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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.
Known For
The Awful Truth
(1937)
Aunt Patsy
Blonde Venus
(1932)
Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Minor Role (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Madame J. L. Chambers
Mata Hari
(1931)
Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Du Barry was a Lady
(1943)
Wife Checking Her Coat
Kitty Foyle
(1940)
Grandmother
Above Suspicion
(1943)
Countess
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Laundress (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Their Own Desire
(1929)
Aunt Caroline
Playboy of Paris
(1930)
Mlle. Hedwige
Anybody's Woman
(1930)
Dot
Safe in Hell
(1931)
Angie
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
(1931)
Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
The Age for Love
(1931)
Pamela
Mata Hari
(1931)
Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Laundress (uncredited)
Love Is a Racket
(1932)
Aunt Hattie Donovan
Blonde Venus
(1932)
Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden
(1932)
Mrs. Rosy
The Rich Are Always with Us
(1932)
Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
(1932)
Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Those We Love
(1932)
Mrs. Henry Abbott
Is My Face Red?
(1932)
Millionaire's Wife
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
Just a Pain in the Parlor
(1932)
Mrs. Smith
The Druggist's Dilemma
(1933)
Mrs. Finch
Ladies They Talk About
(1933)
Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
From Hell to Heaven
(1933)
Mrs. Chadman
We Live Again
(1934)
Theodosia
Manhattan Love Song
(1934)
Pancake Annie Jones
Return of the Terror
(1934)
Miss Doolittle
The Life of Vergie Winters
(1934)
Pearl Turner
People Will Talk
(1935)
Nellie Simpson
Come and Get It
(1936)
Josie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Swing High, Swing Low
(1937)
Murphy
This Way Please
(1937)
Miss Eberhardt
Daughter of Shanghai
(1937)
Mrs. Mary Hunt
The Awful Truth
(1937)
Aunt Patsy
Night Club Scandal
(1937)
Mrs. Alvin
Artists & Models
(1937)
Stella
King of Gamblers
(1937)
Big Edna
Kentucky Moonshine
(1938)
Landlady
Blond Cheat
(1938)
Genevieve Trent
Scandal Street
(1938)
Maybelle Murphy
Girls' School
(1938)
Miss Brewster
Four Men and a Prayer
(1938)
Piper
You and Me
(1938)
Mrs. Morris
College Swing
(1938)
Dean Sleet
Wives Under Suspicion
(1938)
"Sharpy"
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Winter Carnival
(1939)
Miss Ainsley
Lady of the Tropics
(1939)
Countess Berichi
The Family Next Door
(1939)
Cora Stewart
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Madame J. L. Chambers
Laugh It Off
(1939)
Tess Gibson
The Captain Is a Lady
(1940)
Mrs. Jane Homans
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Mrs. Hobbs
Kitty Foyle
(1940)
Grandmother
New Moon
(1940)
Governor's Wife
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
(1941)
Mrs. Diana Boone
Repent at Leisure
(1941)
Mrs. Morgan
Back Street
(1941)
Mrs. Miller
The Feminine Touch
(1941)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Play Girl
(1941)
Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
The Affairs of Martha
(1942)
Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
The Hidden Hand
(1942)
Lorinda Channing
Twin Beds
(1942)
Miss MacMahon, Secretary
The Wife Takes a Flyer
(1942)
Countess Oldenburg
Cowboy Serenade
(1942)
Priscilla Lock
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
(1942)
Mrs. Whitman
Du Barry was a Lady
(1943)
Wife Checking Her Coat
In Old Oklahoma
(1943)
Mrs. Ames
Above Suspicion
(1943)
Countess
My Reputation
(1946)
Stella Thompson
Complicated Women
(2003)
Self (archive footage)