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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as Aunt Tildy
as Mrs. Dalton
as Grace (uncredited)
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
as Birdie
as Gross Lady
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
as Mrs. Kelly
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
as Mrs. Mitchell
as Pansy Dupont
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
as Sadie (uncredited)
as Mrs. Kraft
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
as Mrs. Edgewaters
as Sarah (uncredited)
as Gloria Peabody
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
as Hedy
as Cleo
as Jesse Florian
as Aunt Sophie
as Sally (uncredited)
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
as Wife of Wienie King
as Dancehall Girl
as Mrs. Topley
as Miz Zeffie
as Landlady
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
as Singer at Party
as Mrs. Clyde
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
as Florist
as Mrs. Fellows
as Miss Fredericks
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
as Birdie Brown
as Mrs, Mack
as Mrs. Wagon
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
as Mrs. Madigan
as Rose
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
as Fanny Radler
as Mary Sporesgate
as Mary Clyde
as The Hostess
as Tired Mother
as Mamie
as Aunt Ida
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
as Lily
as Mary
as Mrs. Stillman
as Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
as 'Sister' Carrie
as Louisa
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
as Ann, Joan's Friend
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
as Mrs. Prescott
as Clara Newman
as The Wife
as Prisoner
as Extra (uncredited)
as Josie
as The Mother