Cecil Cunningham
Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA — Aug 02 1888• Died Apr 17 1959
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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…
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Cecil Cunningham's Credits
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Four Star Playhouse
Woman (Hotel)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
Grandmother
The Awful Truth
Aunt Patsy
Blonde Venus
Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
My Reputation
Stella Thompson
The Wet Parade
Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Madame J. L. Chambers
If I Had a Million
Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited)
You and Me
Mrs. Morris
In Old Oklahoma
Mrs. Ames
Paramount on Parade
Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Blossoms in the Dust
Mrs. Marcus Gilworth
Girls' School
Miss Brewster
Blond Cheat
Genevieve Trent
Safe in Hell
Angie
Mata Hari
Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Their Own Desire
Aunt Caroline
Du Barry Was a Lady
Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Lady of the Tropics
Countess Berichi
Come and Get It
Josie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Artists & Models
Stella
The Hidden Hand
Lorinda Channing
Return of the Terror
Miss Doolittle
Cairo
Mme. Laruga
Marie Antoinette
Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Kentucky Moonshine
Landlady
Four Men and a Prayer
Piper
The Impatient Maiden
Mrs. Rosy
The Affairs of Martha
Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
College Swing
Dean Sleet
The Rich Are Always with Us
Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited)
Back Street
Mrs. Miller
Is My Face Red?
Millionaire's Wife
Above Suspicion
Countess
New Moon
Governor's Wife
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Countess Oldenburg
Lillian Russell
Mrs. Hobbs
Scandal Street
Maybelle Murphy
The Feminine Touch
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Life of Vergie Winters
Pearl Turner
This Way Please
Miss Eberhardt
Love is a Racket
Aunt Hattie Donovan
King of Gamblers
Big Edna
The Age for Love
Pamela
Love Me Tonight
Laundress (uncredited)
Night Club Scandal
Mrs. Alvin
Twin Beds
Miss MacMahon, Secretary
Play Girl
Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
The Candid Camera
Mrs. Townes' Aunty
We Live Again
Theodosia
Wives Under Suspicion
"Sharpy"
Those We Love
Mrs. Henry Abbott
The Family Next Door
Cora Stewart
People Will Talk
Nellie Simpson
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Mrs. Diana Boone
Daughter of Shanghai
Mrs. Mary Hunt
Winter Carnival
Miss Ainsley
Playboy of Paris
Mlle. Hedwige
Swing High, Swing Low
Murphy
Manhattan Love Song
Pancake Annie Jones
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mrs. Whitman
The Captain is a Lady
Mrs. Jane Homans
From Hell to Heaven
Mrs. Chadman
Anybody's Woman
Dot
Repent at Leisure
Mrs. Morgan
Cowboy Serenade
Priscilla Lock
Laugh It Off
Tess Gibson
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Mrs. Smith
The Druggist's Dilemma
Mrs. Finch
Never the Twins Shall Meet
Mrs. Carp