin Beds	Miss MacMahon, Secretary	27
63	1942	The Affairs of Martha	Mrs. Llewellyn Castle	58
64	1942	Cairo	Mme. Laruga	58
65	1942	The Hidden Hand	Lorinda Channing	63
66	1942	My Heart Belongs to Daddy	Mrs. Whitman	58
67	1943	Above Suspicion	Countess	65
68	1943	Du Barry was a Lady	Wife Checking Her Coat	61
69	1943	In Old Oklahoma	Mrs. Ames	63
70	1946	My Reputation	Stella Thompson	71
71	2003	Complicated Women	Self (archive footage)	67

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Woman (Hotel)	61