Edith Atwater
Known for ActingBorn 1911-04-22 — died 1986-03-14Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Edith Atwater (April 22, 1911 – March 14, 1986) was an American stage, film and television actress.
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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.
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Known for
True Grit
1969 · as Mrs. Floyd
Family Plot
1976 · as Mrs. Clay
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · as Mary
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · as Miss Steuben
Strait-Jacket
1964 · as Mrs. Fields
Strange Bedfellows
1965 · as Mrs. Stevens
The Body Snatcher
1945 · as Meg Camden
Mean Dog Blues
1978 · as Linda's Mother
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 · as Sophie
The Love Machine
1971 · as Mary
Teresa
1951 · as Mrs. Lawrence
C-Man
1949 · as Lydia Brundage
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975 · as Mrs. Webster
Our Time
1974 · as Mrs. Pendleton
Norwood
1970 · as Angry Bus Passenger
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969 · as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Die Sister, Die!
1978 · as Amanda
Pieces of Dreams
1970 · as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)