Acting
Cecil Cunningham
Born 1888-08-02
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
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The Awful Truth
1937
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Four Star Playhouse
1952
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Blonde Venus
1932
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Love Me Tonight
1932
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Mata Hari
1931
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Kitty Foyle
1940
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If I Had a Million
1932
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It's a Wonderful World
1939
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In Old Oklahoma
1943
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (75 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Four Star Playhouse | Woman (Hotel) | TV Series | 1952 |
 | My Reputation | Stella Thompson | Movie | 1946 |
 | In Old Oklahoma | Mrs. Ames | Movie | 1943 |
 | Du Barry Was a Lady | Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Above Suspicion | Countess | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Hidden Hand | Lorinda Channing | Movie | 1942 |
 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Mrs. Whitman | Movie | 1942 |
 | Cairo | Mme. Laruga | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Affairs of Martha | Mrs. Llewellyn Castle | Movie | 1942 |
 | Twin Beds | Miss MacMahon, Secretary | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Wife Takes a Flyer | Countess Oldenburg | Movie | 1942 |
 | Cowboy Serenade | Priscilla Lock | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Feminine Touch | Party Guest (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Blossoms in the Dust | Mrs. Marcus Gilworth | Movie | 1941 |
 | Hurry, Charlie, Hurry | Mrs. Diana Boone | Movie | 1941 |
 | Repent at Leisure | Mrs. Morgan | Movie | 1941 |
 | Back Street | Mrs. Miller | Movie | 1941 |
 | Play Girl | Dowager at Concert (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Kitty Foyle | Grandmother | Movie | 1940 |
 | New Moon | Governor's Wife | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Captain is a Lady | Mrs. Jane Homans | Movie | 1940 |
 | Lillian Russell | Mrs. Hobbs | Movie | 1940 |
 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
| Laugh It Off | Tess Gibson | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Lady of the Tropics | Countess Berichi | Movie | 1939 |
 | Winter Carnival | Miss Ainsley | Movie | 1939 |
 | It's a Wonderful World | Madame J. L. Chambers | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Family Next Door | Cora Stewart | Movie | 1939 |
 | Girls' School | Miss Brewster | Movie | 1938 |
 | Marie Antoinette | Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Blond Cheat | Genevieve Trent | Movie | 1938 |
 | Wives Under Suspicion | Sharpy | Movie | 1938 |
 | You and Me | Mrs. Morris | Movie | 1938 |
 | Kentucky Moonshine | Landlady | Movie | 1938 |
 | College Swing | Dean Sleet | Movie | 1938 |
 | Four Men and a Prayer | Piper | Movie | 1938 |
 | Scandal Street | Maybelle Murphy | Movie | 1938 |
 | Daughter of Shanghai | Mrs. Mary Hunt | Movie | 1937 |
 | Night Club Scandal | Mrs. Alvin | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Awful Truth | Aunt Patsy | Movie | 1937 |
 | This Way Please | Miss Eberhardt | Movie | 1937 |
 | Artists & Models | Stella | Movie | 1937 |
 | King of Gamblers | Big Edna | Movie | 1937 |
 | Swing High, Swing Low | Murphy | Movie | 1937 |
 | Come and Get It | Josie | Movie | 1936 |
 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | People Will Talk | Nellie Simpson | Movie | 1935 |
 | We Live Again | Theodosia | Movie | 1934 |
 | Return of the Terror | Miss Doolittle | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Life of Vergie Winters | Pearl Turner | Movie | 1934 |
 | Manhattan Love Song | Pancake Annie Jones | Movie | 1934 |
| The Druggist's Dilemma | Mrs. Finch | Movie | 1933 | |
 | From Hell to Heaven | Mrs. Chadman | Movie | 1933 |
 | Ladies They Talk About | Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | If I Had a Million | Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Blonde Venus | Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | Those We Love | Mrs. Henry Abbott | Movie | 1932 |
 | Love Me Tonight | Laundress (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
| The Candid Camera | Mrs. Townes' Aunty | Movie | 1932 | |
 | Love is a Racket | Aunt Hattie Donovan | Movie | 1932 |
 | Is My Face Red? | Millionaire's Wife | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Rich Are Always with Us | Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
| Just a Pain in the Parlor | Mrs. Smith | Movie | 1932 | |
 | The Wet Parade | Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Impatient Maiden | Mrs. Rosy | Movie | 1932 |
| Never the Twins Shall Meet | Mrs. Carp | Movie | 1932 | |
 | Mata Hari | Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) | Movie | 1931 |
 | Safe in Hell | Angie | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Age for Love | Pamela | Movie | 1931 |
 | Susan Lenox | Madame Panoramia aka Pansy | Movie | 1931 |
 | Playboy of Paris | Mlle. Hedwige | Movie | 1930 |
 | Anybody's Woman | Dot | Movie | 1930 |
 | Paramount on Parade | Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited) | Movie | 1930 |
 | Their Own Desire | Aunt Caroline | Movie | 1929 |