Edith Atwater
Actor
- Born
- April 22, 1911 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- March 14, 1986 (age 74)
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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
June 11, 1969
Sweet Smell of Success
July 4, 1957
Family Plot
April 9, 1976
The Body Snatcher
May 25, 1945
Strait-Jacket
January 19, 1964
It Happened at the World's Fair
April 3, 1963
C-Man
May 27, 1949
Strange Bedfellows
February 9, 1965
Die Sister, Die!
December 1, 1978
Teresa
April 5, 1951
The Love Machine
August 14, 1971
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
May 13, 1969
Acting20
- 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