Personal Info
Known Credits
71
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1888-08-02 (137 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known For
Edna Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham
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 ...
Acting
2003 --
Complicated Women
| Self (archive footage)
1946 --
My Reputation
| Stella Thompson
1943 --
In Old Oklahoma
| Mrs. Ames
1943 --
Du Barry was a Lady
| Wife Checking Her Coat
1943 --
Above Suspicion
| Countess
1942 --
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
| Mrs. Whitman
1942 --
The Hidden Hand
| Lorinda Channing
1942 --
Cairo
| Mme. Laruga
1942 --
The Affairs of Martha
| Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
1942 --
Twin Beds
| Miss MacMahon, Secretary
1942 --
The Wife Takes a Flyer
| Countess Oldenburg
1942 --
Cowboy Serenade
| Priscilla Lock
1941 --
The Feminine Touch
| Party Guest (uncredited)
1941 --
Blossoms in the Dust
| Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
1941 --
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
| Mrs. Diana Boone
1941 --
Repent at Leisure
| Mrs. Morgan
1941 --
Back Street
| Mrs. Miller
1941 --
Play Girl
| Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
1940 --
Kitty Foyle
| Grandmother
1940 --
New Moon
| Governor's Wife
1940 --
The Captain Is a Lady
| Mrs. Jane Homans
1940 --
Lillian Russell
| Mrs. Hobbs
1940 --
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
| Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
1939 --
Laugh It Off
| Tess Gibson
1939 --
Lady of the Tropics
| Countess Berichi
1939 --
Winter Carnival
| Miss Ainsley
1939 --
It's a Wonderful World
| Madame J. L. Chambers
1939 --
The Family Next Door
| Cora Stewart
1938 --
Girls' School
| Miss Brewster
1938 --
Marie Antoinette
| Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
1938 --
Blond Cheat
| Genevieve Trent
1938 --
Wives Under Suspicion
| "Sharpy"
1938 --
You and Me
| Mrs. Morris
1938 --
Kentucky Moonshine
| Landlady
1938 --
Four Men and a Prayer
| Piper
1938 --
College Swing
| Dean Sleet
1938 --
Scandal Street
| Maybelle Murphy
1937 --
Daughter of Shanghai
| Mrs. Mary Hunt
1937 --
Night Club Scandal
| Mrs. Alvin
1937 --
The Awful Truth
| Aunt Patsy
1937 --
This Way Please
| Miss Eberhardt
1937 --
Artists & Models
| Stella
1937 --
King of Gamblers
| Big Edna
1937 --
Swing High, Swing Low
| Murphy
1936 --
Come and Get It
| Josie
1936 --
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
| Minor Role (uncredited)
1935 --
People Will Talk
| Nellie Simpson
1934 --
We Live Again
| Theodosia
1934 --
Return of the Terror
| Miss Doolittle
1934 --
The Life of Vergie Winters
| Pearl Turner
1934 --
Manhattan Love Song
| Pancake Annie Jones
1933 --
The Druggist's Dilemma
| Mrs. Finch
1933 --
From Hell to Heaven
| Mrs. Chadman
1933 --
Ladies They Talk About
| Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
1932 --
If I Had a Million
| Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
1932 --
Blonde Venus
| Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
1932 --
Those We Love
| Mrs. Henry Abbott
1932 --
Love Me Tonight
| Laundress (uncredited)
1932 --
Love Is a Racket
| Aunt Hattie Donovan
1932 --
Is My Face Red?
| Millionaire's Wife
1932 --
The Rich Are Always with Us
| Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
1932 --
Just a Pain in the Parlor
| Mrs. Smith
1932 --
The Wet Parade
| Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1932 --
The Impatient Maiden
| Mrs. Rosy
1931 --
Mata Hari
| Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
1931 --
Safe in Hell
| Angie
1931 --
The Age for Love
| Pamela
1931 --
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
| Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
1930 --
Playboy of Paris
| Mlle. Hedwige
1930 --
Anybody's Woman
| Dot
1929 --
Their Own Desire
| Aunt Caroline