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Cecil Cunningham(1880-1959)

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Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham was born on 2 August 1880 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Awful Truth (1937), Daughter of Shanghai (1937) and Playboy of Paris (1930). She was married to Jean C. Havez. She died on 17 April 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1880
DiedApril 17, 1959(78)
BornAugust 2, 1880
DiedApril 17, 1959(78)
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Known for

Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
The Awful Truth
7.6
  • Aunt Patsy
  • 1937
Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
6.6
  • Mrs. Mary Hunt
  • 1937
Playboy of Paris (1930)
Playboy of Paris
5.7
  • Mlle. Hedwige
  • 1930
Clark Gable and Greta Garbo in Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
6.3
  • Madame Panoramia aka Pansy
  • 1931

Credits

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Actress

  • Joyful Hour
    1.8
    TV Movie
    • Elizabeth
    • 1960
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Woman (Hotel)
    • 1952
  • Talents
    Short
    • 1951
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • June Allyson and Van Johnson in The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
    The Bride Goes Wild
    6.2
    • Helen Oldfield (scenes deleted)
    • 1948
  • My Reputation (1946)
    My Reputation
    7.0
    • Stella Thompson
    • 1946
  • Wonder Man (1945)
    Wonder Man
    6.8
    • Fortune Teller (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • John Wayne, Albert Dekker, and Martha Scott in In Old Oklahoma (1943)
    In Old Oklahoma
    6.4
    • Mrs. Ames
    • 1943
  • Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion (1943)
    Above Suspicion
    6.5
    • Countess
    • 1943
  • Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Arthur Freed, Roy Del Ruth, Tommy Dorsey, Zero Mostel, Virginia O'Brien, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
    Du Barry Was a Lady
    6.1
    • Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Wade Boteler, Elisabeth Fraser, Craig Stevens, George Guhl, Creighton Hale, and Milton Parsons in The Hidden Hand (1942)
    The Hidden Hand
    6.1
    • Lorinda Channing
    • 1942
  • Richard Carlson, Frances Gifford, and Martha O'Driscoll in My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942)
    My Heart Belongs to Daddy
    6.1
    • Mrs. Whitman (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Robert Young and Jeanette MacDonald in Cairo (1942)
    Cairo
    6.1
    • Mme. Laruga
    • 1942
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in I Married an Angel (1942)
    I Married an Angel
    5.7
    • Mrs. Fairmind (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • The Affairs of Martha (1942)
    The Affairs of Martha
    6.6
    • Mrs. Llewellyn Castle
    • 1942

Soundtrack

  • Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Elizabeth Patterson in Love Me Tonight (1932)
    Love Me Tonight
    7.5
    • performer: "The Son of a Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor" (1932) (uncredited)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • August 2, 1880
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • April 17, 1959
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(arteriosclerosis)
  • Spouse
    • Jean C. HavezJanuary 7, 1915 - 1918 (divorced)
  • Parents
      Patrick Henry Cunningham
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank. Did some sittings as a photographer's model, then first show business job in the chorus line of 'Mademoiselle Modiste' at the age of eighteen. Trained as a singer and appeared on stage in 'Iolanthe' (1913,New York) and 'Parsifal' (1915,Paris). Worked as a vaudeville comedienne at the Palace in New York till commencement of her movie career in 1929.

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