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
Four Star Playhouse
Woman (Hotel)
1952
Film
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Marie Antoinette
Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
1938
Film
Kitty Foyle
Grandmother
1940
Film
In Old Oklahoma
Mrs. Ames
1943
Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(uncredited)
1936
Film
Lillian Russell
Mrs. Hobbs
1940
Film
Mata Hari
Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
1931
Film
Blond Cheat
Genevieve Trent
1938
Film
Girls' School
Miss Brewster
1938
Film
Above Suspicion
Countess
1943
Film
My Reputation
Stella Thompson
1946
Film
You and Me
Mrs. Morris
1938
Film
The Awful Truth
Aunt Patsy
1937
Film
Blossoms in the Dust
Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
1941
Film
Scandal Street
Maybelle Murphy
1938
Film
Love Me Tonight
Laundress (uncredited)
1932
Film
Come and Get It
Josie
1936
Film
If I Had a Million
Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
1932
Film
Love is a Racket
Aunt Hattie Donovan
1932
Film
Blonde Venus
Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
1932
Film
Artists & Models
Stella
1937
Film
The Feminine Touch
Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
Film
New Moon
Governor's Wife
1940
Film
Cairo
Mme. Laruga
1942
Film
Lady of the Tropics
Countess Berichi
1939
Film
Du Barry Was a Lady
Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Affairs of Martha
Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
1942
Film
It's a Wonderful World
Madame J. L. Chambers
1939
Film
The Rich Are Always with Us
Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
1932
Film
Daughter of Shanghai
Mrs. Mary Hunt
1937
Film
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
1931
Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
1940
Film
Back Street
Mrs. Miller
1941
Film
Ladies They Talk About
Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
1933
Film
Safe in Hell
Angie
1931
Film
College Swing
Dean Sleet
1938
Film
The Wet Parade
Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1932
Film
Repent at Leisure
Mrs. Morgan
1941
Film
The Age for Love
Pamela
1931
Film
Winter Carnival
Miss Ainsley
1939
Film
From Hell to Heaven
Mrs. Chadman
1933
Film
Four Men and a Prayer
Piper
1938
The Candid Camera
Mrs. Townes' Aunty
1932
Film
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Countess Oldenburg
1942
Film
Return of the Terror
Miss Doolittle
1934
Film
Those We Love
Mrs. Henry Abbott
1932
Film
King of Gamblers
Big Edna
1937
Film
The Life of Vergie Winters
Pearl Turner
1934
Film
Wives Under Suspicion
"Sharpy"
1938
Film
Is My Face Red?
Millionaire's Wife
1932
Film
Kentucky Moonshine
Landlady
1938
Film
Night Club Scandal
Mrs. Alvin
1937
Film
We Live Again
Theodosia
1934
Film
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mrs. Whitman
1942
Film
Playboy of Paris
Mlle. Hedwige
1930
Film
Play Girl
Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
1941
Film
Paramount on Parade
Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
1930
Film
Their Own Desire
Aunt Caroline
1929
Film
Anybody's Woman
Dot
1930
Film
The Hidden Hand
Lorinda Channing
1942
Film
Twin Beds
Miss MacMahon, Secretary
1942
Never the Twins Shall Meet
Mrs. Carp
1932
Film
Swing High, Swing Low
Murphy
1937
Film
The Captain is a Lady
Mrs. Jane Homans
1940
Film
People Will Talk
Nellie Simpson
1935
Film
The Impatient Maiden
Mrs. Rosy
1932
Film
This Way Please
Miss Eberhardt
1937
Film
Cowboy Serenade
Priscilla Lock
1942
Film
The Family Next Door
Cora Stewart
1939
Film
Manhattan Love Song
Pancake Annie Jones
1934
Film
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Mrs. Diana Boone
1941
The Druggist's Dilemma
Mrs. Finch
1933
Laugh It Off
Tess Gibson
1939
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Mrs. Smith
1932