Cecil Cunningham
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Awful Truth
as Aunt Patsy 1937
Blonde Venus
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) 1932
Love Me Tonight
as Laundress (uncredited) 1932
Mata Hari
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) 1931
Kitty Foyle
as Grandmother 1940
It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers 1939
If I Had a Million
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) 1932
You and Me
as Mrs. Morris 1938
Safe in Hell
as Angie 1931
In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames 1943
Ladies They Talk About
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) 1933
Come and Get It
as Josie 1936
Above Suspicion
as Countess 1943
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth 1941
Marie Antoinette
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited) 1938
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) 1940