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