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Edith Atwater

Edith Atwater

Birthday: 1911-04-22 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1978
Die Sister, Die!

as    Amanda

1976
Family Plot

as    Mrs. Clay

1970
Norwood

as    Angry Bus Passenger

1970
Pieces of Dreams

as    Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)

1964
Strait-Jacket

as    Mrs. Fields

1963
It Happened at the World's Fair

as    Miss Steuben

1957
Sweet Smell of Success

as    Mary

1945
The Body Snatcher

as    Meg Camden