Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 27, 1905
Place of Birth
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Also Known As
- Esme Cannon
Esma Cannon
Biography
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Known For - Movies
I'm All Right Jack
as Spencer
The Way Ahead
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
Last Holiday
as Miss Fox
Carry On Regardless
as Miss Cooling
What's a Carry On?
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fast Lady
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Servant at Lord Auckland's
Simon and Laura
as Laura from Newcastle
Raising the Wind
as Mrs. Deevens
The Spy in Black
as Maggie
