About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1888-08-02
Place of birth:
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Website:
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Cecil Cunningham

Overview

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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.

Known for

Acting
2003 Complicated Women Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1946 My Reputation Actor Stella Thompson 59
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1943 In Old Oklahoma Actor Mrs. Ames 59
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1943 Du Barry was a Lady Actor Wife Checking Her Coat 58
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1943 Above Suspicion Actor Countess 59
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1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy Actor Mrs. Whitman 59
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1942 The Hidden Hand Actor Lorinda Channing 59
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1942 Cairo Actor Mme. Laruga 58
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1942 The Affairs of Martha Actor Mrs. Llewellyn Castle 58
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1942 Twin Beds Actor Miss MacMahon, Secretary 58
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1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer Actor Countess Oldenburg 59
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1942 Cowboy Serenade Actor Priscilla Lock 58
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1941 The Feminine Touch Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 58
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1941 Blossoms in the Dust Actor Mrs. Marcus Gilworth 59
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1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Actor Mrs. Diana Boone 59
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1941 Repent at Leisure Actor Mrs. Morgan 59
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1941 Back Street Actor Mrs. Miller 59
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1941 Play Girl Actor Dowager at Concert (uncredited) 59
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1940 Kitty Foyle Actor Grandmother 59
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1940 New Moon Actor Governor's Wife 58
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1940 The Captain Is a Lady Actor Mrs. Jane Homans 59
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1940 Lillian Russell Actor Mrs. Hobbs 58
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1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Actor Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) 59
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1939 Laugh It Off Actor Tess Gibson 58
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1939 Lady of the Tropics Actor Countess Berichi 59
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1939 Winter Carnival Actor Miss Ainsley 59
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1939 It's a Wonderful World Actor Madame J. L. Chambers 59
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1939 The Family Next Door Actor Cora Stewart 58
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1938 Girls' School Actor Miss Brewster 59
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1938 Marie Antoinette Actor Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited) 59
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1938 Blond Cheat Actor Genevieve Trent 58
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1938 Wives Under Suspicion Actor "Sharpy" 58
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1938 You and Me Actor Mrs. Morris 59
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1938 Kentucky Moonshine Actor Landlady 59
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1938 College Swing Actor Dean Sleet 59
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1938 Four Men and a Prayer Actor Piper 59
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1938 Scandal Street Actor Maybelle Murphy N/A
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1937 Daughter of Shanghai Actor Mrs. Mary Hunt 58
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1937 Night Club Scandal Actor Mrs. Alvin 58
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1937 The Awful Truth Actor Aunt Patsy 63
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1937 This Way Please Actor Miss Eberhardt 59
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1937 Artists & Models Actor Stella N/A
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1937 King of Gamblers Actor Big Edna 59
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1937 Swing High, Swing Low Actor Murphy 58
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1936 Come and Get It Actor Josie 59
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1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Actor Minor Role (uncredited) 65
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1935 People Will Talk Actor Nellie Simpson 58
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1934 We Live Again Actor Theodosia 59
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1934 Return of the Terror Actor Miss Doolittle 59
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1934 The Life of Vergie Winters Actor Pearl Turner 59
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1934 Manhattan Love Song Actor Pancake Annie Jones 58
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1933 The Druggist's Dilemma Actor Mrs. Finch N/A
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1933 From Hell to Heaven Actor Mrs. Chadman 59
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1933 Ladies They Talk About Actor Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) 59
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1932 If I Had a Million Actor Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) 59
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1932 Blonde Venus Actor Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) 60
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1932 Those We Love Actor Mrs. Henry Abbott 59
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1932 Love Me Tonight Actor Laundress (uncredited) 59
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1932 Love Is a Racket Actor Aunt Hattie Donovan 59
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1932 Is My Face Red? Actor Millionaire's Wife 58
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1932 The Rich Are Always with Us Actor Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited) 58
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1932 Just a Pain in the Parlor Actor Mrs. Smith 58
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1932 The Wet Parade Actor Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited) 58
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1932 The Impatient Maiden Actor Mrs. Rosy N/A
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1931 Mata Hari Actor Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) 59
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1931 Safe in Hell Actor Angie 59
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1931 The Age for Love Actor Pamela N/A
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1931 Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) Actor Madame Panoramia aka Pansy 59
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1930 Playboy of Paris Actor Mlle. Hedwige 58
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1930 Anybody's Woman Actor Dot 59
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1929 Their Own Desire Actor Aunt Caroline 58
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