Esther Howard
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.
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Acting
Movie
Sullivan's Travels
as Miz Zeffie
1941
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Detour
as Hedy
1945
Movie
Murder, My Sweet
as Jesse Florian
1944
Movie
I Married a Witch
as Extra (uncredited)
1942
Movie
The Palm Beach Story
as Wife of Wienie King
1942
Movie
Dead End
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
1937
Movie
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Sally (uncredited)
1944
Movie
Song of the Thin Man
as Sadie (uncredited)
1947
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Champion
as Mrs. Kelly
1949
Movie
Born to Kill
as Mrs. Kraft
1947
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Caged
as Grace (uncredited)
1950
Movie
The Great McGinty
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
1940
Movie
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
1944
Movie
No Man of Her Own
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
1950
Movie
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Vi
1932
Movie
The Big Noise
as Aunt Sophie
1944
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Marie Antoinette
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
1938
Movie
The Great Flamarion
as Cleo
1945
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The Lady Gambles
as Gross Lady
1949
Movie
The Crooked Way
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
1949
Movie
The Velvet Touch
as Pansy Dupont
1948
Movie
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
1946
Movie
The Virginian
1946
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My Favorite Blonde
as Mrs. Topley
1942