Esther Howard
ActingEsther 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
Swing, Sister, Swing
Miss Fredericks
Caged
Grace (uncredited)
Dead End
Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Detour
Hedy
Marie Antoinette
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Champion
Mrs. Kelly
Without Reservations
Sarah (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
Jesse Florian
I Married a Witch
Extra (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
Miz Zeffie
Filmography — Acting
Swing, Sister, Swing
Miss Fredericks
Caged
Grace (uncredited)
Dead End
Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Detour
Hedy
Marie Antoinette
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Champion
Mrs. Kelly
Without Reservations
Sarah (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
Jesse Florian
I Married a Witch
Extra (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
Miz Zeffie
The Lady Gambles
Gross Lady
The Crooked Way
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Hellfire
Birdie
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Sally (uncredited)
Born to Kill
Mrs. Kraft
The Palm Beach Story
Wife of Wienie King
The Velvet Touch
Pansy Dupont
Merrily We Go to Hell
Vi
True to Life
Woman (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
Sadie (uncredited)
Sweepings
Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
Mrs. Fellows
The Virginian
Adventure
Woman with Mudgin in bar
A Letter for Evie
Mrs. Edgewaters
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Grand Slam
Mary
Stand-In
Mrs, Mack
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Florist
Ready for Love
Aunt Ida
The Yellow Ticket
Prisoner
Life Begins
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Rackety Rax
'Sister' Carrie
The Best Man Wins
Mamie
June Bride
Mrs. Mitchell
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
Stars Over Broadway
Mary Sporesgate
Homicide
Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
My Favorite Blonde
Mrs. Topley
The Vice Squad
Josie
Klondike Annie
Fanny Radler
The Iron Master
Mrs. Stillman
M'Liss
Rose
The Falcon's Alibi
Gloria Peabody
Straight from the Heart
Tired Mother
The Lady from Cheyenne
Landlady
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
The Great Flamarion
Cleo
The Great McGinty
Madame Juliette La Jolla
Below the Sea
Lily
Winner Take All
Ann, Joan's Friend
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Mrs. Maggie Kelly
Rhythm in the Clouds
Mrs. Madigan
The Big Noise
Aunt Sophie
Scandal Street
Birdie Brown
Florida Special
Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Alex in Wonderland
Blanche - Fred's Wife
All That I Have
Mrs. Dalton
Partners in Crime
Mrs. Wagon
A Fool's Advice
Mrs. Prescott
Wicked
Extra (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House
Clara Newman
Boobs in the Woods
Mrs. Clyde
Wedlock Deadlock
Lydia - Betty's Mother
San Francisco Docks
Jean-Beauty Shop owner
Idle Roomers
Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
It Always Happens
Mary Clyde
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Cactus Kate Ramsey
Caught on the Bounce
Aunt Tildy
Second Hand Wife
Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
The Victim
The Wife
Tee for Two
Louisa
The Misses Stooge
The Hostess
Sappy Birthday
Social Sea Lions
Singer at Party
Ship Ahoy
The Mother