Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/2/1892
Place of Birth
Butte, Montana, USA
Esther Howard
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 ...
Known For
Dead End
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (Uncredited)
The Virginian
Unknown Role
Broadway Serenade
as Mrs. Fellows
Klondike Annie
as Fanny Radler
No Man of Her Own
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Adventure
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
Caged
as Grace (uncredited)
Hellfire
as Birdie
Florida Special
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Life Begins
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
as Wife of Wienie King
The Great McGinty
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Wicked
as Extra (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Sally (uncredited)
True to Life
as Woman (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Landlady
I Married a Witch
as Extra (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Sarah (uncredited)
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly