Cecil Cunningham
Acting
1888-08-02 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography(75)
movieComplicated Women
as Self (archive footage) · 2003 · 6.9
tvFour Star Playhouse
as Woman (Hotel) · 1952 · 6.8
movieMy Reputation
as Stella Thompson · 1946 · 7.3
movieIn Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames · 1943 · 6.2
movieDu Barry Was a Lady
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited) · 1943 · 6.5
movieAbove Suspicion
as Countess · 1943 · 6.2
movieThe Hidden Hand
as Lorinda Channing · 1942 · 6.8
movieMy Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mrs. Whitman · 1942 · 5.0
movieCairo
as Mme. Laruga · 1942 · 6.3
movieThe Affairs of Martha
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle · 1942 · 6.6
movieTwin Beds
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary · 1942 · 3.8
movieThe Wife Takes a Flyer
as Countess Oldenburg · 1942 · 5.2
movieCowboy Serenade
as Priscilla Lock · 1942 · 6.5
movieThe Feminine Touch
as Party Guest (uncredited) · 1941 · 5.1
movieBlossoms in the Dust
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth · 1941 · 6.7
movieHurry, Charlie, Hurry
as Mrs. Diana Boone · 1941 · 5.7
movieRepent at Leisure
as Mrs. Morgan · 1941 · 6.3
movieBack Street
as Mrs. Miller · 1941 · 7.3
moviePlay Girl
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited) · 1941 · 6.4
movieKitty Foyle
as Grandmother · 1940 · 6.6
movieNew Moon
as Governor's Wife · 1940 · 6.9
movieThe Captain is a Lady
as Mrs. Jane Homans · 1940 · 7.5
movieLillian Russell
as Mrs. Hobbs · 1940 · 6.7
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) · 1940 · 6.9