Edith Atwater
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 April 1911 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 14 March 1986
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edith Atwater (April 22, 1911 – March 14, 1986) was an American stage, film and television actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Atwater made her Broadway debut in 1933. In 1939 she starred in The Man Who Came to Dinner. On screen she appeared in such films as The Body Snatcher, Sweet Smell of Success, and Strait-Jacket. Her television work included roles on The Rockford Files and Knots Landing. Atwater was married to actor Hugh Marlowe in 1941. She later married Kent Smith, with whom she remained married until his death in 1985, a year before her own death. She had no children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edith Atwater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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- 1978Die Sister, Die! as Amanda
- 1978Mean Dog Blues as Linda's Mother
- 1976Family Plot as Mrs. Clay
- 1975Mackintosh and T.J. as Mrs. Webster
- 1974Our Time as Mrs. Pendleton
- 1972Stand Up and Be Counted as Sophie
- 1971The Love Machine as Mary
- 1970Norwood as Angry Bus Passenger
- 1970Pieces of Dreams as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
- 1969True Grit as Mrs. Floyd
- 1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- 1969Ride a Northbound Horse as Mrs. Addy Mason
- 1965Strange Bedfellows as Mrs. Stevens
- 1964Strait-Jacket as Mrs. Fields
- 1963It Happened at the World's Fair as Miss Steuben
- 1957Sweet Smell of Success as Mary
- 1951Teresa as Mrs. Lawrence
- 1949C-Man as Lydia Brundage
- 1945The Body Snatcher as Meg Camden
- 1936We Went to College as Nina Talbot