Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born April 22, 1911
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.
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Trudy Harris
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Dr. Gillian McCary
TVHart to Hart
1979
MovieDie Sister, Die!
1978
as Amanda
TVKaz
1978
as Illsa Fogel
MovieMean Dog Blues
1978
as Linda's Mother
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Gertrude Hardy
MovieFamily Plot
1976
as Mrs. Clay
MovieMackintosh and T.J.
1975
as Mrs. Webster
TVSwitch
1975
as Mrs. Wood
TVBaretta
1975
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Kate Banning
MovieOur Time
1974
as Mrs. Pendleton
TVDoc Elliot
1973
MovieStand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Sophie
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Eleanor Hamilton
MovieThe Love Machine
1971
as Mary
MovieNorwood
1970
as Angry Bus Passenger
MoviePieces of Dreams
1970
as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)
TVNanny and the Professor
1970
as Miss Dunbar
TVRoom 222
1969
MovieTrue Grit
1969
as Mrs. Floyd
MovieDaddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
MovieRide a Northbound Horse
1969
as Mrs. Addy Mason
TVJudd, for the Defense
1967
TVIronside
1967
TVLove on a Rooftop
1966
as Phyllis Hammond
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Sarah Todd
MovieStrange Bedfellows
1965
as Mrs. Stevens
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Mrs. Andrews
MovieStrait-Jacket
1964
as Mrs. Fields
MovieIt Happened at the World's Fair
1963
as Miss Steuben
TVStoney Burke
1962
as Ruth Coles
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mrs. Benner
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Miss Thorton
TVBonanza
1959
as Roberta (uncredited)
TVDecoy
1957
as Lily Flagler
MovieSweet Smell of Success
1957
as Mary
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mrs. Addy Mason
MovieTeresa
1951
as Mrs. Lawrence
MovieC-Man
1949
as Lydia Brundage
TVSuspense
1949
as Louise Lord
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Marian Burnett
MovieThe Body Snatcher
1945
as Meg Camden
We Went to College
1936
as Nina Talbot
