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- Birth nameEdna Cecil Cunningham
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Cecil Cunningham was born on August 2, 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 April 17, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJean C. Havez(January 7, 1915 - 1918) (divorced)
- ParentsPatrick Henry CunninghamSarah A. Hunter
- 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.
- Hollywood character actress with whitish hair cut like a man's, often in roles as a general "know-it-all.".
- Was in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Kitty Foyle (1940) and Blossoms in the Dust (1941).
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