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Cecil Cunningham

Acting Born Aug 2, 1888 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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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Known for

Four Star Playhouse

as Woman (Hotel)
Film

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as (uncredited)
Film

The Awful Truth

as Aunt Patsy

Full filmography

  • Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Woman (Hotel)
  • Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as (uncredited)
  • The Awful Truth (1937) as Aunt Patsy
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
  • Kitty Foyle (1940) as Grandmother
  • You and Me (1938) as Mrs. Morris
  • Their Own Desire (1929) as Aunt Caroline
  • Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • Blonde Venus (1932) as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
  • Marie Antoinette (1938) as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
  • Safe in Hell (1931) as Angie
  • My Reputation (1946) as Stella Thompson
  • If I Had a Million (1932) as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
  • In Old Oklahoma (1943) as Mrs. Ames
  • Mata Hari (1931) as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
  • Girls' School (1938) as Miss Brewster
  • Love Me Tonight (1932) as Laundress (uncredited)
  • Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
  • Ladies They Talk About (1933) as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
  • It's a Wonderful World (1939) as Madame J. L. Chambers
  • Above Suspicion (1943) as Countess
  • Four Men and a Prayer (1938) as Piper
  • Susan Lenox (1931) as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy