Esma Cannon
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) 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.
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) 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.
Known For
Cast Credits
That's Carry On!
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Hide and Seek
as Tea Lady
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
We Joined the Navy
as Consul's Wife
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Jones
The Fast Lady
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
On the Beat
as Mrs. Timms
In the Doghouse
as Mrs. Raikes
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
Over the Odds
as Alice
What a Carve Up!
as Aunt Emily
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Deevens
Carry On Regardless
as Miss Cooling
No Kidding
as District Nurse
Doctor in Love
as Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Carry On Constable
as Deaf Old Lady
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Aggie
Inn for Trouble
as Dolly
Expresso Bongo
as Nightclub Cleaner
I'm All Right Jack
as Spencer
Jack the Ripper
as Nelly
Further Up the Creek
as Maudie Lovelace
Three Men in a Boat
as Meek Woman (Maze)
A Touch of the Sun
as Miss Tickle
Sailor Beware
as Edie Hornett
Simon and Laura
as Laura from Newcastle
Out of the Clouds
as Rich Woman's Companion
The Sleeping Tiger
as Scrubwoman with ladder
Trouble in Store
as Café Customer (uncredited)
The Large Rope
as Screaming Woman