Actor
Edith Atwater
Born April 22, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied March 14, 198620 films
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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.
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20 films as actor- 1978Die Sister, Die!Amanda
- 1978Mean Dog BluesLinda's Mother
- 1976Family PlotMrs. Clay
- 1975Mackintosh and T.J.Mrs. Webster
- 1974Our TimeMrs. Pendleton
- 1972Stand Up and Be CountedSophie
- 1971The Love MachineMary
- 1970NorwoodAngry Bus Passenger
- 1970Pieces of DreamsMrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
- 1969True GritMrs. Floyd
- 1969Daddy's Gone A-HuntingHospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- 1969Ride a Northbound HorseMrs. Addy Mason
- 1965Strange BedfellowsMrs. Stevens
- 1964Strait-JacketMrs. Fields
- 1963It Happened at the World's FairMiss Steuben
- 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessMary
- 1951TeresaMrs. Lawrence
- 1949C-ManLydia Brundage
- 1945The Body SnatcherMeg Camden
- 1936We Went to CollegeNina Talbot