Acting · Butte, Montana, USA · Born April 2, 1892
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.
MovieCaught on the Bounce
1952
as Aunt Tildy
MovieAll That I Have
1951
as Mrs. Dalton
MovieCaged
1950
as Grace (uncredited)
MovieNo Man of Her Own
1950
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
MovieHellfire
1949
as Birdie
MovieThe Lady Gambles
1949
as Gross Lady
MovieThe Crooked Way
1949
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
MovieChampion
1949
as Mrs. Kelly
MovieHomicide
1949
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
MovieJune Bride
1948
as Mrs. Mitchell
MovieThe Velvet Touch
1948
as Pansy Dupont
MovieWedlock Deadlock
1947
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
MovieSong of the Thin Man
1947
as Sadie (uncredited)
MovieBorn to Kill
1947
as Mrs. Kraft
MovieDick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
MovieA Letter for Evie
1946
as Mrs. Edgewaters
MovieWithout Reservations
1946
as Sarah (uncredited)
MovieThe Virginian
1946
MovieThe Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Gloria Peabody
MovieAdventure
1945
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
MovieDetour
1945
as Hedy
MovieThe Great Flamarion
1945
as Cleo
MovieMurder, My Sweet
1944
as Jesse Florian
MovieThe Big Noise
1944
as Aunt Sophie
MovieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Sally (uncredited)
MovieHail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
MovieIdle Roomers
1944
as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
MovieTrue to Life
1943
as Woman (uncredited)
MovieI Married a Witch
1942
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieThe Palm Beach Story
1942
as Wife of Wienie King
MovieJackass Mail
1942
as Dancehall Girl
MovieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
as Mrs. Topley
Sappy Birthday
1942
MovieSullivan's Travels
1941
as Miz Zeffie
MovieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Landlady
MovieSan Francisco Docks
1940
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
MovieThe Great McGinty
1940
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Social Sea Lions
1940
as Singer at Party
MovieBoobs in the Woods
1940
as Mrs. Clyde
MovieAlex in Wonderland
1940
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
MovieRide, Cowboy, Ride
1939
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
MovieThe Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Florist
MovieBroadway Serenade
1939
as Mrs. Fellows
MovieSwing, Sister, Swing
1938
as Miss Fredericks
MovieMarie Antoinette
1938
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
MovieScandal Street
1938
as Birdie Brown
MovieStand-In
1937
as Mrs, Mack
MoviePartners in Crime
1937
as Mrs. Wagon
MovieDead End
1937
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
MovieRhythm in the Clouds
1937
as Mrs. Madigan
MovieM'Liss
1936
as Rose
MovieFlorida Special
1936
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
MovieKlondike Annie
1936
as Fanny Radler
MovieStars Over Broadway
1935
as Mary Sporesgate
It Always Happens
1935
as Mary Clyde
MovieThe Misses Stooge
1935
as The Hostess
MovieStraight from the Heart
1935
as Tired Mother
MovieThe Best Man Wins
1935
as Mamie
MovieReady for Love
1934
as Aunt Ida
MovieSweepings
1933
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
MovieBelow the Sea
1933
as Lily
MovieGrand Slam
1933
as Mary
MovieThe Iron Master
1933
as Mrs. Stillman
MovieSecond Hand Wife
1933
as Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
MovieRackety Rax
1932
as 'Sister' Carrie
Tee for Two
1932
as Louisa
MovieLife Begins
1932
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
MovieWinner Take All
1932
as Ann, Joan's Friend
MovieMerrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Vi
MovieThe Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
MovieA Fool's Advice
1932
as Mrs. Prescott
MovieLadies of the Big House
1931
as Clara Newman
The Victim
1931
as The Wife
MovieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
as Prisoner
MovieWicked
1931
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieThe Vice Squad
1931
as Josie
Ship Ahoy
1931
as The Mother
