Esther Howard
Acting Born Apr 2, 1892 Butte, Montana, USA 24 credits
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.
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- Dead End (1937) as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
- Murder, My Sweet (1944) as Jesse Florian
- I Married a Witch (1942) as Extra (uncredited)
- Detour (1945) as Hedy
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Miz Zeffie
- June Bride (1948) as Mrs. Mitchell
- Marie Antoinette (1938) as Streetwalker (uncredited)
- Caged (1950) as Grace (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) as Sally (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Wife of Wienie King
- Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Sadie (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1946)
- Champion (1949) as Mrs. Kelly
- The Great McGinty (1940) as Madame Juliette La Jolla
- Broadway Serenade (1939) as Mrs. Fellows
- The Lady Gambles (1949) as Gross Lady
- Born to Kill (1947) as Mrs. Kraft
- Stand-In (1937) as Mrs, Mack
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
- Without Reservations (1946) as Sarah (uncredited)
- Hellfire (1949) as Birdie
- True to Life (1943) as Woman (uncredited)
- The Velvet Touch (1948) as Pansy Dupont