Cecil Cunningham

About

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.

Known for

Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952Ladies They Talk AboutMovie • 1933It's a Wonderful WorldMovie • 1939Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMovie • 1936Kitty FoyleMovie • 1940Susan LenoxMovie • 1931Mata HariMovie • 1931In Old OklahomaMovie • 1943My ReputationMovie • 1946Love Me TonightMovie • 1932Marie AntoinetteMovie • 1938The Awful TruthMovie • 1937Blonde VenusMovie • 1932Blossoms in the DustMovie • 1941You and MeMovie • 1938If I Had a MillionMovie • 1932Above SuspicionMovie • 1943Come and Get ItMovie • 1936Safe in HellMovie • 1931Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMovie • 1940Their Own DesireMovie • 1929