Edith Atwater
- Acting
- April 22, 1911 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- March 14, 1986
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Family Ties · Trudy Harris
- Knots Landing · Dr. Gillian McCary
- Hart to Hart · Dr. Jane Barrett
- Die Sister, Die! · Amanda
- Kaz · Illsa Fogel
- Mean Dog Blues · Linda's Mother
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries · Gertrude Hardy
- Family Plot · Mrs. Clay
- Mackintosh and T.J. · Mrs. Webster
- Switch · Mrs. Wood
- Baretta
- The Rockford Files · Kate Banning
- Our Time · Mrs. Pendleton
- Doc Elliot
- Stand Up and Be Counted · Sophie
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law · Eleanor Hamilton
- The Love Machine · Mary
- Norwood · Angry Bus Passenger
- Pieces of Dreams · Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
- Nanny and the Professor · Miss Dunbar
- Room 222
- True Grit · Mrs. Floyd
- Daddy's Gone A-Hunting · Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
- Ride a Northbound Horse · Mrs. Addy Mason
- Judd, for the Defense
- Ironside
- Love on a Rooftop · Phyllis Hammond
- The Legend of Jesse James · Sarah Todd
- Strange Bedfellows · Mrs. Stevens
- Profiles in Courage · Mrs. Andrews
- Strait-Jacket · Mrs. Fields
- It Happened at the World's Fair · Miss Steuben
- Stoney Burke · Ruth Coles
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · Mrs. Benner
- Dr. Kildare · Miss Thorton
- Bonanza · Roberta Lund, Roberta (uncredited)
- Decoy · Lily Flagler
- Sweet Smell of Success · Mary
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Mrs. Addy Mason
- Teresa · Mrs. Lawrence
- C-Man · Lydia Brundage
- Suspense · Louise Lord
- The Philco Television Playhouse · Marian Burnett
- The Body Snatcher · Meg Camden
- We Went to College · Nina Talbot