7.3
Movie
Acting
Edith Atwater
- Born
- Died
- (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 45 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
7.6
Movie
Sweet Smell of Success
6.8
Movie
Family Plot
7.5
TV
Bonanza
7.2
TV
Family Ties
7.0
Movie
The Body Snatcher
6.6
Movie
Strait-Jacket
6.9
TV
Hart to Hart
7.6
TV
The Rockford Files
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6.8
TV
Ironside
5.8
Movie
It Happened at the World's Fair
6.9
TV
Knots Landing
6.5
TV
Baretta
7.9
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.1
TV
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
5.3
Movie
C-Man
6.0
Movie
Strange Bedfellows
Acting credits 45
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Family Ties TV | Trudy Harris (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Knots Landing TV | Dr. Gillian McCary (2 ep) |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart TV | Dr. Jane Barrett (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Die Sister, Die! Film | Amanda |
| 1978 | Kaz TV | Illsa Fogel (10 ep) |
| 1978 | Mean Dog Blues Film | Linda's Mother |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV | Gertrude Hardy (4 ep) |
| 1976 | Family Plot Film | Mrs. Clay |
| 1975 | Mackintosh and T.J. Film | Mrs. Webster |
| 1975 | Switch TV | Mrs. Wood (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Baretta TV | (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files TV | Kate Banning (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Our Time Film | Mrs. Pendleton |
| 1973 | Doc Elliot TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Stand Up and Be Counted Film | Sophie |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law TV | Eleanor Hamilton (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Love Machine Film | Mary |
| 1970 | Norwood Film | Angry Bus Passenger |
| 1970 | Pieces of Dreams Film | Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother) |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor TV | Miss Dunbar (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Room 222 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1969 | True Grit Film | Mrs. Floyd |
| 1969 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Film | Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Ride a Northbound Horse Film | Mrs. Addy Mason |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense TV | (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Ironside TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Love on a Rooftop TV | Phyllis Hammond (8 ep) |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James TV | Sarah Todd (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows Film | Mrs. Stevens |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage TV | Mrs. Andrews (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket Film | Mrs. Fields |
| 1963 | It Happened at the World's Fair Film | Miss Steuben |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke TV | Ruth Coles (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Mrs. Benner (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare TV | Miss Thorton (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Bonanza TV | Roberta Lund, Roberta (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Decoy TV | Lily Flagler (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success Film | Mary |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney TV | Mrs. Addy Mason (2 ep) |
| 1951 | Teresa Film | Mrs. Lawrence |
| 1949 | C-Man Film | Lydia Brundage |
| 1949 | Suspense TV | Louise Lord (1 ep) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse TV | Marian Burnett (1 ep) |
| 1945 | The Body Snatcher Film | Meg Camden |
| 1936 | We Went to College Film | Nina Talbot |