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