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
No Kidding
(1960)
District Nurse
Contraband
(1940)
Erik Skold's Niece
Last Holiday
(1950)
Miss Fox
Helter Skelter
(1949)
Autograph Huntress
I'm All Right Jack
(1959)
Spencer
The Way Ahead
(1944)
Mrs. Ted Brewer
A Canterbury Tale
(1944)
Agnes
Simon and Laura
(1955)
Laura from Newcastle
Marry Me
(1949)
Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Man Behind the Mask
(1936)
Waitress
The Five Pound Man
(1937)
Lucy
It's in the Air
(1938)
Sir Philip's Maid
I See Ice
(1938)
Bride
The Spy in Black
(1939)
Maggie
Trouble Brewing
(1939)
Maid
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
(1939)
Poison Pen
(1939)
Mrs Warren
I Met a Murderer
(1939)
A Hiker
Contraband
(1940)
Erik Skold's Niece
Quiet Wedding
(1941)
(uncredited)
Asking for Trouble
(1942)
Ada
We Serve
(1942)
English Without Tears
(1944)
Queenie
A Canterbury Tale
(1944)
Agnes
Fanny by Gaslight
(1944)
Maid (uncredited)
The Way Ahead
(1944)
Mrs. Ted Brewer
The Years Between
(1946)
Effie
Jassy
(1947)
Lindy Wicks
Holiday Camp
(1947)
Elsie Dawson
Here Come the Huggetts
(1948)
Youth Leader
Marry Me
(1949)
Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)
Helter Skelter
(1949)
Autograph Huntress
The Huggetts Abroad
(1949)
Brown Owl
Vote for Huggett
(1949)
(uncredited)
Double Confession
(1950)
Madam Cleo
Guilt Is My Shadow
(1950)
Peggy
Last Holiday
(1950)
Miss Fox
Crow Hollow
(1952)
Aunt Judith Armour
The Steel Key
(1953)
Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room
The Large Rope
(1953)
Screaming Woman
Noose for a Lady
(1953)
Miss Ginch
The Sleeping Tiger
(1954)
Scrubwoman with ladder
Simon and Laura
(1955)
Laura from Newcastle
Out of the Clouds
(1955)
Rich Woman's Companion
A Touch of the Sun
(1956)
Miss Tickle
Sailor Beware
(1956)
Edie Hornett
Three Men in a Boat
(1956)
Meek Woman (Maze)
Further Up the Creek
(1958)
Maudie Lovelace
Expresso Bongo
(1959)
Nightclub Cleaner
Jack the Ripper
(1959)
Nelly
I'm All Right Jack
(1959)
Spencer
Doctor in Love
(1960)
Rafia Woman (uncredited)
Inn for Trouble
(1960)
Dolly
The Flesh and the Fiends
(1960)
Aggie
No Kidding
(1960)
District Nurse
Carry On Constable
(1960)
Deaf Old Lady
What a Carve Up!
(1961)
Aunt Emily
Carry On Regardless
(1961)
Miss Cooling
Raising the Wind
(1961)
Mrs. Deevens
In the Doghouse
(1962)
Mrs. Raikes
On the Beat
(1962)
Mrs. Stammers
Carry On Cruising
(1962)
Bridget Madderley
The Fast Lady
(1962)
Lady on Zebra Crossing
We Joined the Navy
(1963)
Consul's Wife
Nurse on Wheels
(1963)
Mrs. Jones
Carry On Cabby
(1963)
Flo Sims
Hide and Seek
(1964)
Tea Lady
That's Carry On!
(1977)
Various Characters