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Edith Atwater

Edith Atwater

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 22, 1911
Died Mar 14, 1986 (74)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 a ... s 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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Die Sister, Die!

Die Sister, Die!

1978

as Amanda

Mean Dog Blues

Mean Dog Blues

1978

as Linda's Mother

Family Plot

Family Plot

1976

as Mrs. Clay

Mackintosh and T.J.

Mackintosh and T.J.

1975

as Mrs. Webster

Our Time

Our Time

1974

as Mrs. Pendleton

Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972

as Sophie

The Love Machine

The Love Machine

1971

as Mary

Pieces of Dreams

Pieces of Dreams

1970

as Mrs. Lind (Gregory's Mother)

Norwood

Norwood

1970

as Angry Bus Passenger

Ride a Northbound Horse

Ride a Northbound Horse

1969

as Mrs. Addy Mason

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

1969

as Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)

True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Mrs. Floyd

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

1965

as Mrs. Stevens

Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket

1964

as Mrs. Fields

It Happened at the World's Fair

It Happened at the World's Fair

1963

as Miss Steuben

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

as Mary

Teresa

Teresa

1951

as Mrs. Lawrence

C-Man

C-Man

1949

as Lydia Brundage

The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

1945

as Meg Camden

We Went to College

We Went to College

1936

as Nina Talbot

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Television Credits

Love on a Rooftop

as Phyllis Hammond

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 06, 1966

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as Gertrude Hardy

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 30, 1977

Knots Landing

as Dr. Gillian McCary

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 27, 1979

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mrs. Addy Mason

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Family Ties

as Trudy Harris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1982

Nanny and the Professor

as Miss Dunbar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 1970

Switch

as Mrs. Wood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

Profiles in Courage

as Mrs. Andrews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Marian Burnett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Decoy

as Lily Flagler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1957

Suspense

as Louise Lord

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

The Legend of Jesse James

as Sarah Todd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Dr. Kildare

as Miss Thorton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Bonanza

as Roberta Lund

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Roberta (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Hart to Hart

as Dr. Jane Barrett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mrs. Benner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Rockford Files

as Kate Banning

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Eleanor Hamilton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Kaz

as Illsa Fogel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1978

Baretta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 1975

Kaz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1978

Room 222

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1969

Hart to Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Ironside

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Doc Elliot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1973

Suspense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

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