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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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Man of Her Own (1950) | Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 2 | Caged (1950) | Grace (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 3 | Champion (1949) | Mrs. Kelly | 5 | |
| 4 | Hellfire (1949) | Birdie | 5 | |
| 5 | The Lady Gambles (1949) | Gross Lady | 4 | |
| 6 | The Crooked Way (1949) | Hotel Proprietess (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 7 | The Velvet Touch (1948) | Pansy Dupont | 4 | |
| 8 | Born to Kill (1947) | Mrs. Kraft | 6 | |
| 9 | Song of the Thin Man (1947) | Sadie (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 10 | Detour (1945) | Hedy | 6.3 | |
| 11 | The Great Flamarion (1945) | Cleo | 4 | |
| 12 | The Big Noise (1944) | Aunt Sophie | 3.5 | |
| 13 | Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) | Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 14 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) | Sally (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 15 | Murder, My Sweet (1944) | Jesse Florian | 7.3 | |
| 16 | I Married a Witch (1942) | Extra (uncredited) | 8.5 | |
| 17 | My Favorite Blonde (1942) | Mrs. Topley | 4 | |
| 18 | The Palm Beach Story (1942) | Wife of Wienie King | 7 | |
| 19 | Sullivan's Travels (1941) | Miz Zeffie | 6.8 | |
| 20 | The Great McGinty (1940) | Madame Juliette La Jolla | 6 | |
| 21 | Marie Antoinette (1938) | Streetwalker (uncredited) | - | - |
| 22 | Dead End (1937) | Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 23 | Stand-In (1937) | Mrs, Mack | - | - |
| 24 | Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) | Vi | 5 |
