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 City until the commencement of her movie career in 1929.
Acting
Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as (uncredited)
1936
Movie
The Awful Truth
as Aunt Patsy
1937
Movie
Blonde Venus
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
1932
Movie
Love Me Tonight
as Laundress (uncredited)
1932
Movie
Mata Hari
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
1931
Movie
Kitty Foyle
as Grandmother
1940
Movie
It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers
1939
Movie
Safe in Hell
as Angie
1931
Movie
If I Had a Million
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
1932
Movie
You and Me
as Mrs. Morris
1938
Movie
In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames
1943
Movie
Come and Get It
as Josie
1936
Movie
Ladies They Talk About
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
1933
Movie
Above Suspicion
as Countess
1943
Movie
Marie Antoinette
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
1941
Movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
1940
Movie
My Reputation
as Stella Thompson
1946
Movie
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
1931
Movie
Their Own Desire
as Aunt Caroline
1929
Movie
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
1943
Movie
Daughter of Shanghai
as Mrs. Mary Hunt
1937
Movie
Love is a Racket
as Aunt Hattie Donovan
1932
Movie
Back Street
as Mrs. Miller
1941