Esma Cannon

Acting·Dec 27, 1905·Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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.

Film	Credit
What's a Carry On?1998 · Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)	Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Carry On!1977 · Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)	Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
Hide and Seek1964 · Tea Lady	Tea Lady
Carry On Cabby1963 · Flo Sims	Flo Sims
We Joined the Navy1963 · Consul's Wife	Consul's Wife
Nurse on Wheels1963 · Mrs. Jones	Mrs. Jones
The Fast Lady1962 · Lady on Zebra Crossing	Lady on Zebra Crossing
On the Beat1962 · Mrs. Timms	Mrs. Timms
In the Doghouse1962 · Mrs. Raikes	Mrs. Raikes
Carry On Cruising1962 · Bridget Madderley	Bridget Madderley
Over the Odds1961 · Alice	Alice
What a Carve Up!1961 · Aunt Emily	Aunt Emily
Raising the Wind1961 · Mrs. Deevens	Mrs. Deevens
Carry On Regardless1961 · Miss Cooling	Miss Cooling
No Kidding1960 · District Nurse	District Nurse
Doctor in Love1960 · Rafia Woman (uncredited)	Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Carry On Constable1960 · Deaf Old Lady	Deaf Old Lady
The Flesh and the Fiends1960 · Aggie	Aggie
Inn for Trouble1960 · Dolly	Dolly
Expresso Bongo1959 · Nightclub Cleaner	Nightclub Cleaner
I'm All Right Jack1959 · Spencer	Spencer
Jack the Ripper1959 · Nelly	Nelly
Further Up the Creek1958 · Maudie Lovelace	Maudie Lovelace
Three Men in a Boat1956 · Meek Woman (Maze)	Meek Woman (Maze)
A Touch of the Sun1956 · Miss Tickle	Miss Tickle
Sailor Beware1956 · Edie Hornett	Edie Hornett
Simon and Laura1955 · Laura from Newcastle	Laura from Newcastle
Out of the Clouds1955 · Rich Woman's Companion	Rich Woman's Companion
The Sleeping Tiger1954 · Scrubwoman with ladder	Scrubwoman with ladder
Trouble in Store1953 · Café Customer (uncredited)	Café Customer (uncredited)
The Large Rope1953 · Screaming Woman	Screaming Woman
The Steel Key1953 · Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room	Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
Noose for a Lady1953 · Miss Ginch	Miss Ginch
Crow Hollow1952 · Aunt Judith Armour	Aunt Judith Armour
Last Holiday1950 · Miss Fox	Miss Fox
Double Confession1950 · Madam Cleo	Madam Cleo
Guilt Is My Shadow1950 · Peggy	Peggy
Helter Skelter1949 · Autograph Huntress (uncredited)	Autograph Huntress (uncredited)
Marry Me1949 · Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)	Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
The Huggetts Abroad1949 · Brown Owl	Brown Owl
Vote for Huggett1949 · (uncredited)	(uncredited)
Here Come the Huggetts1948 · Youth Leader	Youth Leader
Jassy1947 · Lindy Wicks	Lindy Wicks
Holiday Camp1947 · Elsie Dawson	Elsie Dawson
The Years Between1946 · Effie	Effie
A Canterbury Tale1944 · Agnes	Agnes
English Without Tears1944 · Queenie	Queenie
The Way Ahead1944 · Mrs. Ted Brewer	Mrs. Ted Brewer