
Edith Atwater
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1911-04-22 – 1986-03-14
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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

Sweet Smell of Success
1957Mary
The Body Snatcher
1945Meg Camden
Family Plot
1976Mrs. Clay
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963Miss Steuben
Teresa
1951Mrs. Lawrence
Mean Dog Blues
1978Linda's Mother
Strait-Jacket
1964Mrs. Fields
Die Sister, Die!
1978Amanda
C-Man
1949Lydia Brundage
True Grit
1969Mrs. Floyd
Pieces of Dreams
1970Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
Our Time
1974Mrs. PendletonWe Went to College
1936Nina Talbot
The Love Machine
1971Mary
Ride a Northbound Horse
1969Mrs. Addy Mason
Strange Bedfellows
1965Mrs. Stevens
Norwood
1970Angry Bus Passenger
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972Sophie