Esther Howard

Actor

Born: April 2, 1892
Died: March 8, 1965 (age 72)
From: Butte, Montana, USA

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…

Filmography (77)

Caught on the Bounce (1952)
Aunt Tildy
All That I Have (1951)
Mrs. Dalton
Caged (1950)
Grace (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1950)
Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Hellfire (1949)
Birdie
The Lady Gambles (1949)
Gross Lady
The Crooked Way (1949)
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Champion (1949)
Mrs. Kelly
Homicide (1949)
Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
June Bride (1948)
Mrs. Mitchell
The Velvet Touch (1948)
Pansy Dupont
Wedlock Deadlock (1947)
Lydia - Betty's Mother
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Sadie (uncredited)
Born to Kill (1947)
Mrs. Kraft
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
A Letter for Evie (1946)
Mrs. Edgewaters
Without Reservations (1946)
Sarah (uncredited)
The Virginian (1946)
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
Gloria Peabody
Adventure (1945)
Woman with Mudgin in bar
Detour (1945)
Hedy
The Great Flamarion (1945)
Cleo
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Jesse Florian
The Big Noise (1944)
Aunt Sophie
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
Sally (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Idle Roomers (1944)
Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
True to Life (1943)
Woman (uncredited)
I Married a Witch (1942)
Extra (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Wife of Wienie King