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