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