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Edith Atwater
Actor

Edith Atwater

Born April 22, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died March 14, 1986

6 films

​ 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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 6

Family Plot (1976) movie poster
Family Plot1976
Pieces of Dreams (1970) movie poster
Pieces of Dreams1970
Strait-Jacket (1964) movie poster
Strait-Jacket1964
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) movie poster
It Happened at the World's Fair1963
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) movie poster
Sweet Smell of Success1957
The Body Snatcher (1945) movie poster
The Body Snatcher1945