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Cecil Cunningham
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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…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Cecil Cunningham's Filmography
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Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
My Reputation
as Stella Thompson
In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Countess
The Hidden Hand
as Lorinda Channing
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mrs. Whitman
Cairo
as Mme. Laruga
The Affairs of Martha
as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
Twin Beds
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Countess Oldenburg
Cowboy Serenade
as Priscilla Lock
The Feminine Touch
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
as Mrs. Diana Boone
Repent at Leisure
as Mrs. Morgan
Back Street
as Mrs. Miller
Play Girl
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
as Grandmother
New Moon
as Governor's Wife
The Captain is a Lady
as Mrs. Jane Homans
Lillian Russell
as Mrs. Hobbs
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
No Poster
Laugh It Off
as Tess Gibson
Lady of the Tropics
as Countess Berichi
Winter Carnival
as Miss Ainsley
It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers
The Family Next Door
as Cora Stewart
Girls' School
as Miss Brewster
Marie Antoinette
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
as Genevieve Trent
Wives Under Suspicion
as Sharpy
You and Me
as Mrs. Morris
Kentucky Moonshine
as Landlady
Four Men and a Prayer
as Piper
College Swing
as Dean Sleet
Scandal Street
as Maybelle Murphy
Daughter of Shanghai
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
Night Club Scandal
as Mrs. Alvin
The Awful Truth
as Aunt Patsy
This Way Please
as Miss Eberhardt
Artists & Models
as Stella
King of Gamblers
as Big Edna
Swing High, Swing Low
as Murphy
Come and Get It
as Josie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as (uncredited)
People Will Talk
as Nellie Simpson
We Live Again
as Theodosia
Return of the Terror
as Miss Doolittle
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Pearl Turner
Manhattan Love Song
as Pancake Annie Jones
No Poster
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Mrs. Finch
From Hell to Heaven
as Mrs. Chadman
Ladies They Talk About
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Those We Love
as Mrs. Henry Abbott
Love Me Tonight
as Laundress (uncredited)
No Poster
The Candid Camera
as Mrs. Townes' Aunty
Love is a Racket
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
Is My Face Red?
as Millionaire's Wife
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
No Poster
Just a Pain in the Parlor
as Mrs. Smith
The Wet Parade
as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden
as Mrs. Rosy
No Poster
Never the Twins Shall Meet
as Mrs. Carp
Mata Hari
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
as Angie
The Age for Love
as Pamela
Susan Lenox
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
Playboy of Paris
as Mlle. Hedwige
Anybody's Woman
as Dot
Paramount on Parade
as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
Their Own Desire
as Aunt Caroline