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