Esma Cannon

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
- Acting
- Born
- 1905-12-27 · Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- 1972-10-18
Known for
- A Canterbury Tale (1944) — Agnes
- I'm All Right Jack (1959) — Spencer
- Carry On Cabby (1963) — Flo Sims
- Carry On Cruising (1962) — Bridget Madderley
- The Spy in Black (1939) — Maggie
- Carry On Constable (1960) — Deaf Old Lady
- The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) — Aggie
- Carry On Regardless (1961) — Miss Cooling
- Last Holiday (1950) — Miss Fox
- The Way Ahead (1944) — Mrs. Ted Brewer
- On the Beat (1962) — Mrs. Timms
- The Sleeping Tiger (1954) — Scrubwoman with ladder
- Jack the Ripper (1959) — Nelly
- That's Carry On! (1977) — Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
- Trouble in Store (1953) — Café Customer (uncredited)
- What a Carve Up! (1961) — Aunt Emily