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Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman , credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s.
Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Birth Name
Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon
Born
Wednesday, 27 December 1905
Died
Wednesday, 18 October 1972
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| What's a Carry On? | Bridget Madderley | 1998 |
| That's Carry On! | Various characters | 1977 |
| Hide and Seek | Tea Lady | 1964 |
| Carry on Cabby | Flo Sims | 1963 |
| The Fast Lady | Lady on Zebra Crossing | 1963 |
| Nurse on Wheels | Mrs. Jones | 1963 |
| On the Beat | Mrs. Timms / Mrs. Stammers | 1962 |
| We Joined the Navy | Consul's Wife | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Harriet Matlock | 1962 |
| Carry on Cruising | Bridget Madderley | 1962 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| What's a Carry On? | Bridget Madderley | 1998 |
| That's Carry On! | Various characters | 1977 |
| Hide and Seek | Tea Lady | 1964 |
| Carry on Cabby | Flo Sims | 1963 |
| The Fast Lady | Lady on Zebra Crossing | 1963 |
| Nurse on Wheels | Mrs. Jones | 1963 |
| On the Beat | Mrs. Timms / Mrs. Stammers | 1962 |
| We Joined the Navy | Consul's Wife | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Harriet Matlock | 1962 |
| Carry on Cruising | Bridget Madderley | 1962 |
| In the Doghouse | Mrs. Raikes | 1961 |
| The Rag Trade | Lily Swann | 1961 |
| No Place Like Homicide! | Aunt Emily | 1961 |
| Roommates | Mrs. Deevens | 1961 |
| Carry on Regardless | Miss Cooling | 1961 |
| Beware of Children | District Nurse | 1960 |
| Maigret | Mademoiselle Doncouer | 1959 |
| Doctor in Love | Rafia Woman | 1960 |
| Carry on Constable | Deaf Old Lady | 1960 |
| The Flesh and the Fiends | Aggie | 1960 |
| Inn for Trouble | Dolly | 1960 |
| Expresso Bongo | Nightclub Cleaner / Night Club Cleaner | 1959 |
| I'm All Right Jack | Spencer | 1959 |
| Jack the Ripper | Nelly the Woman at Police Station / Nelly | 1959 |
| Further Up the Creek | Maudie Lovelace | 1958 |
| Three Men in a Boat | Meek Woman (Maze) | 1956 |
| A Touch of the Sun | Miss Tickle | 1956 |
| Panic in the Parlor | Edie Hornett | 1956 |
| Simon and Laura | Laura from Newcastle | 1955 |
| Out of the Clouds | Rich Woman's Companion | 1955 |
| The Sleeping Tiger | Scrubwoman with ladder | 1954 |
| The Long Rope | 1953 | |
| Noose for a Lady | Miss Ginch | 1953 |
| Trouble in Store | Lady Customer In Park Cafe | 1953 |
| Crow Hollow | Judith / Aunt Judith Armour | 1952 |
| Bikini Baby | Cinemagoer (next to George Cole) | 1951 |
| Last Holiday | Miss Fox | 1950 |
| Guilt Is My Shadow | Peggy | 1950 |
| Double Confession | Madam Cleo | 1950 |
| Marry Me | Pleasant Little Woman | 1949 |
| The Huggetts Abroad | Brown Owl | 1949 |
| Vote for Huggett | Bit Role | 1949 |
| Helter Skelter | Autograph Huntress | 1949 |
| Fools Rush In | Mrs. Atkins | 1949 |
| Here Come the Huggetts | Youth Leader | 1948 |
| Holiday Camp | Elsie Dawson | 1947 |
| Jassy | Lindy / Lindy Wicks | 1947 |
| The Years Between | Effie | 1946 |
| Don't Take It to Heart! | Maid | 1944 |
| A Canterbury Tale | Agnes | 1944 |
| Her Man Gilbey | Queenie | 1944 |
| The Way Ahead | Mrs. Brewer / Mrs. Ted Brewer | 1944 |
| Man of Evil | Maid | 1944 |
| The Young Mr. Pitt | Servant at Lord Auckland's | 1942 |
| Asking for Trouble | Ada | 1942 |
| The Briggs Family | Myrtle | 1940 |
| Blackout | Erik Skold's Niece | 1940 |
| The Spy in Black | Maggie | 1939 |
| Poison Pen | Mrs Warren / Mrs. Warren | 1939 |
| I Met a Murderer | Blond Camper / A Hiker | 1939 |
| The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | Mary - Nursemaid | 1939 |
| Trouble Brewing | Maid | 1939 |
| George Takes the Air | Sir Philip's Maid | 1938 |
| I See Ice! | Bride | 1938 |
| The Last Adventurers | Polly Shepherd | 1937 |
| The Five Pound Man | Lucy | 1937 |
| Cotton Queen | Telephonist | 1937 |
| The Man Behind the Mask | Waitress | 1936 |
