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