Actor
Esma Cannon
December 27, 1905 · Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Often works with
Sidney James
6 titles together
Carry On Cabby, Carry On Cruising, Carry On Constable
Kenneth Connor
6 titles together
Carry On Cabby, Carry On Cruising, Carry On Constable
Liz Fraser
5 titles together
I'm All Right Jack, Carry On Cabby, Carry On Cruising
Cyril Chamberlain
5 titles together
Carry On Cabby, Carry On Cruising, The Spy in Black
Charles Hawtrey
4 titles together
A Canterbury Tale, Carry On Cabby, Carry On Constable
Ambrosine Phillpotts
4 titles together
Carry On Cabby, Carry On Regardless, Expresso Bongo
Full filmography · 64
What's a Carry On?
as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
That's Carry On!
as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)
19775.8
Hide and Seek
as Tea Lady
1964
Carry On Cabby
as Flo Sims
19636.4
We Joined the Navy
as Consul's Wife
1963
Nurse on Wheels
as Mrs. Jones
1963
The Fast Lady
as Lady on Zebra Crossing
19625.8
On the Beat
as Mrs. Timms
19627.7
In the Doghouse
as Mrs. Raikes
1962
Carry On Cruising
as Bridget Madderley
19626.1
Over the Odds
as Alice
1961
What a Carve Up!
as Aunt Emily
19617