Esther Howard
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(76 total)
Sullivan's Travels
as Miz Zeffie
Detour
as Hedy
Murder, My Sweet
as Jesse Florian
I Married a Witch
as Extra (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Wife of Wienie King
Dead End
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Sally (uncredited)
Champion
as Mrs. Kelly
Song of the Thin Man
as Sadie (uncredited)
Born to Kill
as Mrs. Kraft
Caged
as Grace (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
The Big Noise
as Aunt Sophie
Marie Antoinette
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
as Gross Lady
The Great Flamarion
as Cleo
The Crooked Way
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)