Cecil Cunningham
Known for Acting
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
The Awful Truth
1937
as Aunt Patsy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Grandmother
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Madame J. L. Chambers
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Laundress (uncredited)
You and Me
1938
as Mrs. Morris
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Mrs. Ames
Mata Hari
1931
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
Come and Get It
1936
as Josie
Safe in Hell
1931
as Angie
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Scandal Street
1938
as Maybelle Murphy
My Reputation
1946
as Stella Thompson
Above Suspicion
1943
as Countess
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
as Murphy
Their Own Desire
1929
as Aunt Caroline