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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.

Kitty Foyle
1940 · as Grandmother

Susan Lenox
1931 · as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy

The Awful Truth
1937 · as Aunt Patsy

Girls' School
1938 · as Miss Brewster

Back Street
1941 · as Mrs. Miller

Mata Hari
1931 · as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
1938 · as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)

Blond Cheat
1938 · as Genevieve Trent

My Reputation
1946 · as Stella Thompson

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · as (uncredited)

In Old Oklahoma
1943 · as Mrs. Ames

Love Me Tonight
1932 · as Laundress (uncredited)

Twin Beds
1942 · as Miss MacMahon, Secretary

Blonde Venus
1932 · as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)

Ladies They Talk About
1933 · as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
1939 · as Madame J. L. Chambers

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)

The Wet Parade
1932 · as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited)