Cecil Cunningham Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959) was an American film and stage actress. She 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 on stage in 'Iolanthe' (1913, New York) and 'Parsifal' (1915, Paris). She worked as a vaudeville comedienne at the Palace in New York till commencement of her movie career in 1929.Cunningham was a Hollywood character actress with whitish hair cut like a man's, often in roles as a general "know-it-all." She appeared in more than 80 movies between 1929 and 1946.Her remains are interred in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.
Hollywood character actress with whitish hair cut like a man's, often in roles as a general "know-it-all.".
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Started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank. Did some sittings as a photographer's model, then first show business job in the chorus line of 'Mademoiselle Modiste' at the age of eighteen. Trained as a singer and appeared on stage in 'Iolanthe' (1913,New York) and 'Parsifal' (1915,Paris). Worked as a vaudeville comedienne at the Palace in New York till commencement of her movie career in 1929.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Four Star Playhouse
1952
TV Series
Woman (Hotel)
The Bigelow Theatre
1951
TV Series
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
Helen Oldfield (scenes deleted)
My Reputation
1946
Mrs. Stella Thompson
Wonder Man
1945
The Barker (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
Judge Cavendish (scenes deleted)
In Old Oklahoma
1943
Mrs. Ames
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
1943
Countess
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
Mrs. Whitman (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
1942
Lorinda Channing
Cairo
1942
Mme. Laruga
I Married an Angel
1942
Mrs. Fairmind (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
1942
Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
Miss Jenkins
Twin Beds
1942
Miss MacMahon, Secretary (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
Countess Oldenburg
Cowboy Serenade
1942
Priscilla Lock
The Feminine Touch
1941
Party Guest (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
Mrs. Gilworth
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941
Mrs. Diana Boone
Repent at Leisure
1941
Mrs. Morgan
Back Street
1941
Mrs. Miller
Play Girl
1941
Dowager (uncredited)
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
Frosty's Landlady (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
1940
Grandmother
New Moon
1940
Governor's Wife
The Captain Is a Lady
1940
Mrs. Jane Homans
Lillian Russell
1940
Mrs. Hobbs
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Laugh It Off
1939
Tess Gibson
Lady of the Tropics
1939
Countess Berichi
Winter Carnival
1939
Miss Ainsley
It's a Wonderful World
1939
Madame Chambers
The Family Next Door
1939
Cora Stewart
Girls' School
1938
Miss Brewster
Marie Antoinette
1938
Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
1938
Genevieve Trent
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
'Sharpy'
You and Me
1938
Mrs. Mary Morris
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
Landlady
College Swing
1938
Dean Sleet
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
Piper
Scandal Street
1938
Maybelle Murphy
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
Mrs. Mary Hunt
Night Club Scandal
1937
Mrs. Alvin
The Awful Truth
1937
Aunt Patsy
This Way Please
1937
Miss Eberhardt
Artists & Models
1937
Stella
King of Gamblers
1937
Big Edna
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
Murphy
Come and Get It
1936
Josie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Minor Role (uncredited)
People Will Talk
1935
Nellie Simpson
We Live Again
1934
Theodosia (uncredited)
Return of the Terror
1934
Miss Doolittle
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
Pearl Turner
Manhattan Love Song
1934
Pancake Annie Jones
Bottoms Up
1934
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
Short
Mrs. Finch
From Hell to Heaven
1933
Mrs. Chadman
Ladies They Talk About
1933
Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
Norfolk Woman Manager (uncredited)
Those We Love
1932
Mrs. Henry Abbott
Love Me Tonight
1932
Laundress (uncredited)
The Candid Camera
1932
Short
Mrs. Townes' Aunty
Is My Face Red?
1932
Millionaire's Blonde Wife (uncredited)
Love Is a Racket
1932
Aunt Hattie Donovan
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932
Woman Talking to Tierney at Party (uncredited)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932
Short
Mrs. Smith
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932
Autograph Seeker with Sheet Music (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
1932
Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden
1932
Mrs. Rosy
Never the Twins Shall Meet
1932
Short
Mrs. Carp
Mata Hari
1931
Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
1931
Angie
The Age for Love
1931
Pamela
Susan Lenox
1931
Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
Monkey Business
1931
Madame Swempski (uncredited)
Trouble from Abroad
1931
Short
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
Playboy of Paris
1930
Mlle. Hedwige
Anybody's Woman
1930
Dot
Paramount on Parade
1930
Society Woman (Impulses) (uncredited)
Their Own Desire
1929
Aunt Caroline
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Love Me Tonight
1932
performer: "The Son of a Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor" 1932 - uncredited
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Complicated Women
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart
$500,000
