Acting
Edith Atwater
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Born
22 April 1911
Died
14 March 1986 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Filmography
Mean Dog Blues
as Linda's Mother
Die Sister, Die!
as Amanda
Family Plot
as Mrs. Clay
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Mrs. Webster
Our Time
as Mrs. Pendleton
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Sophie
The Love Machine
as Mary
Pieces of Dreams
as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
Norwood
as Angry Bus Passenger
True Grit
as Mrs. Floyd
Ride a Northbound Horse
as Mrs. Addy Mason
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Strange Bedfellows
as Mrs. Stevens
Strait-Jacket
as Mrs. Fields
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Miss Steuben
Teresa
as Mrs. Lawrence
C-Man
as Lydia Brundage
The Body Snatcher
as Meg Camden
We Went to College
1936
We Went to College
as Nina Talbot