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Cecil Cunningham
Known for: ActingFrom 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.
Filmography 26
The Awful Truth
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as Aunt Patsy 
Safe in Hell
as Angie 
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
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as (uncredited) 
Susan Lenox
as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy 
In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames 
It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers 
Mata Hari
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as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) 
Kitty Foyle
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as Grandmother 
Blonde Venus
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) 
New Moon
as Governor's Wife 
Love Me Tonight
as Laundress (uncredited) 
Above Suspicion
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as Countess 
Blossoms in the Dust
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as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth 
My Reputation
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as Stella Thompson 
Come and Get It
as Josie 
If I Had a Million
as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) 
You and Me
as Mrs. Morris 
Ladies They Talk About
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as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) 
Swing High, Swing Low
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as Murphy 
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited) 
Is My Face Red?
as Millionaire's Wife 
College Swing
as Dean Sleet 
We Live Again
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as Theodosia 
Lady of the Tropics
as Countess Berichi 
Winter Carnival
as Miss Ainsley 
Wives Under Suspicion
as Sharpy