Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
12/27/1905
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
Contraband
as Erik Skold's Niece
Quiet Wedding
as (uncredited)
Last Holiday
as Miss Fox
No Kidding
as District Nurse
Sailor Beware
as Edie Hornett
Jassy
as Lindy Wicks
Holiday Camp
as Elsie Dawson
Carry On Constable
as Deaf Old Lady
The Way Ahead
as Mrs. Ted Brewer
The Fast Lady
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
Poison Pen
as Mrs Warren
Carry On Regardless
as Miss Cooling
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
A Canterbury Tale
as Agnes
The Years Between
as Effie
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
What's a Carry On?
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guilt Is My Shadow
as Peggy
Trouble Brewing
as Maid
The Huggetts Abroad
as Brown Owl