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