Esther Howard
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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
Credits
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
as Miz Zeffie
Dead End (1937)
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
June Bride (1948)
as Mrs. Mitchell
Caged (1950)
as Grace (uncredited)
Detour (1945)
as Hedy
I Married a Witch (1942)
as Extra (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
as Jesse Florian
The Virginian (1946)
Actor
Born to Kill (1947)
as Mrs. Kraft
Marie Antoinette (1938)
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
as Wife of Wienie King
Stand-In (1937)
as Mrs, Mack
The Velvet Touch (1948)
as Pansy Dupont
The Lady Gambles (1949)
as Gross Lady
The Crooked Way (1949)
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
as Sally (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
as Sadie (uncredited)
Champion (1949)
as Mrs. Kelly
No Man of Her Own (1950)
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Klondike Annie (1936)
as Fanny Radler
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
as Vi
Adventure (1945)
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
The Great McGinty (1940)
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Mrs. Topley
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
Without Reservations (1946)
as Sarah (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade (1939)
as Mrs. Fellows
The Great Flamarion (1945)
as Cleo
True to Life (1943)
as Woman (uncredited)
Grand Slam (1933)
as Mary
Life Begins (1932)
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Rackety Rax (1932)
as 'Sister' Carrie
Ladies of the Big House (1931)
as Clara Newman
Homicide (1949)
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
Below the Sea (1933)
as Lily
Hellfire (1949)
as Birdie
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
as Landlady
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
as Florist
Winner Take All (1932)
as Ann, Joan's Friend
Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)
as Miss Fredericks
The Big Noise (1944)
as Aunt Sophie
Florida Special (1936)
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Jackass Mail (1942)
as Dancehall Girl
All That I Have (1951)
as Mrs. Dalton
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
as Mrs. Madigan
Stars Over Broadway (1935)
as Mary Sporesgate
Sweepings (1933)
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket (1931)
as Prisoner
Boobs in the Woods (1940)
as Mrs. Clyde
Wicked (1931)
as Extra (uncredited)
The Misses Stooge (1935)
as The Hostess
Sappy Birthday (1942)
Actor
The Best Man Wins (1935)
as Mamie
Straight from the Heart (1935)
as Tired Mother
A Letter for Evie (1946)
as Mrs. Edgewaters
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
as Gloria Peabody
Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939)
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
San Francisco Docks (1940)
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
Alex in Wonderland (1940)
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
Ready for Love (1934)
as Aunt Ida
Partners in Crime (1937)
as Mrs. Wagon
The Iron Master (1933)
as Mrs. Stillman
A Fool's Advice (1932)
as Mrs. Prescott
The Vice Squad (1931)
as Josie
M'Liss (1936)
as Rose
Wedlock Deadlock (1947)
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
Second Hand Wife (1933)
as Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
Tee for Two (1932)
as Louisa
Scandal Street (1938)
as Birdie Brown
The Victim (1931)
as The Wife
Caught on the Bounce (1952)
as Aunt Tildy
Social Sea Lions (1940)
as Singer at Party
Idle Roomers (1944)
as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
It Always Happens (1935)
as Mary Clyde
Ship Ahoy (1931)
as The Mother