Esther Howard
Esther Howard
Person

Esther Howard

Actor 1892-04-02 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 Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast ...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941 · Miz Zeffie

Detour

Detour

1945 · Hedy

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944 · Jesse Florian

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942 · Extra (uncredited)

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942 · Wife of Wienie King

Dead End

Dead End

1937 · Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944 · Sally (uncredited)

Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947 · Sadie (uncredited)

Champion

Champion

1949 · Mrs. Kelly

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947 · Mrs. Kraft

Caged

Caged

1950 · Grace (uncredited)

The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

1940 · Madame Juliette La Jolla

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 · Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932 · Vi

The Big Noise

The Big Noise

1944 · Aunt Sophie

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

1950 · Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938 · Streetwalker (uncredited)

The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion

1945 · Cleo

The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles

1949 · Gross Lady

The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

1948 · Pansy Dupont