Esther Howard
Acting
Born: 1892-04-02 in Butte, Montana, USA
Biography
Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt. From Wikipedia.
Known For
Murder, My Sweet
Jesse Florian
Sullivan's Travels
Miz Zeffie
June Bride
Mrs. Mitchell
I Married a Witch
Extra (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Detour
Hedy
Wedlock Deadlock
Lydia - Betty's Mother
Dead End
Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Caged
Grace (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
Wife of Wienie King
Champion
Mrs. Kelly
Born to Kill
Mrs. Kraft
Without Reservations
Sarah (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
The Virginian
Song of the Thin Man
Sadie (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
Gross Lady
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
The Crooked Way
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
Madame Juliette La Jolla
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
The Velvet Touch
Pansy Dupont
My Favorite Blonde
Mrs. Topley
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Sally (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Vi
Adventure
Woman with Mudgin in bar
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
The Great Flamarion
Cleo
Stand-In
Mrs, Mack
Klondike Annie
Fanny Radler
Boobs in the Woods
Mrs. Clyde
Homicide
Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
Hellfire
Birdie
Sappy Birthday
True to Life
Woman (uncredited)
The Best Man Wins
Mamie
Swing, Sister, Swing
Miss Fredericks
Stars Over Broadway
Mary Sporesgate
Broadway Serenade
Mrs. Fellows
Winner Take All
Ann, Joan's Friend