Esther Leach (1809-November 1843) was an English stage actress and theatre director active in colonial India.
[2] Esther Leach was the daughter of a British soldier, a "Mr. Flatman", stationed in Meerut.
She married the non-commissioned officer John Leach and became the mother of the actress "Mrs. Anderson".
Esther Leach was given scholastic training by the regimental pedagogue in Berhampur.
She was remarkably successful with her theatre and attracted both the British as well as the Indian audience in Calcutta.