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Esther Howard
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Biography
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.
BODY OF WORK
Esther Howard's Filmography
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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
A Letter for Evie
as Mrs. Edgewaters
Without Reservations
as Sarah (uncredited)
The Virginian
The Falcon's Alibi
as Gloria Peabody
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 Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Wife of Wienie King
Jackass Mail
as Dancehall Girl
My Favorite Blonde
as Mrs. Topley
No Poster
Sappy Birthday
Sullivan's Travels
as Miz Zeffie
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Landlady
San Francisco Docks
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
The Great McGinty
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
No Poster
Social Sea Lions
as Singer at Party
Boobs in the Woods
as Mrs. Clyde
Alex in Wonderland
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Florist
Broadway Serenade
as Mrs. Fellows
Swing, Sister, Swing
as Miss Fredericks
Marie Antoinette
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
Scandal Street
as Birdie Brown
Stand-In
as Mrs, Mack
Partners in Crime
as Mrs. Wagon
Dead End
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Mrs. Madigan
M'Liss
as Rose
Florida Special
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Klondike Annie
as Fanny Radler
Stars Over Broadway
as Mary Sporesgate
No Poster
It Always Happens
as Mary Clyde
The Misses Stooge
as The Hostess
Straight from the Heart
as Tired Mother
The Best Man Wins
as Mamie
Ready for Love
as Aunt Ida
Sweepings
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Below the Sea
as Lily
Grand Slam
as Mary
The Iron Master
as Mrs. Stillman
Second Hand Wife
as Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
Rackety Rax
as 'Sister' Carrie
No Poster
Tee for Two
as Louisa
Life Begins
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Winner Take All
as Ann, Joan's Friend
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Vi
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
A Fool's Advice
as Mrs. Prescott
Ladies of the Big House
as Clara Newman
No Poster
The Victim
as The Wife
The Yellow Ticket
as Prisoner
Wicked
as Extra (uncredited)
The Vice Squad
as Josie
No Poster
Ship Ahoy
as The Mother