- Born
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- Birth nameEsma Ellen Charlotte Cannon
- Height4′ 7″ (1.40 m)
- Legendary Australian-born character actress of the British screen, Miss Cannon was without doubt one of the best scene-stealing actresses.
Her pixie-like looks and extraordinary facial expressions made her a true favourite of many a British movie.
Without her appearances in many a 'Carry On' film in the 1960s, her career would have probably been forgotten today. Arguably, her most famous performance was as the lonely but happy spinster in Carry on Cruising (1962). The bar scene with Dilys Laye where both of their characters get hideously drunk, is as legendary as the movie itself.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseErnst Otto Littman(September 5, 1945 - October 18, 1972) (her death, 1 child)
- Her death was only discovered by her former colleagues and friends after a 'Where are they now?' feature in 'Films and Filming' a number of years after her passing.
- Her husband (Ernst Otto Littman, born in Germany in 1904) outlived her by over a decade. He died in London, England in September 1983.
- She made her stage debut in the opera 'Madame Butterfly' at the age of 4 and continued on stage. Her film debut was in an uncredited role as a waitress in "The Man Behind the Mask" (1936), and made her television debut in "Love from a Stranger" (1938) as Ethel the maid.
- Sister of Veta Grace Doris Cannon (born in Australia, died in Australia on 31 August 1924).
- Daughter of Michael John Cannon (born in Australia in 1871, died 1937) and Lavinia Grace Margaret Ward (born in Australia, died in London, England on 27 August 1961), who married on 14 November 1895.
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