Cecil Cunningham
- Acting
- August 2, 1888 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- April 17, 1959
Biography
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
Filmography
- Complicated Women · Self
- Four Star Playhouse · Woman (Hotel)
- My Reputation · Stella Thompson
- In Old Oklahoma · Mrs. Ames
- Du Barry Was a Lady · Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
- Above Suspicion · Countess
- The Hidden Hand · Lorinda Channing
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy · Mrs. Whitman
- Cairo · Mme. Laruga
- The Affairs of Martha · Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
- Twin Beds · Miss MacMahon, Secretary
- The Wife Takes a Flyer · Countess Oldenburg
- Cowboy Serenade · Priscilla Lock
- The Feminine Touch · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Blossoms in the Dust · Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
- Hurry, Charlie, Hurry · Mrs. Diana Boone
- Repent at Leisure · Mrs. Morgan
- Back Street · Mrs. Miller
- Play Girl · Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
- Kitty Foyle · Grandmother
- New Moon · Governor's Wife
- The Captain is a Lady · Mrs. Jane Homans
- Lillian Russell · Mrs. Hobbs
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois · Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
- Laugh It Off · Tess Gibson
- Lady of the Tropics · Countess Berichi
- Winter Carnival · Miss Ainsley
- It's a Wonderful World · Madame J. L. Chambers
- The Family Next Door · Cora Stewart
- Girls' School · Miss Brewster
- Marie Antoinette · Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
- Blond Cheat · Genevieve Trent
- Wives Under Suspicion · Sharpy
- You and Me · Mrs. Morris
- Kentucky Moonshine · Landlady
- College Swing · Dean Sleet
- Four Men and a Prayer · Piper
- Scandal Street · Maybelle Murphy
- Daughter of Shanghai · Mrs. Mary Hunt
- Night Club Scandal · Mrs. Alvin
- The Awful Truth · Aunt Patsy
- This Way Please · Miss Eberhardt
- Artists & Models · Stella
- King of Gamblers · Big Edna
- Swing High, Swing Low · Murphy
- Come and Get It · Josie
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · (uncredited)
- People Will Talk · Nellie Simpson
- We Live Again · Theodosia
- Return of the Terror · Miss Doolittle
- The Life of Vergie Winters · Pearl Turner
- Manhattan Love Song · Pancake Annie Jones
- The Druggist's Dilemma · Mrs. Finch
- From Hell to Heaven · Mrs. Chadman
- Ladies They Talk About · Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
- If I Had a Million · Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
- Blonde Venus · Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
- Those We Love · Mrs. Henry Abbott
- Love Me Tonight · Laundress (uncredited)
- The Candid Camera · Mrs. Townes' Aunty
- Love is a Racket · Aunt Hattie Donovan
- Is My Face Red? · Millionaire's Wife
- The Rich Are Always with Us · Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
- Just a Pain in the Parlor · Mrs. Smith
- The Wet Parade · Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- The Impatient Maiden · Mrs. Rosy
- Never the Twins Shall Meet · Mrs. Carp
- Mata Hari · Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
- Safe in Hell · Angie
- The Age for Love · Pamela
- Susan Lenox · Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
- Playboy of Paris · Mlle. Hedwige
- Anybody's Woman · Dot
- Paramount on Parade · Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
- Their Own Desire · Aunt Caroline