Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

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.

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Movies starring Cecil Cunningham (73)

Complicated Women (2003)

Self (Archive Footage)

My Reputation (1946)

Stella Thompson

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

Wife Checking Her Coat (Uncredited)

The Hidden Hand (1942)

Lorinda Channing

Cairo (1942)

Mme. Laruga

The Affairs of Martha (1942)

Mrs. Llewellyn Castle

Twin Beds (1942)

Miss Macmahon, Secretary

The Feminine Touch (1941)

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

Mrs. Marcus Gilworth

Play Girl (1941)

Dowager At Concert (Uncredited)

New Moon (1940)

Governor's Wife

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Undetermined Supporting Role (Uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

Madame J. L. Chambers

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Mme. 'Feldy' De Lerchenfeld (Uncredited)

Blond Cheat (1938)

Genevieve Trent

Scandal Street (1938)

Maybelle Murphy

Manhattan Love Song (1934)

Pancake Annie Jones

Ladies They Talk About (1933)

Mrs. Arlington (Uncredited)

If I Had a Million (1932)

Agnes - Emily's Friend (Uncredited)

Blonde Venus (1932)

Cabaret Manager In Norfolk (Uncredited)

Those We Love (1932)

Mrs. Henry Abbott

Love Me Tonight (1932)

Laundress (Uncredited)

Love is a Racket (1932)

Aunt Hattie Donovan

Is My Face Red? (1932)

Millionaire's Wife

The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)

Woman Talking With Julian At Party (Uncredited)

The Wet Parade (1932)

Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (Uncredited)

Mata Hari (1931)

Gambler Selling Ring (Uncredited)

Susan Lenox (1931)

Madame Panoramia Aka Pansy

Paramount on Parade (1930)

Society Woman ('Impulses') (Uncredited)

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