Cecil Cunningham

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.

Cast

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