Born in Butte, Montana, USA — Apr 02 1892• Died Mar 08 1965

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 f…
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'Sister' Carrie

Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)

Sadie (uncredited)


Jesse Florian

Grace (uncredited)

Extra (uncredited)

Miss Fredericks

Woman (uncredited)

Mrs. Mitchell

Wife of Wienie King

Mrs. Kelly

Birdie

Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)

Hedy

Mrs. Fellows

Woman with Mudgin in bar

Mrs. Brucker, Landlady

Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)

Mrs. Kraft

Miz Zeffie

Mary

Vi

Clara Newman

Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)

Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)

Gross Lady

Florist

Streetwalker (uncredited)

Landlady

Mary Sporesgate

Madame Juliette La Jolla

Sarah (uncredited)

Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor

Cleo

Mrs, Mack

Ann, Joan's Friend

Sally (uncredited)

Violet's Madame (Uncredited)

Prisoner

Pansy Dupont

Birdie Brown

Mrs. Topley

Fanny Radler

Josie

Mrs. Maggie Kelly

Mamie

Lily

Jean-Beauty Shop owner

Aunt Sophie

Mrs. Edgewaters

Blanche - Fred's Wife

Rose

Mrs. Stillman

Cactus Kate Ramsey

Gloria Peabody

Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)

Mrs. Dalton

Mrs. Wagon

Extra (uncredited)

Mrs. Clyde

Aunt Ida

Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)

The Hostess

Dancehall Girl
The Wife

Tired Mother
Mary Clyde

Lydia - Betty's Mother

Mrs. Prescott

Mrs. Madigan
Louisa
Singer at Party

Aunt Tildy
The Mother

Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)