Edna Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959)[1] was an American film and stage actress, singer, and comedienne.

[6] In the fall of 1903, at the age of fifteen, Cunningham was also said to have "taken a deep interest in the prisoners at the city jail," performing for their benefit at religious services every Sunday.

Cunningham [...] yesterday afternoon received from Edward Phiester and Joseph Spray a mimic ship on which they and several other inmates have been working for two weeks.

At the close of services yesterday, Spray and Phiester presented the ship to Miss Cunningham, at the same time telling her that the miniature was a token of their appreciation for her efforts to enliven their existence by her singing.

[10] On April 17, 1959, Cunningham died of heart disease at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.