Zamah Cunningham (November 29, 1892 â€" June 2, 1967) was an American
stage, film, and television actress. She began her career appearing in
uncredited bit parts for D. W. Griffith, making her film debut in his
1924 silent feature, America. She later had an extensive career on
Broadway, making her stage debut there in 1933's Give Us This Day.
Cunningham went on to appear in numerous stage plays over the
following several decades, though she publicly commented that most of
her plays were "flops."In her later career, she appeared in several
films, including Dream Girl (1948), Here Come the Girls (1953), and
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965). Beginning in 1956, she made several
guest appearances as Angelina Manciotti, neighbor of the Kramdens on
the sitcom The Honeymooners. Cunningham died at Roosevelt Hospital in
Manhattan in June 1967, aged 74.Cunningham was born in 1892 in
Portland, Oregon. At age two, she relocated with her family to
Carthage, Missouri. She began her career as a singer before relocating
to New York City to study acting. After appearing in local stage
productions, she was secured a working contract with D. W. Griffith,
appearing in uncredited bit parts in his films. In 1924, she made her
film debut in Germany, appearing in Griffith's America. She
subsequently studied music in Paris, and was given opportunity to
appear in productions at the Opera Comique. She later returned to the
United States, where she joined the Chicago Playhouse and appeared in
regional productions.Cunningham made her Broadway debut in 1933's Give
Us This Day. She went on to appear in over 20 Broadway productions
over the following two decades, including On the Town (1944) and The
Shadow of a Gunman (1958). Reflecting on her stage career in 1944, she
commented: "In the past 20 years I've been in fifty playsâ€"mostly
flops."
stage, film, and television actress. She began her career appearing in
uncredited bit parts for D. W. Griffith, making her film debut in his
1924 silent feature, America. She later had an extensive career on
Broadway, making her stage debut there in 1933's Give Us This Day.
Cunningham went on to appear in numerous stage plays over the
following several decades, though she publicly commented that most of
her plays were "flops."In her later career, she appeared in several
films, including Dream Girl (1948), Here Come the Girls (1953), and
Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965). Beginning in 1956, she made several
guest appearances as Angelina Manciotti, neighbor of the Kramdens on
the sitcom The Honeymooners. Cunningham died at Roosevelt Hospital in
Manhattan in June 1967, aged 74.Cunningham was born in 1892 in
Portland, Oregon. At age two, she relocated with her family to
Carthage, Missouri. She began her career as a singer before relocating
to New York City to study acting. After appearing in local stage
productions, she was secured a working contract with D. W. Griffith,
appearing in uncredited bit parts in his films. In 1924, she made her
film debut in Germany, appearing in Griffith's America. She
subsequently studied music in Paris, and was given opportunity to
appear in productions at the Opera Comique. She later returned to the
United States, where she joined the Chicago Playhouse and appeared in
regional productions.Cunningham made her Broadway debut in 1933's Give
Us This Day. She went on to appear in over 20 Broadway productions
over the following two decades, including On the Town (1944) and The
Shadow of a Gunman (1958). Reflecting on her stage career in 1944, she
commented: "In the past 20 years I've been in fifty playsâ€"mostly
flops."
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