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Home/People/Edith Atwater
Edith Atwater profile photo
Born
Apr 22, 1911Died: Mar 14, 1986
Lived 74 years
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

20
Movies
28
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Edith Atwater

Acting

Biography
​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.
Die Sister, Die! poster

Die Sister, Die!

as Amanda
1978
Mean Dog Blues poster

Mean Dog Blues

as Linda's Mother
1978
Family Plot poster

Family Plot

as Mrs. Clay
1976
Mackintosh and T.J. poster

Mackintosh and T.J.

as Mrs. Webster
1975
Our Time poster

Our Time

as Mrs. Pendleton
1974
Stand Up and Be Counted poster

Stand Up and Be Counted

as Sophie
1972
The Love Machine poster

The Love Machine

as Mary
1971
Norwood poster

Norwood

as Angry Bus Passenger
1970
Pieces of Dreams poster

Pieces of Dreams

as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
1970
True Grit poster

True Grit

as Mrs. Floyd
1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting poster

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
1969
Ride a Northbound Horse poster

Ride a Northbound Horse

as Mrs. Addy Mason
1969
Strange Bedfellows poster

Strange Bedfellows

as Mrs. Stevens
1965
Strait-Jacket poster

Strait-Jacket

as Mrs. Fields
1964
It Happened at the World's Fair poster

It Happened at the World's Fair

as Miss Steuben
1963
Sweet Smell of Success poster

Sweet Smell of Success

as Mary
1957
Teresa poster

Teresa

as Mrs. Lawrence
1951
C-Man poster

C-Man

as Lydia Brundage
1949
The Body Snatcher poster

The Body Snatcher

as Meg Camden
1945
We Went to College poster

We Went to College

as Nina Talbot
1936