Cecil Cunningham

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Female

Birthday

1888-08-02

Day of death

1959-04-17 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Cecil Cunningham

Biography

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 Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • The Affairs of Martha

    The Affairs of Martha

  • The Hidden Hand

    The Hidden Hand

  • The Druggist's Dilemma

    The Druggist's Dilemma

  • Lady of the Tropics

    Lady of the Tropics

  • Cowboy Serenade

    Cowboy Serenade

  • Blonde Venus

    Blonde Venus

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • Kentucky Moonshine

    Kentucky Moonshine

  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

  • Manhattan Love Song

    Manhattan Love Song

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • Paramount on Parade

    Paramount on Parade

  • Ladies They Talk About

    Ladies They Talk About

  • Safe in Hell

    Safe in Hell

  • Four Men and a Prayer

    Four Men and a Prayer

  • People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

  • Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

  • College Swing

    College Swing

  • The Rich Are Always with Us

    The Rich Are Always with Us

  • Scandal Street

    Scandal Street

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

  • My Reputation

    My Reputation

  • Their Own Desire

    Their Own Desire

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • Girls' School

    Girls' School

  • You and Me

    You and Me

  • This Way Please

    This Way Please

  • The Impatient Maiden

    The Impatient Maiden

  • Wives Under Suspicion

    Wives Under Suspicion

  • The Age for Love

    The Age for Love

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

  • We Live Again

    We Live Again

  • Kitty Foyle

    Kitty Foyle

  • Winter Carnival

    Winter Carnival

  • The Family Next Door

    The Family Next Door

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Mata Hari

    Mata Hari

  • Swing High, Swing Low

    Swing High, Swing Low

  • Daughter of Shanghai

    Daughter of Shanghai

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • The Life of Vergie Winters

    The Life of Vergie Winters

  • Hurry, Charlie, Hurry

    Hurry, Charlie, Hurry

  • Love Me Tonight

    Love Me Tonight

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Laugh It Off

    Laugh It Off

  • The Candid Camera

    The Candid Camera

  • Night Club Scandal

    Night Club Scandal

  • Is My Face Red?

    Is My Face Red?

  • Cairo

    Cairo

  • Come and Get It

    Come and Get It

  • From Hell to Heaven

    From Hell to Heaven

  • Play Girl

    Play Girl

  • Those We Love

    Those We Love

  • Playboy of Paris

    Playboy of Paris

  • The Captain Is a Lady

    The Captain Is a Lady

  • Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

  • Anybody's Woman

    Anybody's Woman

  • Just a Pain in the Parlor

    Just a Pain in the Parlor

  • Twin Beds

    Twin Beds

  • Love Is a Racket

    Love Is a Racket

  • Blond Cheat

    Blond Cheat

  • The Wife Takes a Flyer

    The Wife Takes a Flyer

  • Lillian Russell

    Lillian Russell

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Repent at Leisure

    Repent at Leisure

  • King of Gamblers

    King of Gamblers

  • My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy