Cecil Cunningham
Known for Acting
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 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
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Madame J. L. Chambers
Lady of the Tropics
1939
as Countess Berichi
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Grandmother
The Awful Truth
1937
as Aunt Patsy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Laundress (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Mata Hari
1931
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
My Reputation
1946
as Stella Thompson
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Mrs. Ames
The Wet Parade
1932
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Back Street
1941
as Mrs. Miller
Above Suspicion
1943
as Countess
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Piper
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Girls' School
1938
as Miss Brewster
Safe in Hell
1931
as Angie
Love is a Racket
1932
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)